Circuit: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.5 mile oval) Speedway, Ind.
2005 Winner: Dan Wheldon (Honda) 157.603 mph average speed
Weather: Sunny, hot and humid, 87 degrees F
Indianapolis 500 Results:
Ps. |
St. |
Driver |
Team |
Engine/Chassis |
Laps |
Average Speed/Notes |
1. |
1. |
Sam Hornish Jr. |
Marlboro Team Penske |
Honda Dallara |
200 |
157.085 mph average |
2. |
9.
|
Marco Andretti-R |
Andretti Green Racing |
Honda Dallara |
200 |
-0.0635 seconds |
3. |
13.
|
Michael Andretti |
Andretti Green Racing |
Honda Dallara |
200 |
-1.0087 seconds |
4. |
3. |
Dan Wheldon-W |
Target Chip Ganassi |
Honda Dallara |
200 |
-1.2692 seconds |
5. |
5.
|
Tony Kanaan |
Andretti Green Racing |
Honda Dallara |
200 |
-1.4656 seconds |
6. |
4.
|
Scott Dixon |
Target Chip Ganassi |
Honda Dallara |
200 |
-3.0566 seconds |
7. |
17.
|
Dario Franchitti |
Andretti Green Racing |
Honda Dallara |
200 |
-5.6249 seconds |
8. |
10. |
Danica Patrick |
Rahal Letterman Racing |
Honda Panoz |
200 |
-5.7263 seconds |
9. |
8.
|
Scott Sharp |
Delphi Fernandez Racing |
Honda Dallara |
200 |
-11.1252 seconds |
10. |
6. |
Vitor Meira |
Panther Racing |
Honda Dallara |
200 |
-17.9554 seconds |
11. |
12. |
Ed Carpenter |
Vision Racing |
Honda Dallara |
199 |
Running |
12. |
25. |
Buddy Lazier-W |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing |
Honda Dallara |
199 |
Running |
13. |
19. |
Eddie Cheever-W |
Cheever Racing |
Honda Dallara |
198 |
Running |
14. |
18. |
Max Papis |
Cheever Racing |
Honda Dallara |
197 |
Running |
15. |
7. |
Kosuke Matsuura |
Super Aguri Fernandez |
Honda Dallara |
195 |
Running |
16. |
28. |
Roger Yasukawa
|
Playa del Racing |
Honda Panoz |
194 |
Running |
17. |
24. |
Jaques Lazier |
Playa del Racing
|
Honda Panoz |
193 |
Running |
18. |
29. |
Airton Dare |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports |
Honda Panoz |
193 |
Running |
19. |
32. |
P.J. Jones
|
Team Leader Racing |
Honda Panoz |
189 |
Running |
20. |
16. |
Bryan Herta
|
Andretti Green Racing |
Honda Dallara |
188 |
Running |
21. |
21. |
Felipe Giaffone |
A.J. Foyt Racing |
Honda Dallara
|
177 |
Did not finish - contact |
22. |
15. |
Townsend Bell-R
|
Vision Racing |
Honda Dallara |
161 |
Did not finish - suspension |
23. |
26. |
Jeff Simmons |
Rahal Letterman Racing |
Honda Panoz |
152 |
Did not finish -
contact |
24. |
27. |
Al Unser Jr.-W |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing |
Honda Dallara |
145 |
Did not finish - contact |
25. |
2. |
Helio Castroneves-W |
Marlboro Team Penske |
Honda Dallara |
109 |
Did not finish - contact |
26. |
14. |
Buddy Rice-W |
Rahal Letterman Racing |
Honda Panoz |
108 |
Did not finish - contact |
27. |
11. |
Tomas Scheckter |
Vision Racing |
Honda Dallara |
65 |
Did not finish - contact |
28. |
31. |
Arie Luyendyk Jr.-R |
Luyendyk Racing |
Honda Panoz |
54 |
Did not finish - handling |
29. |
30. |
Stephan Gregoire |
Team Leader Racing |
Honda Panoz |
49 |
Did not finish - handling |
30. |
23. |
Larry Foyt |
A.J. Foyt Racing |
Honda Panoz |
43 |
Did not finish - handling |
31. |
33. |
Thiago Medeiros-R |
PDM Racing |
Honda Panoz |
24 |
Did not finish - electrical |
32. |
22. |
Jeff Bucknum |
Hemelgarn Racing |
Honda Dallara |
1 |
Did not finish - contact |
33. |
20. |
P.J. Chesson-R |
Hemelgarn Racing |
Honda Dallara |
1 |
Did not finish - contact |
Hondas Flawless and Hornish Wins A Thrilling Indy 500
Sam Hornish Jr. won a thrilling 90th running of the Indianapolis 500 on
Sunday, passing rookie Marco Andretti in the final run from Turn Four to the
checkered
flag in an event that saw Honda supply the full 33-car starting field, and
all 33 engines run flawlessly.
