2012 Indianapolis 500

96th running of the Indianapolis 500 February 2025 96th Indianapolis 500 2012indianapolis500logo.png IndyCar 2012 IndyCar season Chip Ganassi Racing May 27, 2012 GBR Dario Franchittihttp://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/news/show/type/news/51764-dario-franchitti-wins-96th-running-of-the-indianapolis-500/ Dario Franchitti (Scotland) is the second foreign driver to win the Indianapolis 500 three times. Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 28, 2012 Indianapolis Kevin O'DonnellIZOD IndyCar Series & Firestone Indy Lights 2012 Trackside Paul Kelly media.IndyCar.com April 1, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20120522184606/http://media.indycar.com:80/pdf/2012/Indy_500_Trackside_Week_1.pdf May 22, 2012 http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Indy_500_Trackside_Week_1.pdf 2:58:51.2532 167.734 mph km/h on AUS Ryan Briscoe 226.484 mph km/h on AUS Ryan Briscoe BRA Rubens Barrichello USA Marco Andretti (59) Martina McBridehttp://www.indystar.com/article/20120509/ENTERTAINMENT/205090323/Martina-McBride-sing-national-anthem-Indy-500 Martina McBride to sing national anthem at Indy 500 The Indianapolis Star Cathy Kightlinger 2012-05-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20120512095557/http://www.indystar.com/article/20120509/ENTERTAINMENT/205090323/Martina-McBride-sing-national-anthem-Indy-500 2012-05-12 dead Jim Nabors (video) Mari Hulman George Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Guy Fierihttp://www.theindychannel.com/news/31001359/detail.html Celebrity Chef Tapped To Drive Indy 500 Pace Car TheIndyChannel.com The E.W. Scripps Company 2012-05-03 2012-05-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20120514073139/http://www.theindychannel.com/news/31001359/detail.html 2012-05-14 dead Mario Andretti (driver)Thomas Patton (passenger) Indiana Governor Mitch Danielshttp://www.theindychannel.com/sports/31102882/detail.html https://archive.today/20120912152732/http://www.theindychannel.com/sports/31102882/detail.html dead 2012-09-12 Daniels To Serve As Honorary Starter For 500 rtv6 2012-05-23 2012-05-23 Paul Blevin 300,000+ (est.) ABC Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, and Eddie Cheever 4.34https://www.foxnews.com/sports/tv-ratings-increase-for-indianapolis-500/#ixzz1wJDPl41b TV ratings increase for Indianapolis 500 FoxNews.com 2012-05-29 2012-05-30 2011 2013 The 96th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on Sunday May 27, 2012. It was the premier event of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season. For the first time since 1996 all entries featured turbocharged engines,Pruett Marshall INDYCAR: Greater Relevance with Smaller 2012 Engines http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-pruett-greater-relevance-with-smaller-2012-engines/P1/ SpeedTV.com April 8, 2011 January 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120314135113/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-pruett-greater-relevance-with-smaller-2012-engines/P1/ March 14, 2012 deadhttp://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-2012-engine-rules-announced/ INDYCAR: 2012 Engine Rules Announced SPEED 2010-06-02 2011-02-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716115809/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-2012-engine-rules-announced/ 2011-07-16 dead and all entries were brand new model-year chassis,http://www.indycar.com/news/archive/show/55-izod-indycar-series/38526-2012-car-strategy-embraces-innovation/ 2012 car strategy embraces innovation IndyCar.com 2010-07-14 2011-02-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713030454/http://indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/38526-series-embraces-innovation-for-2012/ 2011-07-13 dead as part of the ICONIC Project. This was the first time since 2003, and only the fourth time since 1985, that all cars were a new model-year chassis. The track opened for practice on Saturday May 12. Time trials were held May 19–20. Ryan Briscoe of Penske Racing qualified for the pole position. The final practice, traditionally dubbed "Carb Day", was held Friday May 25. Dario Franchitti, who previously won the race in 2007 and 2010, won the event, becoming a three-time Indy 500 champion.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/indycar/story/2012-05-28/Fifth-title-back-in-Dario-Franchitti-reach/55250226/1 Indy win puts fifth championship within Franchitti's reach May 27, 2012 USA Today May 29, 2012 March 9, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160309022030/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/indycar/story/2012-05-28/Fifth-title-back-in-Dario-Franchitti-reach/55250226/1 dead On the final lap, second place Takuma Sato challenged Franchitti for the lead in turn one, but Franchitti maintained a low line, forcing Sato's left tires on or over the white line marking the edge of the course.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/indycar/9294328/Indy-500-Scotlands-Dario-Franchitti-dedicates-record-third-win-to-memory-of-Dan-Wheldon.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120529121018/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/indycar/9294328/Indy-500-Scotlands-Dario-Franchitti-dedicates-record-third-win-to-memory-of-Dan-Wheldon.html dead May 29, 2012 Scotland's Dario Franchitti dedicates record third win to memory of Dan Wheldon May 27, 2012 Daily Telegraph May 29, 2012 As the two cars were side by side, Sato spun and crashed into the outside wall. Sato finished in 17th, while Franchitti went on to take the victory.https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/sports/autoracing/franchitti-wins-indianapolis-500-for-a-third-time.html Rival's Gamble Ends in Crash, and Third Win for Franchitti May 27, 2012 The New York Times May 29, 2012 Dario Franchitti's teammate Scott Dixon finished second, sweeping a 1st–2nd finish for Chip Ganassi Racing. The race set an all-time record with 34 lead changes.https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/dario-franchitti-earns-third-indy-500-win/2012/05/28/gJQAwrFCxU_story.html Dario Franchitti earns third Indy 500 win May 27, 2012 Washington Post May 29, 2012 This was the final Indy car win of Franchitti's twelve-season career. In the penultimate race of the 2013 season at Houston, Franchitti would be involved in a multi-car accident that would prematurely end his career. Event background thumb|180px|right|Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the race track where the race was held. For the first time since 1947, the previous year's race winner had been killed in a racing crash in the time between races. Defending race winner Dan Wheldonhttp://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/news/show/43148-wheldon-edges-hildebrand-in-unforgettable-indianapolis-500-finish/ Wheldon Edges Hildebrand In Unforgettable Indianapolis 500 Finish IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com Dave Lewandowski 2011-05-29 2011-07-19 was killed in a horrific crash during the 2011 season finale, the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Several winners have missed the following year due to either retirements, injuries, or racing in a different series. The last time the defending champion did not participate in the race due to injury or death was 2004 race winner Buddy Rice, who suffered a concussion during practice, and sat out the 2005 race (also won by Wheldon). The last time a defending Indianapolis 500 champion did not participate in the race under any circumstances was 2007 race winner Dario Franchitti, who was injured in a NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway in April 2008 and had a full-time racing schedule in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2008. Jim Nabors, who has traditionally sung "Back Home Again in Indiana" during the pre-race ceremonies in most years since 1972, was not able to attend the race for health reasons.http://www.wthr.com/story/18032786/jim-nabors-will-miss-indianapolis-500-after-surgery Jim Nabors will miss Indianapolis 500 after surgery WTHR Dave Calabro 2012-05-01 2012-05-02 2012-05-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20120510060554/http://www.wthr.com/story/18032786/jim-nabors-will-miss-indianapolis-500-after-surgery dead The Speedway sent a film crew to record a video of him performing the song at his home in Hawaii, and aired it on video boards on race morning.http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/news/show/type/news/51652-nabors-will-sing-and-39-indianaand-39-despite-missing-2012-indianapolis-500/ Nabors Will Sing 'Indiana' Despite Missing 2012 Indianapolis 500 IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com Paul Kelly 2012-05-02 2012-05-02 Going into the month, there was growing concern about filling the field to the traditional 33 cars. This was due in part to the struggles of Lotus, and lease issues in the first year of the new engine package, namely involving Dragon Racing. However, on Bump Day, the field was filled to exactly 33 cars, with no cars bumped, a similar situation to 2003. Rule changes Due to safety concerns, IndyCar officials announced in the 2012 State of IndyCar address that restarts would revert to single-file for the two ovals whose distance is at least two miles or greater. This eliminated the double-file restarts used at Indy in 2011 only. The overtake assist system ("Push-to-pass") was eliminated for the Indianapolis 500 and other oval races. The race will start after four warm up laps (3 parade laps and 1 pace lap), up from three warm up laps used from 1977 to 2011. During the first parade lap, the field is required to stay aligned in the traditional eleven rows of three. During the second and third laps, the cars are allowed to break single file in order to warm up their tires. During the final pace lap, the field must reassemble into the rows of three for the start. At the start and on restarts, cars may pass as soon as the green flag/light is displayed. Previously, cars could not pass until crossing the start/finish line. If there is a caution period during the final 20 laps, all lapped cars will be placed at the end of the line for the subsequent restart. Schedule + Race schedule — May 2012SunMonTueWedThuFriSat29São Paulo30 1 2 3 4 5Mini-Marathon6 7Oval test8 9 10ROP11Indy Lights12Practice13Practice14Practice15Practice16Practice17Practice18Practice19Pole Day20Bump Day21 22 23Comm. Day24Indy Lights25Carb Day26Legends Day27Indy 50028Memorial Day29 30 31    Color Notes Green Practice Dark Blue Time trials Silver Race day Red Rained out* Blank No track activity * Includes days where track activitywas significantly limited due to rain ROP — denotes Rookie Orientation Program Comm. Day — denotes 500 Festival Community Day Other scheduled events included:http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/eventinfo/35391-Schedule/ Event Information – Schedule IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com 2012-02-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120218000333/http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/eventinfo/35391-Schedule/ 2012-02-18 May 11 – Freedom 100 testing May 12–13 – Second Annual Celebration of Automobiles / Emerging Technologies Day May 24 – Freedom 100 practice and time trials May 25 – Freedom 100 race, Carb Day concert featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd May 26 – Legends Day featuring Roger Penske: Public Drivers Meeting, Autograph sessions Entry list See Team and driver chart for more information On April 18, 2012, the official entry list of thirty-four car/driver combinations was released. Former winners entered include Dario Franchitti, Hélio Castroneves and Scott Dixon. In an unusual move, Chip Ganassi Racing sponsor Target changed Franchitti's car number for the month. While Franchitti was legally entitled to using #1, the team