2010 Indianapolis 500
Speedway, IN
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway, IN
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For only the second time in history, four consecutive winners of the Indianapolis 500 have gone on to win the series championship that same season. The most recent streak started in 2005 with Dan Wheldon and continued with Sam Hornish Jr. (2006), Dario Franchitti (2007) and Scott Dixon (2008). The only other time four Indy 500 race winners went on to win the championship was from 1967-1970 (A.J. Foyt, 1967; Bobby Unser, 1968; Mario Andretti, 1969; Al Unser, 1970).
Since the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911, thirty-three drivers have won the race and gone on to win the season championship.
Since the inception of the IZOD IndyCar Series in 1996, Scott Dixon (2008) and Sam Hornish Jr. (2006) are the only Indianapolis pole winners who went on to win the season championship.
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With four corners banked at 9 degrees, 12 minutes, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway drives more like a road course than an oval. But each of the corners is different. Each have different bumps, different wind. Turn 1 has its own mystique -- a leap of flat-out faith at 225 mph, 440 yards of difficulty. The straightaways are 5/8ths of a mile long -- time to catch your breath and dive into the next corner.
Race Winners
| Dan Wheldon | 2011 |
| Dario Franchitti | 2010 |
| Helio Castroneves | 2009 |
| Scott Dixon | 2008 |
| Dario Franchitti | 2007 |
| Sam Hornish Jr. | 2006 |
| Dan Wheldon | 2005 |
| Buddy Rice | 2004 |
| Gil de Ferran | 2003 |
| Helio Castroneves | 2002 |
| Helio Castroneves | 2001 |
| Juan Montoya | 2000 |
| Kenny Brack | 1999 |
| Eddie Cheever Jr. | 1998 |
| Arie Luyendyk | 1997 |
| Buddy Lazier | 1996 |
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