2:06 p.m. - Oriol Servia takes the lead, Franchitti 2ndOriol Servia has taken the lead at the Indianapolis 500. Servia, in the No. 2 Newman/Haas Racing car, passed defending champion Dario Franchitti on the 113th lap.
Servia started third and was near the top of the leaderboard for most of the earlier part of the race, but had been relatively quiet during his time at Indy until now.
Marco Andretti, who started 27th, had moved his way into third in the No. 26 Andretti Autosport car. Teammate Danica Patrick made her way into 10th place despite starting 25th.
Rookie James Hinchcliffe, who wrecked earlier in the day, was checked by IndyCar medical personnel and was cleared to return to driving.
Helio Castroneves, a three-time winner at Indy, was fighting with the lead pack in all the wrong ways. The No. 3 Penske car was battling to stay on the lead lap. Castroneves passed Franchitti but later gave way to Servia.
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1:34 - Simona De Silvestro's race likely overOne fan favorite has likely seen the end of her day at the Indianapolis 500.
Simona De Silvestro’s No. 78 HVM Racing car is off the track and on its way back to the garage after a disappointing day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
De Silvestro qualified 24th on pole day in her backup car after being cleared by doctors to return to the track that day. She wrecked her primary car in practice earlier that week, suffering burns on her hands. Fans cheered her on as she took the final spot on the first day of qualifying.
But she couldn’t recapture that magic on race day. She made an extended pit stop in the opening laps to make an adjustment on her car, and while she made it back out, it wasn’t long before she returned to pit road.
Indy veteran Paul Tracy, driving the No. 23 Dreyer & Reinbold car, had also made a pair of prolonged pit stops, and though he was still running he was more than a dozen laps off the pace.
Rookie Jay Howard spun out and hit the wall exiting the pits. His right rear tire appeared to come off as he left pit road. Howard was later cleared to return to the track by Dr. Michael Olinger.
Scott Dixon, in the No. 9 Ganassi car, led through 80 laps. Teammate Dario Franchitti was second, followed by pole winner Alex Tagliani.
1:14 p.m. - Tony Kanaan moving up through the field
Tony Kanaan continued to move his way through the pack at the Indianapolis 500.
Kanaan, starting 22nd in the No. 82 KVM Racing Technology car, was in 6th place through 50 laps at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
His teammates haven’t fared so well.
E.J. Viso and Takuma Sato, the KVM Racing Technology drivers who were involved in two separate wrecks, were both checked and released by IZOD IndyCar Series medical services director Dr. Michael Olinger.
Team Penske’s drivers were also struggling. Helio Castroneves was running 14th through 50 laps, while teammate Ryan Briscoe was 20th and Will Power was still trying to recover from a miscue in the pits that sent him to near the back of the field. He was 27th after starting on the second row.
The top five was mostly consistent in the early goings, as Alex Tagliani and Scott Dixon traded leads before the 2008 winner in the No. 9 car overtook Tagliani. Dixon’s teammate, Dario Franchitti, was second, followed by Dan Wheldon. Tagliani and Sam Schmidt Motorsports teammate Townsend bell rounded out the top five.
12:54 - E.J. Viso crashes on first Indy 500 double file restartThe Indianapolis 500 has seen its first double file restart – and it certainly brought some excitement with it.
E.J. Viso wrecked the No. 59 KV Racing Technology car in the first-turn wall out of the restart, bringing the yellow flag out for a second time. Viso’s teammate, Takuma Sato, hit the wall in the No. 5 car to bring out the yellow flag. Tony Kanaan, in the No. 82 car, is the only remaining entry for the KV Racing Technology team.
Most of the cars made their first pit stop during the first yellow flag. Will Power, who has won two races this year, exited pit row without a tire when the lug nuts weren’t sufficiently tightened on the left rear tire. He was forced back into the pits and fell to 29th before battling back a few spots.
Paul Tracy, in the No. 23 Dreyer & Reinbold car and Simona De Silvestro in the No. 78 HVM Racing car both made extended stays in the pits to make adjustments on their cars, effectively eliminating them from the race.
Scott Dixon reclaimed the lead from Alex Tagliani. Townsend Bell, Dario Franchitti and Oriol Servia rounded out the top five.
12:33 p.m. - Scott Dixon, Alex Tagliani battling for lead earlyScott Dixon and Alex Tagliani are battling for the lead in the early laps of the centennial running of the Indianapolis 500.
Dixon, in the No. 9 Ganassi car, took the lead from Tagliani, the pole sitter in the No. 77 Sam Schmidt Motorsports car. Tagliani’s teammate, Townsend Bell, moved up to third.
Tony Kanaan was one of the fast movers early as well. He began 22nd but had moved to 15th.
Simona De Silvestro, who qualified her backup car after wrecking her primary car in practice and suffering burns on her hands, fell to the back of the field early. De Silvestro brushed the turn-two wall and had to pit to change her right tires. She was four laps off the leaders
11:37 p.m. - Cars moved to position on race trackThe cars are on the track and the start of the centennial Indianapolis 500 is drawing nearer.
Driver introductions began at 11:33 a.m., and drivers are scheduled to get in their cars at 11:59. Teams will be given the command to start engines at 12:08 p.m., followed immediately by the parade lap and pace laps. Four-time Indy 500 winner A.J. Foyt will drive the pace car for the pace laps.
The green flag flies at 12:15 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
9:23 a.m. - IMS' infield filling with fansRace day is here.
The infield at Indianapolis Motor Speedway filled up as marching bands made their way around the track and spectators began to dot the grandstands.
Gasoline alley was filled with crews bringing equipment to pit road and making final preparations on their car.
"Just the sound of the engines sends a chill down my back," said Roger Quigg, a fan who's been to seven Indianapolis 500s. "It's fun to hang out, especially when the weather's nice."
Media and fans buzzed around the Sam Schmidt Motorsports garage, which housed the Alex Tagliani's No. 77 car. Tagliani will start on the pole.
"You think you've got a shot but you don't know," Schmidt said. "This year we think we've got a real shot."
The Hot Wheels Fearless jump in the infield is scheduled for 11 a.m. The centennial running of the Indy 500 begins at noon.
Servia started third and was near the top of the leaderboard for most of the earlier part of the race, but had been relatively quiet during his time at Indy until now.
Marco Andretti, who started 27th, had moved his way into third in the No. 26 Andretti Autosport car. Teammate Danica Patrick made her way into 10th place despite starting 25th.
Rookie James Hinchcliffe, who wrecked earlier in the day, was checked by IndyCar medical personnel and was cleared to return to driving.
Helio Castroneves, a three-time winner at Indy, was fighting with the lead pack in all the wrong ways. The No. 3 Penske car was battling to stay on the lead lap. Castroneves passed Franchitti but later gave way to Servia.
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1:34 - Simona De Silvestro's race likely overOne fan favorite has likely seen the end of her day at the Indianapolis 500.
Simona De Silvestro’s No. 78 HVM Racing car is off the track and on its way back to the garage after a disappointing day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
De Silvestro qualified 24th on pole day in her backup car after being cleared by doctors to return to the track that day. She wrecked her primary car in practice earlier that week, suffering burns on her hands. Fans cheered her on as she took the final spot on the first day of qualifying.
But she couldn’t recapture that magic on race day. She made an extended pit stop in the opening laps to make an adjustment on her car, and while she made it back out, it wasn’t long before she returned to pit road.
Indy veteran Paul Tracy, driving the No. 23 Dreyer & Reinbold car, had also made a pair of prolonged pit stops, and though he was still running he was more than a dozen laps off the pace.
Rookie Jay Howard spun out and hit the wall exiting the pits. His right rear tire appeared to come off as he left pit road. Howard was later cleared to return to the track by Dr. Michael Olinger.
Scott Dixon, in the No. 9 Ganassi car, led through 80 laps. Teammate Dario Franchitti was second, followed by pole winner Alex Tagliani.
