2007 Indianapolis 500 Explained

Race Name:91st Indianapolis 500
Race Logo:2007 Indianapolis 500.svg
Sanction:Indy Racing League
Season:2007 IndyCar season
Date:May 27, 2007
Winner: Dario Franchitti
Mph:151.774
Pole: Hélio Castroneves
Pole Speed:225.817
Rookie: Phil Giebler
Leader: Tony Kanaan (83)
Anthem:Members of United States Armed Forces
Back Home:Race fans & the Purdue Band
Start Engines:Mari Hulman George
Pace Car:Chevrolet Corvette
Pace Driver:Patrick Dempsey
Starter:Bryan Howard
Honorary Start:Peyton Manning
Attendance:300,000+ (estimated)[1]
Network:ESPN on ABC
Announcers:Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, and Rusty Wallace
Rating:4.3 http://sportsbusinessdaily.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=sbd.preview&storyId=SBD200705302
Share:12
Previous:2006
Next:2008

The 91st Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 27, 2007. It was the twelfth Indianapolis 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League and the fifth race of the 2007 IndyCar Series season. Hélio Castroneves started the race on the pole position.

The race began at 1:11 p.m. EDT,[2] and was televised in the United States on the ABC. The race was broadcast in high-definition for the first time. The race also was carried live on the IMS Radio Network and XM Satellite Radio.

On lap 113, the race underwent a lengthy rain delay, with Tony Kanaan tentatively sitting as the leader. After three hours, the rain ceased, the track was dried, and the race restarted shortly before 6:15 p.m. EDT. A crash on lap 162 between Dan Wheldon and Marco Andretti brought out the yellow flag with Dario Franchitti leading. Under the caution, rain began falling again and officials halted the race on lap 166. Dario Franchitti was declared the winner after leading 34 laps during the race.

All entries utilized ethanol, after 42 years of utilizing methanol. As part of a two-year roll-out, the cars used a 10% ethanol blend in 2006, and for 2007, the cars utilized a full ethanol mixture. Although branded as "100% percent fuel-grade", the fuel was actually a denatured 98% ethanol/2% gasoline blend (E98). The 2007 race was also the final 500 to see the Panoz chassis in competition.