decided instead to keep the team's #10 identity for the season, but to celebrate Target's fifty years in business, the car carried #50 for the race. The stylised #50 utilised the Target logo. Former Formula One driver Jean Alesi was listed as an entry for Newman Haas Racing,https://www.espn.com/racing/indycar/story/_/id/7007708/former-formula-one-driver-jean-alesi-compete-indianapolis-500 Jean Alesi, 47, to compete in Indy 500 ESPN 2011-09-23 2012-03-02 but the car was later withdrawn. Lotus continued to find a team for Alesi, and struck a deal with Indy Lights team Fan Force United to run a car.http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-alesi-unites-with-fan-force-united-for-indy/ INDYCAR: Alesi Unites With Fan Force United For Indy SPEED 2012-05-05 2012-05-09 2012-05-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20120509023818/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-alesi-unites-with-fan-force-united-for-indy dead Rubens Barrichello, winner of the 2002 U.S. Grand Prix at Indy was the first former winner of that event to attempt to qualify for the Indy 500.https://www.espn.com/racing/indycar/story/_/id/7633541/rubens-barrichello-race-indycar-2012 Rubens Barrichello joins IndyCar field ESPN 2012-03-01 2012-03-02 Michel Jourdain Jr., who had last raced at Indy sixteen years earlier in 1996, was named to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. Jourdain would be the only driver in the field from the 1990s. With John Andretti not entered, not a single driver from the 1980s was in the field. Testing and rookie orientation With the introduction of the new chassis and engine package, testing was conducted at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the offseason. The first phase of testing involved Dan Wheldon, and testing was conducted on the USGP road course at Indianapolis on September 1,http://www.indycar.com/news/archive/show/55-izod-indycar-series/46041-notes-new-car-passes-biggest-test-yet/ Notes: New car passes biggest test yet IndyCar.com September 3, 2011 Dave Lewandowski January 17, 2012September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes and on the oval in late September.http://www.indycar.com/news/archive/show/55-izod-indycar-series/50834-indy-test-will-complete-validation-phase/ Indy test will complete validation Phase IndyCar.com September 27, 2011 Dave Lewandowski January 17, 2012September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/news/show/50808-smooth-sailing-for-wheldon-with-2012-car-at-ims-oval-test/ Smooth Sailing For Wheldon With 2012 Car At IMS Oval Test Indianapolis Motor Speedway Dave Lewandowski 2011-09-27 2012-04-02 Dario Franchitti and Tony Kanaan tested at Indianapolis in early November for Honda and Chevrolet.http://www.autoracing1.com/rumors.asp?tid=10666 Rumors Page AutoRacing1 2010-11-09 2012-04-02 2015-06-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20150620203641/http://www.autoracing1.com/rumors.asp?tid=10666 dead Test results were mixed at the Speedway,http://www.indystar.com/article/20120402/SPORTS0107/120402016/IndyCar-Will-Phillips-hopes-DW12-ready-Indianapolis-500 IndyCar hopes new DW12 car is ready for Indianapolis 500 IndyStar.com Curt Cavin 2012-04-02 2012-04-02 with drivers complaining of weight imbalance issues, and speeds (208–216 mph) were down from what was expected. Open test — Wednesday, April 4 Weather: 64 °F 0, partly cloudy Practice summary: An open test was held for veteran drivers only.http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-series-sets-indianapolis-test-date/ Series Sets Indianapolis Test Date Speed Marshall Pruett 2012-03-28 2012-04-02 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120330233625/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-series-sets-indianapolis-test-date 2012-03-30 Multi-car teams were allowed only one car/driver combination for the test, rookies were not allowed, and Lotus did not participate. The cars were fitted with new rear wheel guards, designed to correct aerodynamic issues experienced during previous tests. Nine drivers took part in the test. Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti, Hélio Castroneves, Ed Carpenter, and J. R. Hildebrand test for Chevrolet. Scott Dixon, Takuma Sato, Mike Conway, and Justin Wilson tested for Honda.http://www.indycar.com/en/News/2012/April/4-04-New-aero-kit-gets-positive-marks Test of Speedway aero kit lays foundation for May IndyCar.com Dave Lewandowski 2012-04-04 2012-04-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20120406145300/http://www.indycar.com/en/News/2012/April/4-04-New-aero-kit-gets-positive-marks 2012-04-06 dead The nine drivers completed 495 laps, with no incidents reported. + Top Practice Speeds Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Speed Best Single Lap Speed 126USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Chevrolet218.625 211 BRA Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology Chevrolet218.439 310 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda218.094OFFICIAL REPORT https://web.archive.org/web/20120524092030/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Indy_test_combined.pdf 2012-05-24 Texas Motor Speedway Test — Monday, May 7 For the second year in a row, IndyCar held an official pre-Indy oval test. Since the Indy 500 will be the first oval race of the 2012 season, the league hosted a test for rookies to assimilate with ovals, and to test out an updated aero kit package for Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile 24-degree banked oval which has been a type of circuit that was questionable in light of the Las Vegas tragedy. The aero kit package at Texas was not used for Indianapolis or Fontana. Indianapolis and Fontana, home of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, used the same superspeedway aero and rules package. The test also saw Rubens Barrichello take his first competitive laps on an oval on Monday May 7. + Top Practice