1:14 p.m. - Tony Kanaan moving up through the field
Kanaan, starting 22nd in the No. 82 KVM Racing Technology car, was in 6th place through 50 laps at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
His teammates haven’t fared so well.
E.J. Viso and Takuma Sato, the KVM Racing Technology drivers who were involved in two separate wrecks, were both checked and released by IZOD IndyCar Series medical services director Dr. Michael Olinger.
Team Penske’s drivers were also struggling. Helio Castroneves was running 14th through 50 laps, while teammate Ryan Briscoe was 20th and Will Power was still trying to recover from a miscue in the pits that sent him to near the back of the field. He was 27th after starting on the second row.
The top five was mostly consistent in the early goings, as Alex Tagliani and Scott Dixon traded leads before the 2008 winner in the No. 9 car overtook Tagliani. Dixon’s teammate, Dario Franchitti, was second, followed by Dan Wheldon. Tagliani and Sam Schmidt Motorsports teammate Townsend bell rounded out the top five.
12:54 - E.J. Viso crashes on first Indy 500 double file restartThe Indianapolis 500 has seen its first double file restart – and it certainly brought some excitement with it.
E.J. Viso wrecked the No. 59 KV Racing Technology car in the first-turn wall out of the restart, bringing the yellow flag out for a second time. Viso’s teammate, Takuma Sato, hit the wall in the No. 5 car to bring out the yellow flag. Tony Kanaan, in the No. 82 car, is the only remaining entry for the KV Racing Technology team.
Most of the cars made their first pit stop during the first yellow flag. Will Power, who has won two races this year, exited pit row without a tire when the lug nuts weren’t sufficiently tightened on the left rear tire. He was forced back into the pits and fell to 29th before battling back a few spots.
Paul Tracy, in the No. 23 Dreyer & Reinbold car and Simona De Silvestro in the No. 78 HVM Racing car both made extended stays in the pits to make adjustments on their cars, effectively eliminating them from the race.
Scott Dixon reclaimed the lead from Alex Tagliani. Townsend Bell, Dario Franchitti and Oriol Servia rounded out the top five.
12:33 p.m. - Scott Dixon, Alex Tagliani battling for lead earlyScott Dixon and Alex Tagliani are battling for the lead in the early laps of the centennial running of the Indianapolis 500.
Dixon, in the No. 9 Ganassi car, took the lead from Tagliani, the pole sitter in the No. 77 Sam Schmidt Motorsports car. Tagliani’s teammate, Townsend Bell, moved up to third.
Tony Kanaan was one of the fast movers early as well. He began 22nd but had moved to 15th.
Simona De Silvestro, who qualified her backup car after wrecking her primary car in practice and suffering burns on her hands, fell to the back of the field early. De Silvestro brushed the turn-two wall and had to pit to change her right tires. She was four laps off the leaders
11:37 p.m. - Cars moved to position on race trackThe cars are on the track and the start of the centennial Indianapolis 500 is drawing nearer.
Driver introductions began at 11:33 a.m., and drivers are scheduled to get in their cars at 11:59. Teams will be given the command to start engines at 12:08 p.m., followed immediately by the parade lap and pace laps. Four-time Indy 500 winner A.J. Foyt will drive the pace car for the pace laps.
The green flag flies at 12:15 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
9:23 a.m. - IMS' infield filling with fansRace day is here.
The infield at Indianapolis Motor Speedway filled up as marching bands made their way around the track and spectators began to dot the grandstands.
Gasoline alley was filled with crews bringing equipment to pit road and making final preparations on their car.
"Just the sound of the engines sends a chill down my back," said Roger Quigg, a fan who's been to seven Indianapolis 500s. "It's fun to hang out, especially when the weather's nice."
Media and fans buzzed around the Sam Schmidt Motorsports garage, which housed the Alex Tagliani's No. 77 car. Tagliani will start on the pole.
"You think you've got a shot but you don't know," Schmidt said. "This year we think we've got a real shot."
The Hot Wheels Fearless jump in the infield is scheduled for 11 a.m. The centennial running of the Indy 500 begins at noon.
