The 2014 Indy 500 was held on May 25, 2014. It was won by Ryan Hunter Reay
2008 will the the 92nd running of the Indy 500
09 Indy has not been run and Dale Jr does not race Indy cars
The Indianapolis 500 has been run on a Monday only once, which occurred in 1941. The race was originally scheduled for Sunday, but was postponed to Monday due to rain. Since then, the event has primarily taken place on Memorial Day weekend, typically on Sundays.
Top speed during Indy 500 Pole day was 230mph (5/9/09). Indy is the fastest track they currently race. The 4 lap average that won the pole was just shy of 225mph. The record speed for an Indy (type) car was an average speed of 241mph set by a Honda powered Reynard in what was the CART series at California Speedway in late 2000.
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Normally Indy car engines are rebuilt after every race, so this equates to about every 500 miles. The reason being these engines run at a ridiculous speed, sometimes in excess of 19,000 rpm as opposed to a normal car which run at about 7-8,000 rpm. That being said, different race conditions also have bearing.
== == Almost 50 years 60 years..NASCAR celebrated its 50th Daytona 500 last weekend
The distance is 500 miles because that is how far the race is run. The displacement is 0 miles because since the race starts and stops at the same point, they went 500 miles and didnt actually go anywhere.
As of 2008, the Indy race track is localed in Edmonton Alberta- this race is typically run tward the end of July.
The 92nd Indianapolis 500-Mile Race was run on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, USA. Scott Dixon of New Zealand won the race from the pole position.* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Indianapolis_500
The last driver to run a front-engine car in the Indianapolis 500 was Jim Hurtubise, who competed in the race in 1971. He drove a McLaren M16, which was adapted to accommodate a front-engine setup. This marked the end of an era, as the evolution of technology and design had shifted towards rear-engine cars, which became dominant in the following years.
The Long Run - 2014 was released on: USA: 2014