Sunday's 33 starting drivers completed
a total of 5,035 laps (12,587.5 miles) with complete engine reliability.
Speedway records are not complete,
but it is believed this is the first time in '500' history that
the race has run without a single engine problem.
For Hornish and his Marlboro
Team Penske team, the key to the race came on Lap 160, when team owner Roger
Penske called Hornish under caution to make
his final pit stop, in addition to a 'drive through' penalty for
a pit lane violation that had taken place in his previous scheduled pit stop.
The move for both fuel and fresh tires - plus the following 'drive
through' under green flag conditions - dropped Hornish to the tail
end of the lead lap, but positioned him for his charge to the front in the
final laps, when he could run with a full-rich fuel mixture and a well-handling
chassis.
One final yellow - for Felipe Giaffone's crash on Lap 191 - allowed
Hornish to close up on leaders Marco and Michael Andretti, who had pitted for
just a final spash of fuel and no new tires. The green flag waved on Lap 196
and with a better handling car, Hornish immediately caught and passed Michael
Andretti.
That set up a duel between Hornish and 19-year-old Marco Andretti,
making his first '500' race start in his rookie IndyCar Series
season. With less than two laps remaining, Hornish made his first passing attempt,
but was
firmly rebuffed by Andretti. But Hornish refused to concede the victory, and
powering off Turn 4 on the final lap, slipstreamed past Andretti to post his
first '500' victory in six attempts by just 0.0635 seconds, the
second-closest finish in Indianapolis 500 history.
Prior to the race start,
Honda-powered drivers had turned a total of 12,155 laps (20,387.5 miles) in
practice and qualifying with just one confirmed mechanical
failure all month.
Robert Clarke (President, Honda Performance Development)
on Honda powering the entire 33-car field: "We believe this is the first
time the Indianapolis 500 has been run without a single engine problem. It's
an amazing accomplishment for everyone at Honda Performance Development and
our technical partner at
Ilmor. I'm both extremely proud of the result and grateful for the incredible
effort put forth by all of our associates leading up to today's race.
Congratulations to Sam [Hornish] and Roger [Penske] for a great '500'.
Their team fought back from adversity and gave us a thrilling finish today."
Sam
Hornish Jr. (#6 Marlboro Team Penske Honda) Started 1st, finished 1st, second: "Marco
[Andretti] did a great job today. And at the end he raced me hard but fair.
The first time I wasn't able to get the job done, but
the last time I had a good run and he gave me the room I needed. The car was
great, and it was the best it was all day in the final laps when it needed
to be."
IndyCar Series Drivers' Championship (after 4 of 14 races)
1. Helio Castroneves |
156 points (2 wins) |
6. Kosuke Matsuura |
95 |
2. Sam Hornish Jr. |
144 (1 win) |
7. Dario Franchitti |
89 |
3. Dan Wheldon |
139 (1 win) |
8. Bryan Herta |
89 |
4. Scott Dixon |
120 |
9. Marco Andretti |
88 |
5. Tony Kanaan |
119 |
10. Vitor Meira |
84 |
Rookie of the Year:
1. Marco Andretti |
88 points |
2. P.J. Chesson |
54 |
3. Jeff Simmons |
24 |