Dario Franchitti won his second Indianapolis 500 Mile Race under caution. No matter, the milk still tasted just as good.
Franchitti, who led 155 of the 200 laps, became the 19th multi-time winner of “The Greatest Spectacle In Racing” and his boss, Chip Ganassi, the first owner to win Indy and NASCAR’s Daytona 500 in the same year.
Dan Wheldon, the 2005 winner who closed furiously as Franchitti slowed to save fuel in the final laps, was second for the second straight year, with Marco Andretti, third. Alex Lloyd was fourth, followed by Scott Dixon in fifth.
Franchitti, low on fuel, was heading to the Yard of Bricks when the Ryan Hunter-Reay and Mike Conway made contact between Turns 3 and 4. Conway’s car went airborne and made contact with the catch fence. Conway, who waved to the crowd as he was being taken off the track, was airlifted to Methodist Hospital with leg injuries.
Polesitter Helio Castroneves saw his quest for a record-tying fourth Indy victory come to an end with an uncharacteristic mistake — stalling while leaving the pits on the 146th lap. It left him in need of a yellow-flag miracle at the end that never came, and he finished ninth after one last pit stop on the 193rd lap.
Results Sunday of the 2010 Indianapolis 500 IZOD IndyCar Series event on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed and reason out (if any):”
1. (3) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
2. (18) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
3. (16) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
4. (26) Alex Lloyd, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
5. (6) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
6. (23) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
7. (11) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
8. (2) Will Power, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
9. (1) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
10. (5) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
11. (33) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
12. (7) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
13. (27) Mario Romancini, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
14. (22) Simona de Silvestro, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
15. (20) Tomas Scheckter, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running
16. (10) Townsend Bell, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running
17. (8) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running
18. (17) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 198, Contact
19. (15) Mike Conway, Dallara-Honda, 198, Contact
20. (31) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 198, Running
21. (21) Ana Beatriz, Dallara-Honda, 196, Contact
22. (24) Bertrand Baguette, Dallara-Honda, 183, Running
23. (32) Sebastian Saavedra, Dallara-Honda, 159, Contact
24. (4) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 147, Contact
25. (19) E.J. Viso, Dallara-Honda, 139, Contact
26. (29) Sarah Fisher, Dallara-Honda, 125, Contact
27. (30) Vitor Meira, Dallara-Honda, 105, Contact
28. (9) Hideki Mutoh, Dallara-Honda, 76, Handling
29. (12) Raphael Matos, Dallara-Honda, 72, Contact
30. (28) John Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 62, Contact
31. (13) Mario Moraes, Dallara-Honda, 17, Contact
32. (25) Bruno Junqueira, Dallara-Honda, 7, Contact
33. (14) Davey Hamilton, Dallara-Honda, 0, Contact
Race Statistics
Winners average speed: 161.623
Time of Race: 03:05:37.0131
Margin of victory: Under caution
Cautions: 9 for 44 laps
Lead changes: 13 among 8 drivers
Lap Leaders: Franchitti 1-30, Power 31-35, Franchitti 36, Briscoe 37-38, Franchitti 39-108, Scheckter 109-113, Franchitti 114-142, M. Andretti 143, Briscoe 144-146, Franchitti 147-162, Conway 163-177, Wilson 178-188, Castroneves 189-191, Franchitti 192-200.
Point Standings: Power 227, Franchitti 216, Dixon 203, Castroneves 199, Hunter-Reay 175, Wilson 167, Briscoe 155, Kanaan 151, Wheldon 142, M. Andretti 134.
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