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The veteran IndyCar driver preparing to qualify for his 19th Indy 500 ripped off a lap of 234.410 mph on the 2.5-mile oval during Saturday morning's pre-qualifying practice session, the fastest.
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The 2020 Indianapolis 500 (branded as the 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons) was a 500-mile (800 km,. the fastest practice lap at Indy since 1996. Andretti's teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay was also near the top of the speed chart, turning in the fastest "no-tow" lap (232.124 mph (373.567 km/h.
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The following is a list of fastest laps for the Indianapolis 500. The fastest lap statistic has been officially kept for the Indianapolis 500 since 1950. The honor is held in somewhat minor prestige, and typically a cash prize is awarded to the driver who accomplishes the feat. However, it is typically considered a peripheral award, and no.
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The fastest time to complete the Indianapolis 500 race is 2 hours 37 minutes 19.3846 seconds, achieved by Hélio Castroneves (Brazil) on 30 May 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.. His average speed around 200 laps of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was 190.690 mph (306.885 km/h), beating Tony Kanaan's previous best from 2013..
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Two-time "500" winner Sato led the six-hour session with a lap of 38.3382 seconds, 234.753 mph in the No. 11 Deloitte Honda fielded by Chip Ganassi Racing, the ninth-fastest practice lap in Indy 500 history. The eight fastest practice laps at Indy were turned in 1996, led by Arie Luyendyk's speed of 239.260.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Jimmie Johnson was just behind a pair of Indy 500 winners as Honda swept the top four spots on the opening day of practice for the 106th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. Two-time Indianapolis 500 Takuma Sato turned the fastest lap (228.939 mph) at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, followed by a 227.768-mph lap by six-time.
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Alex Palou will lead the field to green in the Indianapolis 500 after the young Spaniard put together the fastest four-lap pole run in history Sunday. He edged Rinus VeeKay and Felix Rosenqvist and gave Chip Ganassi Racing its third pole in a row. Palou whipped four laps around the historic 2.5-mile speedway at an average of 234.217 mph. That was a mere 0.007 mph faster than VeeKay, who still.
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The next year, Ryan Hunter-Reay finished the second-fastest Indy 500 in history, also surpassing Luyendyk's time with an average time of 186.563 mph.. He finished the first lap of the 2007 Indy.
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Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato was second fastest in the No. 51 Dale Coyne Racing with RWR Honda with a fast lap at 229.427 mph over 84 laps. Tony Kanaan, Johnson's Chip Ganassi Racing teammate who drove the No. 48 on ovals last year, was third at 228.767 mph over 72 laps in the No. 1 American Legion Honda.
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It was the fastest practice lap recorded at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since Arie Luyendyk recorded a 239.260 mph lap on May 10, 1996. With the turboboosters turned up from 1.3-bar to 1.5-bar.
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But those speeds, even from the fastest field in Indy 500 history, aren't close to the fastest laps recorded in the Indy 500. Eddie Cheever had the fastest single-lap speed at 236.103 mph in the.
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2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Palou earned his first career "500" pole, becoming the first Spaniard to take the top spot, with a four-lap average speed of 234.217 mph (2 minutes, 33.7037 seconds) in the No. 10 The American Legion Honda during the dramatic Firestone Fast Six session. He delivered Chip Ganassi Racing its third consecutive.
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Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato and 2008 race winner Scott Dixon gave Chip Ganassi Racing a big boost as the two fastest drivers at the first Indianapolis 500 practice. Dixon posted a fast lap of 229.174 mph, a time that lasted more than five hours before Sato topped it at 229.439 with a late run. Ganassi's other two drivers were fourth and sixth. The 42-year-old Dixon will try to.
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Fastest Race Lap Indianapolis 500. A list, beginning in 1951, of the fastest recorded laps during each Indianapolis 500 Mile Race with driver information and the corresponding lap number. Year Car Number Driver Lap Number Lap Time Speed (MPH) 1951: 99: Lee Wallard: 23: 1:07.00: 133.809: