Indy 500: Juan Pablo Montoya wins his second Indianapolis 500, With a bold move on a teammate, Juan Pablo Montoya became a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner.
With three laps to go, Montoya made a pass on the outside of teammate Will Power going into Turn One and made it stick. Montoya then held on to win his second career Indy 500, having also won in 2000 as a rookie.
Montoya then left IndyCar racing to experiment in NASCAR. With Sunday’s win, his decision to return looks like a wise one.
Montoya, Power and Scott Dixon traded the top three spots several times in a wild final 15 laps of the race. Power finished second, Charlie Kimball third and Dixon faded to fourth at the end. Graham Rahal finished fifth.
Power took the lead after a round of pit stops with 30 laps to go, then spent an extended amount of time running out front under caution after an accident with 25 laps to go required an extended amount of time to clean up.
STAYING GROUNDED: The race had several crashes, but none as frightening as the handful of airborne wrecks that brought safety scrutiny to Indy throughout the month of May. The biggest incident in the race came was with 25 laps to go, when Jack Hawksworth spun and clipped Sebastian Saavedra, touching off a chain-reaction crash that also collected Stefano Coletti. Hawksworth got out of the car right away. Saavedra remained in place for several minutes before also getting out and walking to a safety vehicle.
KANAAN, ALL OR NOTHING: Tony Kanaan saw his bid for a second Indianapolis 500 victory evaporate when he spun and hit the wall late in Sunday’s race.
The back end of Kanaan’s car hit the wall hard on lap 153. Kanaan, the 2003 Indy 500 winner and one of the Verizon IndyCar Series’ most popular drivers, was examined and released from the infield medical center.
“We were strong all day and it was the last stop and we were going to go for it,” Kanaan said in a television interview. “‘I’d rather get out of the race like this, trying, then to just sit back there. For me, it’s win or nothing at this place.”
CREW MEMBERS INJURED: Two pit crew members of the Dale Coyne Racing team were struck by a car on pit road, and one was transported from the scene by an ambulance during Sunday’s Indianapolis 500.
Daniel Jang, the outside rear tire changer for driver Tristan Vautier, was taken to IU Health Methodist Hospital and had surgery on a broken ankle. Another pit crew member was released from the infield medical center. The incident involved all three Coyne cars.
James Davison was leaving his pit stall when Pippa Mann’s car sideswiped him on pit road, sending him crashing hard into a pair of crew members working on Tristan Vautier’s car. Medical crews responded to the scene immediately, and an ambulance arrived soon after.
INDIANAPOLIS 500
Sunday’s results from the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway (starting position in parentheses):
1. (15) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.
2. (2) Will Power, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.
3. (14) Charlie Kimball, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.
4. (1) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.
5. (17) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.
6. (8) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.
7. (5) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.
8. (10) J.R. Hildebrand, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.
9. (9) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.
10. (3) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.
11. (7) Sebastien Bourdais, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.
12. (31) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.
13. (24) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.
14. (23) Townsend Bell, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.
15. (16) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.
16. (26) Gabby Chaves, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.
17. (20) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.
18. (19) James Jakes, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.
19. (18) Simona de Silvestro, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.
20. (11) Carlos Munoz, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.
21. (6) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running.
22. (25) Pippa Mann, Dallara-Honda, 197, Running.
23. (27) Sebastian Saavedra, Dallara-Chevrolet, 175, Contact.
24. (28) Jack Hawksworth, Dallara-Honda, 175, Contact.
25. (29) Stefano Coletti, Dallara-Chevrolet, 175, Contact.
26. (4) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Chevrolet, 151, Contact.
27. (33) James Davison, Dallara-Honda, 116, Mechanical.
28. (32) Tristan Vautier, Dallara-Honda, 116, Mechanical.
29. (13) Oriol Servia, Dallara-Honda, 112, Contact.
30. (12) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Chevrolet, 112, Contact.
31. (30) Bryan Clauson, Dallara-Chevrolet, 61, Contact.
32. (21) Sage Karam, Dallara-Chevrolet, 0, Contact.
33. (22) Conor Daly, Dallara-Honda, 0, Mechanical.
Race Statistics
Winners average speed: 161.341.
Time of Race: 3:05:56.5286.
Margin of Victory: 0.1046 seconds.
Cautions: 6 for 47 laps.
Lead Changes: 37 among 10 drivers.
Lap Leaders: Dixon 1-18, Kanaan 19-20, Dixon 21, Kanaan 22-25, Dixon 26-34, Pagenaud 35-36, Power 37-38, Montoya 39-40, Dixon 41-66, Pagenaud 67-70, Dixon 71, Pagenaud 72, Kanaan 73-74, Dixon 75, Kanaan 76-97, Pagenaud 98-99, Castroneves 100-101, Pagenaud 102-123, Power 124, Pagenaud 125, Dixon 126-127, Pagenaud 128, Dixon 129-148, Pagenaud 149-150, Kimball 151-152, Tagliani 153-154, Kimball 155-162, Dixon 163-164, Montoya 165-166, Dixon 167-169, Munoz 170-172, Wilson 173-174, Power 175-186, Dixon 187, Power 188-191, Montoya 192, Power 193-196, Montoya 197-200.
