Franchitti wins indianapolis 500 as Ganassi Racing sweeps podium on an emotional Sunday - Post-Crescent
28 May 2012, 3:43 am
(Starting position in parentheses)1. (16) Dario Franchitti, Honda, 200 laps.2. (15) Scott Dixon, Honda, 200.3. (8) Tony Kanaan, Chevrolet, 200.4. (27) Oriol Servia, Chevrolet, 200.5. (1) Ryan Briscoe, Chevrolet, 200.6. (2) James Hinchcliffe ...

indianapolis 500: Will Power is rolling into Detroit motivated - Detroit Free Press
28 May 2012, 12:52 am
indianapolis -- Team Penske's Will Power will be hoping for better racing luck at the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix on the weekend following his crunching exit from the Indy 500 on Sunday. On the other hand, Justin Wilson, who won on ...

indianapolis 500 | Will Power can't avoid crash, blames Mike Conway for collision - Courier-Journal
27 May 2012, 8:48 pm
Will Power’s biggest regret was that he didn’t get past Mike Conway in time during Sunday’s indianapolis 500. “I almost got him when I was coming out of the pits but unfortunately I didn’t,” Power said. Conway did a half-spin in turn ...

Franchitti wins third indianapolis 500 - msnbc.com
27 May 2012, 8:41 pm
indianapolis - Dario Franchitti won the indianapolis 500 for the third time Sunday after Takuma Sato crashed on the final lap. The Japanese driver went for the lead going into the first turn, pulling even with Franchitti. But he went in too low, and the ...

indianapolis 500 | Tony Kanaan comes up short again - Courier-Journal
27 May 2012, 8:34 pm
indianapolis — Tony Kanaan didn’t think his Lap 185 restart was the greatest in indianapolis 500 history, but he acknowledged it was memorable. Kanaan was fifth in line when the green flag came out. Knowing time was running out, he darted ...

Dario Franchitti fights off last-lap challenge, wins indianapolis 500 for the third time - Cleveland Plain Dealer
27 May 2012, 7:44 pm
"It was job done from my point of view," Sato said. "Coming out of turn four I was drafting into turn one. It was a good opportunity because I was inside before we both turned into turn one. We were completely side-by-side. He kept coming and ...

Elderly Woman Dies In indianapolis Crash - 6 News WRTV
27 May 2012, 6:54 pm
indianapolis -- An elderly woman died in a crash on indianapolis' northwest side Sunday afternoon. indianapolis police said the crash happened just after 12:30 p.m. in the 7000 block of West 56th Street. Witnesses told police that the driver of a 1999 ...

Motor racing-indianapolis 500 result - Reuters India
27 May 2012, 5:28 pm
indianapolis May 27 (Reuters) - Result of the 96th indianapolis 500 on Sunday (grid position, driver, nationality, team) 1. Dario Franchitti (Britain) Target Chip Ganassi Racing two hours 58 minutes 51.2532 seconds. Average speed 167.734 mph ...

indianapolis 500 Mile Race - Radar Online.com
27 May 2012, 4:30 pm
Dario Franchetti won the indianapolis 500 for the third time Sunday, and Victory Lane has never been so packed with genuine emotion. With tears streaming down her face, Franchetti's actress wife, Ashley Judd, called the win "such an ...

indianapolis 500 supporters seek to accelerate its appeal - Los Angeles Times
27 May 2012, 3:12 pm
indianapolis-- The late Dan Wheldon epitomized the popular notion of a race car driver: He was fearless, talented, charismatic and dashing, right down to his white-framed sunglasses. But after Wheldon won last year's indianapolis 500 in a ...