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Indy 500: Conway crash among early exits

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:45:21 GMT

Mike Conway's crash on lap 78 of the Indianapolis 500 was the biggest and scariest of the race, but the British driver walked away unscathed.

Indy 500: Conway among early retirements

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:45:21 GMT

Mike Conway's crash on lap 78 of the Indianapolis 500 was the biggest and scariest of the race, but the British driver walked away unscathed.

Dario dedicates win to Wheldon

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:05:33 GMT

Dario Franchitti was celebrating joining the elite club of three-time winners of the Indianapolis 500, and remembering the 2011 champion - his close friend Dan Wheldon.

Indy 500: Dario dedicates win to Wheldon

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:05:33 GMT

Dario Franchitti was celebrating joining the elite club of three-time winners of the Indianapolis 500, and remembering the 2011 champion - his close friend Dan Wheldon.

Indy 500: Barrichello enjoys safe oval debut

Mon, 28 May 2012 12:21:54 GMT

Keeping safe and having fun were Rubens Barrichello's key priorities going into his first oval race: and that being the case, the Indy 500 was a big success for the former F1 driver.

Indy 500: Lotus flops with Alesi early exit

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:41:04 GMT

There was no hiding just how poor the performance of the Lotus engines was on ovals at Indianapolis, with Jean Alesi and Simona de Silvestro both ordered into the pits on lap 9.

Indy 500: Franchitti, Sato row over crash

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:06:25 GMT

The Indianapolis 500 was decided by a controversial crash at the start of the final lap: did Franchitti cause it intentionally, or was it a misjudged rash move by Sato?

Indy 500: Race results

Sun, 27 May 2012 21:32:11 GMT

Dario Franchitti won the 2012 Indianapolis 500 after Takuma Sato spun trying to pass him for the lead just after the white flag came out at the start of the final lap.

Indy 500: Franchitti is three-time champ

Sun, 27 May 2012 20:44:59 GMT

Dario Franchitti claimed his third victory in the Indianapolis 500, finishing ahead of Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan after a hot and wholly unpredictable 200-lap race.

Indy 500: Drivers expecting hot and wild race

Sun, 27 May 2012 11:53:25 GMT

The 96th Indianapolis 500 is finally here, and with new cars, new engines and record-breaking temperatures to contend with, drivers are expecting a wild time of it.

Indy 500: Practice 10 times

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:34:35 GMT

Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon put Ganassi at the top of the timesheets for the final practice session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday morning.

Indy 500: Guerrieri wins Freedom 100

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT

Estaban Guerrieri won a narrow victory in the 2012 Firestone Indy Lights Freedom 100, the traditional weekend support race to the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.

Indy 500: Franchitti and Dixon top Carb Day

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT

Ganassi were looking somewhat back to their old selves with a strong run on the Carb Day shakedown final practice ahead of Sunday's Indianapolis 500.

Hinchcliffe boosted by Greg Moore tribute

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:30:01 GMT

James Hinchcliffe was able to pay tribute to one of his all-time sporting heroes during Indy 500 qualifying, by taking a pair of Greg Moore's race gloves on his qualifying lap.

Dallara makes safety modification to DW12

Thu, 24 May 2012 01:07:14 GMT

Dallara has been making a change to the new DW12 IndyCar chassis, after incidents in practice and qualifying suggested the car was tending to get airborne in crashes.

Ganassi determined to make a race of it

Wed, 23 May 2012 19:10:50 GMT

The most disappointed squad after Pole Day at Indianapolis was surely Ganassi. After none of their drivers got into the top ten, the team faces an uphill battle on Sunday.

Indy 500: Kanaan buoyed by KV form

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:33:14 GMT

Following KV Racing's strong showing over the Indy 500 qualifying weekend, Tony Kanaan was in excellent spirits despite the session having initially got off to the worst sort of start.

Indy 500: Mann, Howard left on the sidelines

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:56:38 GMT

Two British drivers you won't be seeing in this year's Indianapolis 500 race are Pippa Mann and Jay Howard, and both are having to find new ways forward to get back into the series.

Indy 500: 13 cars hit by penalty fines

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:15:01 GMT

13 of the cars taking part in Indy 500 qualification over the weekend have been found in violation of series rules, and will have to pay a number of fines to IndyCar.

Indy 500: Bump Day warm-up times

Sun, 20 May 2012 15:26:23 GMT

With most of the big name drivers and teams still in bed recovering from Pole Day celebrations, a quiet warm-up session was left to those suffering even bigger headaches.

Indy 500: Bump Day completes 33-car grid

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT

The starting grid for the 2012 Indianapolis 500 race was finalised early on Bump Day, with the rest of Sunday given over to the teams to make further practice runs.

Indy 500: Starting grid

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT

The starting grid for the 96th running of the Indianapolis 500 race on May 27 will consist of a full field of 33 cars, following Pole Day and Bump Day qualifying sessions.

Indy 500: Practice 9 times

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT

When the track was not in use for qualifying runs on Bump Day, it was opened up for teams to use as a general practice session.

Indy 500: Bump Day qualifying times

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT

All remaining nine cars in the field qualified for positions on the back three rows of the grid for the 2012 Indianapolis 500 race to be held a week on Sunday.

Indy 500: Pole Day - qualifying updates

Sat, 19 May 2012 17:39:07 GMT

Penske's Ryan Briscoe held on to claim pole position for the 2012 Indianapolis 500 by the narrowest of margins over Andretti Autosport duo James Hinchliffe and Ryan Hunter-Reay.