Speeds Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Speed Best Single Lap Speed 19NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda212.371 283 USA Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Honda211.330 310 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing Honda210.525OFFICIAL REPORT https://web.archive.org/web/20120523003735/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/TEX-test_combined.pdf 2012-05-23 Rookie orientation program — Thursday, May 10 Weather: 63 °F 0, partly cloudy Practice summary: On the first day of track activity in the month of May, eight rookies took to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track. Of these eight drivers, seven of them passed the mandatory Rookie Orientation Program with James Jakes leading the speed charts during the day with a top lap at 218.266 mph. Bryan Clauson, Josef Newgarden, Rubens Barrichello, Simon Pagenaud, Michel Jourdain Jr., and Wade Cunningham were all able to break 210 mph during the practice.http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-barrichello-among-four-drivers-to-pass-indy-rop/ INDYCAR: Barrichello Among Five Drivers To Pass Indy ROP Speed Robin Miller Robin Miller (journalist) 2012-05-10 2012-05-14 2012-05-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20120514092634/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-barrichello-among-four-drivers-to-pass-indy-rop dead Jean Alesi was the only driver not to pass the first two phases the program, running his best lap at 186.387 mph, however he was given permission to return the following day for more practice.http://www.indystar.com/article/20120510/SPORTS0107/205100390/Indy-500-Jakes-s-speed-leads-rookies-track-orientation Indy 500: Jakes's speed leads rookies at track orientation The Indianapolis Star Curt Cavin 2012-05-10 2012-05-14 On Friday May 11, Alesi completed the first two phases.http://www.indystar.com/article/20120512/SPORTS0101/305120005/-1/7daysarchives/Pit-Pass-Auto-icon-Carroll-Shelby-dies Pit Pass: Auto 'icon' Carroll Shelby dies The Indianapolis Star Curt Cavin 2012-05-12 2012-05-14 + Top Practice Speeds Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Speed Best Single Lap Speed 119GBR James Jakes orange R silver Dale Coyne Racing Honda218.268 239 USA Bryan Clauson orange R silver Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda217.046 367 USA Josef Newgarden orange R silver Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda216.573OFFICIAL REPORT https://web.archive.org/web/20120523003711/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/INDY_rop_results.pdf 2012-05-23 Practice Opening Day — Saturday, May 12 Weather: 74 °F 0, partly cloudy Practice summary: Rookie Josef Newgarden led the way, while J. R. Hildebrand led the tow chart.curtcavin Curt Cavin 201709635047141376 13 May 2012 Here's what you need to know about Saturday's #indy500 action: Tow report showed day's fastest: @JRHildebrand at 218.6. Townsend Bell was not at the track, as he was competing in an American Le Mans race at Laguna Seca. Among the other drivers not making laps were Katherine Legge and Sébastien Bourdais, who were currently without an engine deal. The first cars on the track were the three Penske Racing cars, who completed a parade lap with all three cars alongside. Marco Andretti did not spend any time in his own car, but shook down the 17 and 25 cars for a couple laps. + Top Practice Speeds Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Speed Best Single Lap Speed 167 USA Josef Newgarden orange R silver Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda220.250 24USA J. R. Hildebrand Panther Racing Chevrolet219.693 339 USA Bryan Clauson orange R silver Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda219.632OFFICIAL REPORT https://web.archive.org/web/20120526065812/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Indy_practice1.pdf 2012-05-26 Open practice — Sunday, May 13 Weather: 75 °F 0, partly cloudy Practice summary: A total of 33 cars completed 1,138 practice laps without incident. Wade Cunningham completed the third phase of the rookie test, early in the day's practice session. Six drivers completed laps over 220 mph. + Top Practice Speeds Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Speed Best Single Lap Speed 117 COL Sebastián Saavedra AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport Chevrolet221.526 239 USA Bryan Clauson orange R silver Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda221.173 367 USA Josef Newgarden orange R silver Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda221.158OFFICIAL REPORT https://web.archive.org/web/20120526065807/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Indy500indycar-results-p2.pdf 2012-05-26 Open practice — Monday, May 14 Weather: 78 °F 0, partly cloudy Practice summary: After days of struggles, Jean Alesi finally completed the third phase of rookie orientation. This was accomplished with the approved use of the qualifying boost, which gave them an extra 5–6 mph.https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/alesi-feels-unsafe-slow-indycar-16364082 Alesi Says He Feels 'Unsafe' in Slow IndyCar Associated Press Michael Marot 2012-05-17 2012-05-17 Graham Rahal's car suffered engine woes, the first of the month at Indianapolis. A total of 1,199 laps were completed without incident. + Top Practice Speeds Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Speed Best Single Lap Speed 167 USA Josef Newgarden orange R silver Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda222.486 228 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Chevrolet221.639 326 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Chevrolet221.519OFFICIAL REPORT https://web.archive.org/web/20120523084103/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Indy500indycar-results-p3.pdf 2012-05-23 Open practice — Tuesday, May 15 Weather: 79 °F 0, partly cloudy Practice summary: The busiest day of practice thus far saw