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Race Weekend Guide . indy500.com . 2007-05-24 . 2007-05-24. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070625043844/http://www.indy500.com/modules/pdf/07Handouts.carbday.pdf. 25 June 2007 . live.
  3. Web site: Rookie Orientation Results of Session (Practice 1). 2007-05-06. 2007-05-13. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235123/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy-rop/indycar-results-p1.pdf. 2007-08-07. dead.
  4. Web site: Rookie Orientation Results of Session (Practice 2). 2007-05-07. 2007-05-13. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235139/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy-rop/indycar-results-p2.pdf. 2007-08-07. dead.
  5. Web site: 91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 1). 2007-05-08. 2007-05-13. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235135/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p1.pdf. 2007-08-07. dead.
  6. Web site: 91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 2). 2007-05-09. 2007-05-13. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235128/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p2.pdf. 2007-08-07. dead.
  7. Web site: 91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 3). 2007-05-10. 2007-05-13. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235148/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p3.pdf. 2007-08-07. dead.
  8. Web site: 91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 4). 2007-05-11. 2007-05-13. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235141/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p4.pdf. 2007-08-07. dead.
  9. Web site: 91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 5/Pole Day). 2007-05-12. 2007-05-24. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235143/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p5.pdf. 2007-08-07. dead.
  10. Web site: 91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 6/2nd Day). 2007-05-13. 2007-05-24. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235120/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p6.pdf. 2007-08-07. dead.
  11. Web site: 91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 7). 2007-05-16. 2007-05-16. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235137/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p7.pdf. 2007-08-07. dead.
  12. Web site: 91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 8). 2007-05-17. 2007-05-18. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235150/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p8.pdf. 2007-08-07. dead.
  13. Web site: 91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 9). 2007-05-18. 2007-05-19. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235146/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p9.pdf. 2007-08-07. dead.
  14. Web site: 91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 10/3rd Day). 2007-05-19. 2007-05-24. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235130/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p10.pdf. 2007-08-07. dead.
  15. Web site: 91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 11/Bump Day). 2007-05-20. 2007-05-24. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235125/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p11.pdf. 2007-08-07. dead.
  16. Web site: 91st Indianapolis 500 Daily Trackside Report -- May 12. 2007-05-12. 2007-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20070911212243/http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=8844. 2007-09-11. dead.
  17. Web site: 2007 Indianapolis 500 May 20, 2007 (Bump Day) Qualification Results. 2007-05-20. 2007-05-24. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235118/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-quals-bumpday.pdf. 2007-08-07. dead.
  18. Web site: 91st Indianapolis 500 Daily Trackside Report -- May 13. 2007-05-13. 2007-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20070818060547/http://www1.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=8863. 2007-08-18. dead.
  19. Web site: 91st Indianapolis 500 Daily Trackside Report -- May 19. 2007-05-19. 2007-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210216/http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=8932. 2007-09-27. dead.
  20. Web site: 91st Indianapolis 500 Daily Trackside Report -- May 20. 2007-05-20. 2007-05-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210349/http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=8945. 2007-09-27. dead.
  21. Web site: 91st Indianapolis 500 Starting Line-up. 2007-05-20. 2007-05-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20070531171550/http://www.indycar.com/grid/index-indy.htm. 2007-05-31. dead.
  22. Web site: Official Box Score . 2007-05-27 . 2008-05-11 . PDF.
  23. Web site: Franchitti Earns $1.6 Million From Record Indianapolis 500 Purse. 2007-05-28. 2007-06-29. 2007-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20070925000046/http://www.indy500.com/news/story.php?story_id=9053. dead.
  24. Web site: Chevrolet Corvette Convertible To Pace 2007 Indianapolis 500. IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com. 2007-02-01. 2007-02-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20070713021653/http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/news/story.php?story_id=8137. 2007-07-13. dead.
  25. Web site: Actor Patrick Dempsey To Drive Pace Car In 91st Indianapolis 500. indy500.com. 2007-05-01. 2007-05-01. 2007-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20070924235445/http://www.indy500.com/news/story.php?story_id=8725. dead.
  26. Web site: Kid Rock headlines Carb Day concert. Indycar.com. 2007-03-01. 2007-03-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210331/http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=8292. 2007-09-27. dead.
  27. Web site: Kid Rock, Daughtry, Saliva, Augustana In Lineup. indy500.com. 2007-04-30. 2007-05-01. 2007-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20070810002518/http://www.indy500.com/news/story.php?story_id=8722. dead.
  28. Web site: Super Bowl MVP Manning To Wave Green Flag To Start 91st Indy 500 . Indy500.com . 2007-03-14 . 2007-03-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070322041106/http://www.indy500.com/news/story.php?story_id=8364 . 22 March 2007 . dead .
  29. Web site: irl notebook . IndyStar.com . 2007-03-24 . 2007-03-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070926232739/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20070324%2FSPORTS01%2F703240448%2F1052%2FSPORTS01 . September 26, 2007 .
  30. Web site: Four Winners, Three Women Among Drivers On Indy 500 Entry List. Indy500.com. 2007-04-10. 2007-04-11. 2007-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20070810002028/http://www.indy500.com/news/story.php?story_id=8581. dead.
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  32. Web site: Cavin . Curt . Team fined for illegal fuel . 2007-05-23 . 2007-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070926232928/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20070523%2FSPORTS0101%2F705230493%2F1053%2FSPORTS0101 . 2007-09-26 . live .
  33. Web site: Cavin . Curt . Jim Nabors to skip singing at Indy 500 . 2007-05-25 . 2007-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071007160432/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20070525%2FSPORTS0101%2F705250457%2F1053%2FSPORTS0101 . 2007-10-07 . live .

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