Points: Montoya 272, Power 247, Dixon 211, Castroneves 206, Rahal 204, Newgarden 173, Bourdais 161, Kimball 160, Andretti 151, Kanaan 147.
With three laps to go, Montoya made a pass on the outside of teammate Will Power going into Turn One and made it stick. Montoya then held on to win his second career Indy 500, having also won in 2000 as a rookie.
Montoya, Power and Scott Dixon traded the top three spots several times in a wild final 15 laps of the race. Power finished second, Charlie Kimball third and Dixon faded to fourth at the end. Graham Rahal finished fifth.
Power took the lead after a round of pit stops with 30 laps to go, then spent an extended amount of time running out front under caution after an accident with 25 laps to go required an extended amount of time to clean up.
STAYING GROUNDED: The race had several crashes, but none as frightening as the handful of airborne wrecks that brought safety scrutiny to Indy throughout the month of May. The biggest incident in the race came was with 25 laps to go, when Jack Hawksworth spun and clipped Sebastian Saavedra, touching off a chain-reaction crash that also collected Stefano Coletti. Hawksworth got out of the car right away. Saavedra remained in place for several minutes before also getting out and walking to a safety vehicle.
KANAAN, ALL OR NOTHING: Tony Kanaan saw his bid for a second Indianapolis 500 victory evaporate when he spun and hit the wall late in Sunday’s race.
The back end of Kanaan’s car hit the wall hard on lap 153. Kanaan, the 2003 Indy 500 winner and one of the Verizon IndyCar Series’ most popular drivers, was examined and released from the infield medical center.
“We were strong all day and it was the last stop and we were going to go for it,” Kanaan said in a television interview. “‘I’d rather get out of the race like this, trying, then to just sit back there. For me, it’s win or nothing at this place.”
CREW MEMBERS INJURED: Two pit crew members of the Dale Coyne Racing team were struck by a car on pit road, and one was transported from the scene by an ambulance during Sunday’s Indianapolis 500.
Daniel Jang, the outside rear tire changer for driver Tristan Vautier, was taken to IU Health Methodist Hospital and had surgery on a broken ankle. Another pit crew member was released from the infield medical center. The incident involved all three Coyne cars.
James Davison was leaving his pit stall when Pippa Mann’s car sideswiped him on pit road, sending him crashing hard into a pair of crew members working on Tristan Vautier’s car. Medical crews responded to the scene immediately, and an ambulance arrived soon after.
INDIANAPOLIS 500
Sunday’s results from the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway (starting position in parentheses):
1. (15) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.
2. (2) Will Power, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.
3. (14) Charlie Kimball, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.
4. (1) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.
5. (17) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.
6. (8) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.
7. (5) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.
8. (10) J.R. Hildebrand, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.
9. (9) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.
10. (3) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.
11. (7) Sebastien Bourdais, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.
12. (31) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.
13. (24) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.
14. (23) Townsend Bell, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.
15. (16) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.
16. (26) Gabby Chaves, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.
17. (20) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.
18. (19) James Jakes, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.
19. (18) Simona de Silvestro, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.
20. (11) Carlos Munoz, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.
21. (6) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running.
22. (25) Pippa Mann, Dallara-Honda, 197, Running.
23. (27) Sebastian Saavedra, Dallara-Chevrolet, 175, Contact.
24. (28) Jack Hawksworth, Dallara-Honda, 175, Contact.
25. (29) Stefano Coletti, Dallara-Chevrolet, 175, Contact.
26. (4) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Chevrolet, 151, Contact.
27. (33) James Davison, Dallara-Honda, 116, Mechanical.
28. (32) Tristan Vautier, Dallara-Honda, 116, Mechanical.
29. (13) Oriol Servia, Dallara-Honda, 112, Contact.
30. (12) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Chevrolet, 112, Contact.
31. (30) Bryan Clauson, Dallara-Chevrolet, 61, Contact.
32. (21) Sage Karam, Dallara-Chevrolet, 0, Contact.
33. (22) Conor Daly, Dallara-Honda, 0, Mechanical.
Race Statistics
Winners average speed: 161.341.
Time of Race: 3:05:56.5286.
Margin of Victory: 0.1046 seconds.
Cautions: 6 for 47 laps.
Lead Changes: 37 among 10 drivers.
Lap Leaders: Dixon 1-18, Kanaan 19-20, Dixon 21, Kanaan 22-25, Dixon 26-34, Pagenaud 35-36, Power 37-38, Montoya 39-40, Dixon 41-66, Pagenaud 67-70, Dixon 71, Pagenaud 72, Kanaan 73-74, Dixon 75, Kanaan 76-97, Pagenaud 98-99, Castroneves 100-101, Pagenaud 102-123, Power 124, Pagenaud 125, Dixon 126-127, Pagenaud 128, Dixon 129-148, Pagenaud 149-150, Kimball 151-152, Tagliani 153-154, Kimball 155-162, Dixon 163-164, Montoya 165-166, Dixon 167-169, Munoz 170-172, Wilson 173-174, Power 175-186, Dixon 187, Power 188-191, Montoya 192, Power 193-196, Montoya 197-200.
Points: Montoya 272, Power 247, Dixon 211, Castroneves 206, Rahal 204, Newgarden 173, Bourdais 161, Kimball 160, Andretti 151, Kanaan 147.
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