Marco Andretti set the fastest lap of the month at 223.676 mph. Thirty car/driver combinations completed 1,602 laps without incident. Most of the day focused on race setups and drafting practice. Dragon Racing drivers Sébastien Bourdais and Katherine Legge had yet to turn a lap all month, as the team was trying to get out of their contract with Lotus.Indy 500 Penske surges up speed chart after slow start Indy Star https://web.archive.org/web/20140305144547/http://www.indystar.com/article/20120516/SPORTS0101/205160321/Indy-500-Penske-surges-up-speed-chart-after-slow-start?odyssey=tab 2014-03-05 + Top Practice Speeds Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Speed Best Single Lap Speed 126 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Chevrolet223.676 23 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet222.025 327 CAN James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport Chevrolet221.864OFFICIAL REPORT https://web.archive.org/web/20200923181649/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Indy500indycar-results-p4.pdf 2020-09-23 Open practice — Wednesday, May 16 Weather: 76 °F 0, partly cloudy Practice summary: Rookie Josef Newgarden led the speed chart with a lap of 222.785 mph, but also became the first car to suffer an incident on the track. With 16 minutes left in the day, Newgarden lost the back end at the exit of turn four, did two 360° spins, and tapped the inside wall on the mainstretch. Newgarden was not injured, and the car suffered only minor damage to the front wing and rear wheel assembly. A total of 30 cars completed 1,632 laps, the busiest day thus far during the month. Off the track, Dragon Racing, acquired a Chevrolet engine and began installing it in one of their cars, in preparations for Katherine Legge and Sébastien Bourdais to pass their rookie and refresher test, respectively, Thursday morning. + Top Practice Speeds Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Speed Best Single Lap Speed 167 USA Josef Newgarden orange R silver Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda222.785 226 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Chevrolet222.108 328 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Chevrolet221.763OFFICIAL REPORT https://web.archive.org/web/20120526065846/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Indy_practice_5.pdf 2012-05-26 Open practice — Thursday, May 17 Weather: 74 °F 0, partly cloudy Practice summary: The track opened early to give extra track time for Dragon Racing drivers Sébastien Bourdais and Katherine Legge. Bourdais completed his refresher course in the morning, and Legge completed ROP phase one, both in the Dragon #6 car. The track opened for all drivers at 1 p.m. Thursday was the final day of practice with race day turbocharger boost settings of 130 kPa. A total of 29 drivers took laps, with no incidents reported. Legge was granted additional time in the evening til 6:40 p.m., during which she completed the second phase of rookie orientation. + Top Practice Speeds Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Speed Best Single Lap Speed 19NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda223.088 267 USA Josef Newgarden orange R silver Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda222.709 338 USA Graham Rahal Chip Ganassi Racing Honda222.080OFFICIAL REPORT https://web.archive.org/web/20120523082405/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/INDY-practice6.pdf 2012-05-23 Fast Friday practice — Friday, May 18 Weather: 81 °F 0, sunny Practice summary: "Fast Friday" practice was the final full day of practice prior to time trials. Turbocharger boost settings were elevated to 140 kPa for this session, as well as for time trials. Marco Andretti (227.540 mph) set the fastest lap of the day and of the month on a sunny, hot afternoon. All cars took laps except for Oriol Servià, who experienced engine trouble. No wall contact was reported, but Michel Jourdain Jr. suffered a blown engine and a subsequent oil fire on his car early in the session. For the first time since 1998, the entire first week of practice was conducted without any time lost due to rain. + Top Practice Speeds Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Speed Best Single Lap Speed 126 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Chevrolet227.540 22 AUS Ryan Briscoe Team Penske Chevrolet226.835 33 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet226.716OFFICIAL REPORT https://web.archive.org/web/20120522204800/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/INDY-practice7.pdf 2012-05-22 Time Trials Saturday May 19 – Pole Day Weather: Practice Practice summary: + Top Practice Speeds Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Speed Best Single Lap Speed 13 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet227.744 225 BRA Ana Beatriz Andretti Autosport/Conquest Racing Chevrolet226.187 32 AUS Ryan Briscoe Team Penske Chevrolet226.027OFFICIAL REPORT https://web.archive.org/web/20210928154011/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/INDY-practice8.pdf 2021-09-28 Qualifying thumb|Ryan Briscoe makes his pole-winning qualification run. thumb|Front-row qualifiers (L to R): James Hinchcliffe, Ryan Briscoe, and Ryan Hunter-Reay. Qualifying draw: Results https://web.archive.org/web/20120526002707/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Qualifying_Draw2012.pdf 2012-05-26 First segment summary: Tony Kanaan was the first driver out on the track, but his time was later disallowed after it was discovered he was missing a ballast on the rear view mirror. He would re-qualify later in the day. Mike Conway also had his time disallowed after inspection, as the car was found to be underweight. Bryan Clauson wrecked on his fourth qualifying lap, but despite a lot of damage to the car, the team was not planning on going to a backup car. Oriol Servià spun exiting turn four on his final warmup lap, hitting the inside wall and the pit