IRL - Indianapolis 500-Mile Race

Location: Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2.5 Mile Paved Oval 166 Laps/415 Miles Pole Award: Hélio Castroneves - 2:42.3336, 225.817 mph (363.417 km/h) May 27, 2007 Time of race: 2:44:03.5608 Average speed of winner: 151.774 Margin of victory: caution Lead changes: 24 among 9 leaders Cautions: 11 for 55 laps Lap leaders: Castroneves pole, Kanaan 1-2, Castroneves 3, Kanaan 4-13, Castroneves 14-17, Kanaan 18-26, Castroneves 27-40, Ma. Andretti 41-46, Dixon 47-53, Kanaan 54-68, Dixon 69-71, Hornish 72-73, Franchitti 74-88, Dixon 89, Mi. Andretti 90, Kanaan 91-100, Simmons 101, Ma. Andretti 102-107, Kanaan 108-116, Ma. Andretti 117, Kanaan 118-136, Franchitti 137-143, J. Lazier 144-145, Kanaan 146-154, Franchitti 155-166

Race Summary: Rain fell overnight, and in the morning, but the race started on-time as scheduled. In the early segments of the race, the competition was intense as Helio Castroneves, Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti, and Scott Dixon all took their turn at the lead. After a caution period, with rain only a few miles away, a restart on lap 107 could have decided the winner. As the green came out, Tony Kanaan got the jump on Marco Andretti, and took the lead in turn 1. Moments later, Phil Giebler crashed, brining the yellow out once again. Before safety crews could clear the track, heavy rain fell, and the race was red flagged after lap 113. After nearly three hours, the race resumed, with Kanaan leading. On the 156th lap, the field went back to green after Marty Roth's crash, however, in turn four, Tony Kanaan came up on the back of Jacques Lazier, sending Lazier into the wall, and sending Kanaan's car into a spin. He blew a tire and coasted into the pits. Moments later, the field assembled for what was expected to be the final restart before the rains came. Franchitti, working lap 163, held the lead into the backstrech. Behind him, Marco Andretti tangled with Dan Wheldon, and Andretti's car flipped down the backstrech. Before the track could be cleared, a heavy rainstorm fell on the track, and the race was called after 166 laps with Dario Franchitti declared the winner. (Wikipedia)