In 1935, the Borg-Warner Corporation commissioned a commemorative trophy to honour the Indianapolis 500 winners. The art deco trophy stands 5ft 4.75in high including its base, has handles shaped like wings to represent speed, and weighs in at 110lbs, of which 80lbs is sterling silver. But its most remarkable and appealing aspect is the bas-relief
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Initially, Blaney took the chequered flag ahead of Denny Hamlin but a caution was displayed on the final lap for Ricky Stenhouse Jr who crashed into the backstretch wall. Under normal NASCAR rules Blaney would have been declared the winner, but under the special rules for Sunday night’s All-Star event, the winner had to take
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Dixon had booked his place into the Fast Six by going fastest in the preceding Top 12 session, edging Rinus VeeKay for pace with a 233.510mph run. Last to take to the track in the final part of qualifying, the six-time IndyCar champion and 2008 Indy 500 winner delivered two laps over 234mph and even
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The two Saturday qualifying sessions at Indianapolis determined the positions outside of the top 12 and track temperatures had dropped by the end of the initial runs of the second segment. Callum Ilott of Juncos Hollinger Racing was the first to do a retake run and improved by 0.7mph but only gained three places, and lost
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The air at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was dense and relatively still this morning, vastly different from yesterday’s hot and gusty conditions, and the speeds reflected this as drivers attempted four-lap qualifying simulation runs. In Group 1, Jimmie Johnson turned the fastest lap with the aid of a tow, a 233.961mph, and turned a 233.7 four-lap
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As the wind started to drop, and track temperature went down, the 2013 Indy 500 winner embarked on a qualifying simulation run and turned laps of 231.392mph, 230.419mph, 230.668mph and 229.589mph. That meant an average of 230.517mph which vaulted him to the top ahead of by far the quickest rookie, David Malukas. Twice he completed
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Last season Helio Castroneves joined an exclusive club of four-time winners, and now sits alongside the likes of AJ Foyt, Rick Mears and Al Unser as the most successful drivers to compete at the Brickyard. Many will be trying to stop him from claiming win number five this year, including reigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou
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Dale Coyne’s team has a history of fast cars around Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but Sato is the first driver to have arrived at the team having already scored triumphs in the Memorial Day Weekend classic and therefore having knowledge of what it takes to succeed there. Sato was second fastest in the test here in
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Pole position, fastest lap and victory by leading every lap was about as unequivocal as you could get in race two of the Magny-Cours weekend. And perhaps the most concerning aspect for ASP’s rivals was that the result barely looked in doubt throughout the one-hour encounter. “The car was amazing all weekend, and when it’s
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The 2004 Cup champion Busch dominated much of the race, leading a race-high 116 laps, but emerged behind his younger brother’s Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota after a round of pit stops under caution. Following the restart, as Kyle Busch led the field, Kurt fell back to fourth before mounting a charge back to the front. After Hendrick
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