wall. Ed Carpenter was bumped from the field and crashed heavily on his attempt to re-enter the field. Wade Cunningham, Mike Conway and Sébastien Bourdais were also bumped from the field of 24. Sebastián Saavedra started his qualifying run as the gun sounded, after Conway's crew changed the tires after going through technical inspection. Katherine Legge's run was waved off because her team was not in place to give the starter instructions. The nine drivers to advance to the fast nine were James Hinchcliffe, Will Power, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Hélio Castroneves, Ryan Briscoe, Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti, Josef Newgarden and E. J. Viso. Fast Nine Shootout summary: Viso and Kanaan waved off their runs, and neither returned to the track for the session. Newgarden pulled his car from the line shortly afterward; he returned later and, in light of his team-mate's crash, set a conservative run of 224.037 mph. Ryan Briscoe set down an early quick time of 226.484 mph, as the second driver to complete a full qualifying run. Only James Hinchcliffe came close to topping his time on their first run, falling short by a scant .003 miles per hour. Castroneves made an attempt at a second run, but it was much slower and was waved off after the first lap. Power also made a second attempt, but waved it off after three laps. Hinchcliffe's second run was waved off by race control after it became clear he would not go faster on his second run. Ryan Hunter-Reay was the only car that picked up speed on a second run, but did not gain any positions. Ryan Briscoe held on to take the pole position, by the closest margin in Indianapolis 500 history. + Pole Day – Saturday, May 19, 2012 Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Speed Four-Lap Average Speed Pts PointsFast Nine Shootout (positions 1–9) 12 AUS Ryan Briscoe Team Penske Chevrolet 226.484 15 227 CAN James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 226.481 13 328 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 226.240 12 426 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 225.456 11 512 AUS Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 225.422 10 63 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet 225.172 9 767 USA Josef Newgarden orange R silver Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda 224.037 8 811 BRA Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 224.751 Q1 7 95 VEN E. J. Viso KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 224.422 Q1 6Positions 10–24 108 BRA Rubens Barrichello orange R silver KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 224.264 4 1198CAN Alex Tagliani Team Barracuda – BHA Honda 224.000 4 1238 USA Graham Rahal Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 223.959 4 1325 BRA Ana Beatriz Andretti Autosport/Conquest Racing Chevrolet 223.920 4 1483 USA Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 223.868 4 159 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 223.684 4 1650 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 223.582 4 1719 GBR James Jakes orange R silver Dale Coyne Racing Honda 223.482 4 184 USA J. R. Hildebrand Panther Racing Chevrolet 223.422 4 1915 JPN Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 223.392 4 2099 USA Townsend Bell Schmidt–Hamilton Motorsports Honda 223.134 4 2118 GBR Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing Honda 222.929 4 2230 MEX Michel Jourdain Jr. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 222.893 4 2377 FRA Simon Pagenaud orange R silver Schmidt–Hamilton Motorsports Honda 222.891 4 2417 COL Sebastián Saavedra Andretti Autosport/AFS Racing Chevrolet 222.811 4Other Attempts 41 NZL Wade Cunningham orange R silver A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 222.689 14 GBR Mike Conway A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 222.434 7 FRA Sébastien Bourdais Dragon Racing Chevrolet 222.415 39 USA Bryan Clauson orange R silver Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda Crashed 20 USA Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet Crashed 6 GBR Katherine Legge orange R silver Dragon Racing Chevrolet Waved Off 22 ESP Oriol Servià Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet Crashed 78 SUI Simona de Silvestro HVM Racing Lotus N/A 64 FRA Jean Alesi orange R silver Fan Force United Lotus N/AOFFICIAL REPORT https://web.archive.org/web/20120523071210/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/INDY-pole_qualifying.pdf 2012-05-23 Q1 The driver waved off and did not make an attempt during Q2. Per INDYCAR rules, Q1 times determine positions after the drivers who completed Q2. Sunday May 20 – Bump Day Weather: Practice Practice summary: + Top Practice Speeds Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Speed Best Single Lap Speed 122 ESP Oriol Servià Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet223.752 27 FRA Sébastien Bourdais Dragon Racing Chevrolet223.479 320T USA Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet222.886OFFICIAL REPORT https://web.archive.org/web/20120526071341/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/INDY-practice9.pdf 2012-05-26 Qualifying Bump Day summary: Before the opening of the track, Jay HowardJay Howard's facebook page Facebook https://www.facebook.com/notes/jay-howard/howards-bump-day-plans-halted-will-serve-as-special-social-media-correspondent-f/10150978950630505 and Pippa MannPippa Mann's Official Site http://www.pippamann.com/NewsArticle.aspx?ArticleID=350 2012-05-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203004640/http://www.pippamann.com/NewsArticle.aspx?ArticleID=350 2013-12-03 dead announced they would not make attempts to qualify for the field, with Howard citing an engine deal that had fallen apart. There had been some rumors that IndyCar had stopped last minute deals from coming together, with Mann and Howard's deals falling apart at the last moments, though Randy Bernard stated on