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2010 Indianapolis 500
The 94th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 30, 2010. It was the 15th Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and was the premier event of the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The race was won by Dario Franchitti, ahead of Dan Wheldon and Marco Andretti. Tony Kanaan, who had started in the final position, ran as high as second during the race before finishing eleventh.
The race came down to fuel mileage strategy. A caution on laps 161–165 left at least 35 laps for the final fuel stint for most of the leaders. Four drivers (Mike Conway, Justin Wilson, Helio Castroneves, and Graham Rahal) did not pit during that yellow flag, gambling on another caution, and possibly making it to the finish without another pit stop. Their strategies failed to pay off, and each of the four had to pit for fuel. Dario Franchitti, himself desperately conserving fuel, cycled to the front on lap 192. A terrible crash involving Mike Conway, Ryan Hunter-Reay, and others, occurred in the north shortchute as the leaders were taking the white flag. Conway's car launched into the catchfence, and he suffered a broken leg and a compression fracture, but he would later recover. Franchitti took the checkered flag, with Dan Wheldon finishing second for the second year in a row.
The race was the second of the three-year-long Centennial era, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the opening of the track (1909) and the 100th anniversary of the inaugural race in 1911. It was the 53rd time the race had been held on a May 30. This year marked the first race with four female drivers (repeated in 2011), and Simona de Silvestro was awarded Rookie of the Year. The race is also remembered for a dramatic Bump Day where rookie Sebastian Saavedra made the race while laying in a hospital bed, while veteran driver Paul Tracy missed the field after a last-minute qualifying gamble gone awry.
The 2010 schedule was a two-week condensed schedule, but featured only one fewer day of on-track activity compared to 2009.
Time trials opened at 12:00 p.m., with several cars ready in the qualifying line. In the first hour, early runs filled the field to 33 cars. Several drivers put in safe speeds, including John Andretti, Sarah Fisher, Vítor Meira, Alex Lloyd and Bruno Junqueira. Junqueira was the fastest of the day, and his speed of 225.662 mph ranked 7th-fastest overall in the field. A. J. Foyt IV parted ways with his grandfather's team and Jaques Lazier was drafted as his replacement. As of 1 p.m., the Bump Day qualifiers were as follows:
At about 1:10 p.m., a break in the qualifying line occurred, and the track was opened up for general practice. The temperature was rising into the low 90s °F, and the track temperature was measured at about 118 °F. Most drivers stayed off of the track during the hottest period of the afternoon, awaiting better conditions. At 4:50 p.m., during a practice run, Sebastián Saavedra wrecked his already-qualified car. Saavedra was sent to the hospital, and if he were to be bumped, he would not be able to re-qualify.
At 5:23 p.m., Tony Kanaan took to the track in his repaired back-up car. Kanaan bumped his way into the field with a speed of 224.072 mph. Kanaan bumped Sebastián Saavedra of Bryan Herta Autosport from the field. Saavedra experienced trouble of his own, as he wrecked his car during a practice run about at 4:50 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Saavedra was sent to the hospital, and would be unable to re-qualify. As of 5:30 p.m., Romancini was now on the bubble. As of approximately 5:30 p.m., the Bump Day qualifiers were as follows:
At 5:33 p.m. Mario Romancini's team withdrew his speed, which momentarily re-instated Sebastián Saavedra to 33rd position. Romancini's new speed of 224.641 mph was an improvement, and he was safe in the 27th position. Saavedra was bumped from the lineup once again. With 22 minutes remaining, Jay Howard was now on the bubble. Milka Duno was the next car out, but after two slow laps, she was waved off (her second wave off). Takuma Sato was the next car out. Sato's speed of 224.178 mph bumped Howard from the field. Paul Tracy was now on the bubble. At 5:45 p.m. (fifteen minutes left in the day), the Bump Day qualifiers were as follows:
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2010 Indianapolis 500
The 94th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 30, 2010. It was the 15th Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and was the premier event of the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The race was won by Dario Franchitti, ahead of Dan Wheldon and Marco Andretti. Tony Kanaan, who had started in the final position, ran as high as second during the race before finishing eleventh.
The race came down to fuel mileage strategy. A caution on laps 161–165 left at least 35 laps for the final fuel stint for most of the leaders. Four drivers (Mike Conway, Justin Wilson, Helio Castroneves, and Graham Rahal) did not pit during that yellow flag, gambling on another caution, and possibly making it to the finish without another pit stop. Their strategies failed to pay off, and each of the four had to pit for fuel. Dario Franchitti, himself desperately conserving fuel, cycled to the front on lap 192. A terrible crash involving Mike Conway, Ryan Hunter-Reay, and others, occurred in the north shortchute as the leaders were taking the white flag. Conway's car launched into the catchfence, and he suffered a broken leg and a compression fracture, but he would later recover. Franchitti took the checkered flag, with Dan Wheldon finishing second for the second year in a row.
The race was the second of the three-year-long Centennial era, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the opening of the track (1909) and the 100th anniversary of the inaugural race in 1911. It was the 53rd time the race had been held on a May 30. This year marked the first race with four female drivers (repeated in 2011), and Simona de Silvestro was awarded Rookie of the Year. The race is also remembered for a dramatic Bump Day where rookie Sebastian Saavedra made the race while laying in a hospital bed, while veteran driver Paul Tracy missed the field after a last-minute qualifying gamble gone awry.
The 2010 schedule was a two-week condensed schedule, but featured only one fewer day of on-track activity compared to 2009.
Time trials opened at 12:00 p.m., with several cars ready in the qualifying line. In the first hour, early runs filled the field to 33 cars. Several drivers put in safe speeds, including John Andretti, Sarah Fisher, Vítor Meira, Alex Lloyd and Bruno Junqueira. Junqueira was the fastest of the day, and his speed of 225.662 mph ranked 7th-fastest overall in the field. A. J. Foyt IV parted ways with his grandfather's team and Jaques Lazier was drafted as his replacement. As of 1 p.m., the Bump Day qualifiers were as follows:
At about 1:10 p.m., a break in the qualifying line occurred, and the track was opened up for general practice. The temperature was rising into the low 90s °F, and the track temperature was measured at about 118 °F. Most drivers stayed off of the track during the hottest period of the afternoon, awaiting better conditions. At 4:50 p.m., during a practice run, Sebastián Saavedra wrecked his already-qualified car. Saavedra was sent to the hospital, and if he were to be bumped, he would not be able to re-qualify.
At 5:23 p.m., Tony Kanaan took to the track in his repaired back-up car. Kanaan bumped his way into the field with a speed of 224.072 mph. Kanaan bumped Sebastián Saavedra of Bryan Herta Autosport from the field. Saavedra experienced trouble of his own, as he wrecked his car during a practice run about at 4:50 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Saavedra was sent to the hospital, and would be unable to re-qualify. As of 5:30 p.m., Romancini was now on the bubble. As of approximately 5:30 p.m., the Bump Day qualifiers were as follows:
At 5:33 p.m. Mario Romancini's team withdrew his speed, which momentarily re-instated Sebastián Saavedra to 33rd position. Romancini's new speed of 224.641 mph was an improvement, and he was safe in the 27th position. Saavedra was bumped from the lineup once again. With 22 minutes remaining, Jay Howard was now on the bubble. Milka Duno was the next car out, but after two slow laps, she was waved off (her second wave off). Takuma Sato was the next car out. Sato's speed of 224.178 mph bumped Howard from the field. Paul Tracy was now on the bubble. At 5:45 p.m. (fifteen minutes left in the day), the Bump Day qualifiers were as follows: