Helio Castroneves won the 2009 Indianapolis 500.
He was a race car driver who won the Indy 500 three times
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The Indy 500 was won by Johnny Rutherford. Due to the rain, the race was halted after 102 laps.
No women has won the Indy 500. There has been 101 races and 69 different race winners.
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Ray Harroun won the first Indianapolis 500, it was on May 30, 1911.
About 240mph, based on performance at the Indianapolis 500 and specifications for the cars.
Billy Boat won the 1998 race at TMS.
On April 20, 2008, Danica Patrick became the first woman to win an Indy car race. She won the Indy Japan 300 in Motegi, Japan.
Both 1939 and 1940 500's were won by Wilbur Shaw in a Maserati.
Ray Harroun, winner of the Indy 500 in 1911, won $14,250. Click on the '1911 Indy 500 Box Score' link below to see who raced in the first ever Indianapolis 500, where they finished, and how much money they won.
Since the Indy Racing League (IRL) began in 1996, that is Tony Kanaan with 13 IRL wins (through the 2009 season) but no Indy 500 win.