his Twitter account that this was not the case.Houghton Zachary 24 Thoughts After Pole Day http://www.indycaradvocate.com/ + Bump Day – Sunday, May 20, 2012 Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Speed Four-Lap Average Speed Pts Points 257 FRA Sébastien Bourdais Dragon Racing Chevrolet 223.760 3 2641 NZL Wade Cunningham orange R silver A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 223.258 3 2722 ESP Oriol Servià Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet 222.393 3 2820T USA Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 222.324 3 2914 GBR Mike Conway A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 222.319 3 306 GBR Katherine Legge orange R silver Dragon Racing Chevrolet 221.624 3 3139 USA Bryan Clauson orange R silver Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda 214.455 3 3278 SUI Simona de Silvestro HVM Racing Lotus 214.393 3 3364 FRA Jean Alesi orange R silver Fan Force United Lotus 210.094 3OFFICIAL REPORT Carb Day Final practice — Friday, May 25 Weather: TBA Practice summary: TBA +Top Practice Speeds Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Speed Best Single Lap Speed 150GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing Honda222.360 29NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda222.274 326 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Chevrolet221.702OFFICIAL REPORT Pit Stop Challenge The 35th annual Pit Stop Challenge was held on Friday May 27. The competition featured twelve participants in a single-elimination bracket-style match-up. Four teams received byes, while eight teams competed in the first round. A total purse of $100,000 was at stake, with $50,000 going to the winning team. The format has two cars competing in a layout that resembles a drag race. The cars race from a standing start and drive into the pit box, change four tires, simulate a refueling, and race to a finish line a few hundred feet down the pit lane. Chip Ganassi Racing won the pit stop competition for the first time, with driver Scott Dixon. First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 27 James Hinchcliffe(Andretti Autosport) 38 Graham Rahal(Chip Ganassi Racing) 4 J. R. Hildebrand(Panther Racing) 12 Will Power(Team Penske) 14 Mike Conway(A. J. Foyt Racing) 22 Oriol Servia(Dreyer & Reinbold) 26 Marco Andretti(Andretti Autosport) 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay(Andretti Autosport) 9 Scott Dixon(Chip Ganassi Racing) 13.941 38 Graham Rahal(Chip Ganassi Racing) 17.166 2 Ryan Briscoe(Team Penske) 12 Will Power(Team Penske) 3 Helio Castroneves(Team Penske) 22 Oriol Servia(Dreyer & Reinbold) 50 Dario Franchitti(Chip Ganassi Racing) 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay(Andretti Autosport) 9 Scott Dixon(Chip Ganassi Racing) 13.385 12 Will Power(Team Penske) 13.695 50 Dario Franchitti(Chip Ganassi Racing) 22 Oriol Servia(Dreyer & Reinbold) 9 Scott Dixon(Chip Ganassi Racing) 13.769 22 Oriol Servia(Dreyer & Reinbold) 17.194 Source: Daily Trackside ReportApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Starting grid RowInsideMiddleOutside 12AUS Ryan Briscoe27 CAN James Hinchcliffe 28 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay 226 USA Marco Andretti12 AUS Will Power3 BRA Hélio Castroneves gold W silver 367 USA Josef Newgarden orange R silver11 BRA Tony Kanaan5 VEN E. J. Viso 48 BRA Rubens Barrichello orange R silver98 CAN Alex Tagliani38 USA Graham Rahal 525 BRA Ana Beatriz 83 USA Charlie Kimball9 NZL Scott Dixon gold W silver 650 GBR Dario Franchitti gold W silver19 GBR James Jakes orange R silver4 USA J. R. Hildebrand 715 JPN Takuma Sato99 USA Townsend Bell 18 GBR Justin Wilson 830 MEX Michel Jourdain Jr.77 FRA Simon Pagenaud orange R silver17 COL Sebastián Saavedra 97 FRA Sébastien Bourdais41 NZL Wade Cunningham orange R silver22 ESP Oriol Servià 1020 USA Ed Carpenter14 GBR Mike Conway6 GBR Katherine Legge orange R silver 1139 USA Bryan Clauson orange R silver78 SUI Simona de Silvestro64 FRA Jean Alesi orange R silver gold W silver = Former Indianapolis 500 winner orange R silver = Indianapolis 500 rookie Race summary Start Ryan Briscoe led from the start, was drafted and overtaken by James Hinchcliffe, who led at the end of the first lap. The pair swapped the lead again by the end of lap two. There were no accidents at the start and the green flag was given at the first attempt to start the race.Dario Franchitti Wins 96th Running of the Indianapolis 500 http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/news/show/type/news/51764-dario-franchitti-wins-96th-running-of-the-indianapolis-500/ IMS Public Relations May 29, 2012 First half Ryan Hunter-Reay overtook Marco Andretti before Bryan Clauson spun exiting turn one, akin to Danny Sullivan's spin in 1985, and brought out a caution period. Under caution many drivers chose to enter pit lane. Josef Newgarden stalled in the pits, was restarted and rejoined the race. 2007 and 2010 winner Dario Franchitti spun at his pit box, due to being hit from behind by E. J. Viso, but like Newgarden lost less time as the safety car was deployed. Jean Alesi and Simona de Silvestro were black flagged for failing to run within 105% of the front pace and duly retired. Upon the restart, which was intended to be single file, cars were seen on the pit straight before entering turn one as many as five abreast. At 32 laps Marco Andretti led from James Hinchcliffe and Ryan Briscoe. On lap 33 the stewards declared that Viso would not be penalised for the pit lane incident. No driver was able to pull away a substantial lead over the driver behind and cars behind appeared to face an aerodynamic advantage over those ahead. Takuma Sato then started to set fastest laps by lap 37 and Marco Andretti had led most laps with 15. At the end of lap 46 the pitstops occurred for fuel and tires with Hinchcliffe and Castroneves pitting. Castroneves' pitstop was delayed due to a tire fitting problem. Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti stopped a lap later. Josef Newgarden stalled again at his second stop, unable to put the car in gear. The Ganassis of Dixon and Franchitti had been setting the fastest pace. By lap 50, one quarter distance, and after the first full pits, Marco Andretti led. There had been six leaders and twelve changes of lead. At the end of lap 75 James Hinchcliffe pitted, then all three Penske cars pitted simultaneously, and Castroneves almost stalled, making it his second flawed pitstop. Pit stops left Dixon leading with Franchitti second some 11 second behind. On lap 79 Mike Conway was given a drive through penalty for hitting a crew member in the pits and breaking his front wing. Conway collided with Will Power and caused a caution, the second of the race, on lap 81. Conway was driving slower than Power, having just left the pits, and slid. The rear of the car lost grip and Conway slid backwards into the wall, and Power hit Conway's spinning car with nowhere left to go as he caught Conway's car on the exit of the turn. The safety car remained out until the end of lap 88. Ana Beatriz spun on the exit of turn one and hit the wall, bringing out another full course caution with her car stopping in the middle of the track. Cars pitted under caution including Hinchcliffe. Dixon and Franchitti led. Second half At the half distance point the leaderboard was Dixon, Franchitti, Hunter-Reay, Rahal, Wilson, Sato, Kimball, Hildebrand, Bell. On lap 110 Briscoe had a gearbox issue and ran more slowly for a lap and put the car into an emergency gearbox setting whilst running seventeenth. Hunter-Reay stopped for fuel and tires on lap 113. This left all of the top six runners being Honda powered, in contrast to pre-race predictions on relative engine performance and economy. On lap 115 Hildebrand pitted from sixteenth. Rahal pitted afterwards. On lap 119 Franchitti pit stopped from second place with no adjustments made to the car and the following lap Dixon pitted from the lead having led for a total of 37 laps by that stage. This left Sato leading, the eighteenth leader of the day. Andretti ran second. Sato pitted from the lead on lap 124. On lap 125 Hinchcliffe pitted and Barrichello who had led for one lap pitted. On lap 126 Sato lead, with Franchitti behind. On lap 128 Ryan Hunter-Reay retired with a failure of an upright on the car's suspension. On lap 134 the leaderboard stood as Sato, Franchitti, Andretti, Dixon, Rahal. On lap 145 Andretti pitted having complained about a vibration on the car and replaced the tires. Rahal also pitted just before. The caution was issued on lap 146 when Saavedra stopped on the exit of the pitlane. Starting lap 147 under caution the majority of the lead drivers stopped including Sato, Franchitti, Dixon, Rahal, Hinchcliffe and more. Following such pitstops, by lap 150 Sato led followed by Franchitti, Dixon, Hinchcliffe, Wilson, Kimball, Briscoe, Kanaan and Castroneves. On lap 153 the restart occurred and Franchiti passed Sato on the backstraight of the circuit and at the start of lap 154 Dixon passed Sato for second into turn one. On lap 160 Dixon started to pressure Franchitti and had come under pressure from Sato behind. Dixon passed for the lead but starting lap 161 Dario Franchitti retook the lead at turn one. On lap 163 Josef Newgarden stopped due to engine problems, pulling over to the left hand area of grass on the inside of the track on the backstraight between turns two and three, bringing out the safety car and another full course caution. Sato, Franchitti and Dixon pitted under caution, along with Hinchcliffe and others. Hinchcliffe stopped for a longer period than the others and appeared to run over some pit equipment upon exiting. Prior to the restart Dixon led from Franchiti and Sato. On lap 171 the race restarted. Wilson passed Sato upon the restart. Franchitti repassed Dixon. Starting lap 173 Wilson was repassed by Sato and soon was passed by Carpenter, Kanaan and Kimball having run high on the exit of the turn when passed by Sato and lost speed. By lap 176, 28 lead changes had taken place, one fewer than the 1960 record of 29 changes in one Indianapolis 500 race. Starting lap 178 when Franchitti overtook Dixon this broke the record. The leading Ganassi pair of Franchitti and Dixon appeared to express concern over fuel consumption and speed. On lap 180 Carpenter spun but did not hit the wall, spinning across the track and coming to a halt, then gesticulating at marshals to help turn the car around. This caused a full course caution and seemingly eliminated the need for the leaders to need to refuel. Carpenter then continued. On lap 187 Andretti overcalculated and drove into the wall, sliding across the track and coming to a halt. Finish Tony Kanaan led the race during the caution, but when the green flag waved he soon fell to fourth behind Franchitti, Dixon and Sato. Teammates Franchitti and Dixon traded the lead several times until the start of lap 199, when Franchitti took the lead from Dixon and Sato followed him through into second place. On the final lap, Sato attempted a pass on Franchitti in turn one but spun and hit the turn 1 wall. Franchitti won the race, with Dixon second and Kanaan third. Under the final caution flag of the day, the three friends lined up to cross the finish line side by side. In Victory Lane, Franchitti dedicated his win to the memory of 2005 and 2011 champion Dan Wheldon. When asked about the final-lap incident, he said that he had moved up the track to give Sato room on the inside. Sato had a different view, claiming that Franchitti had forced him nearly into the grass and caused him to lose control. Race officials ruled it a racing incident and confirmed Franchitti as the winner. Owing to the newly introduced engine formula, Dario Franchitti earned the distinction of the first driver to win in both a normally aspirated and turbocharged engine since Arie Luyendyk (1990 and 1997). Franchitti's victories in 2007 and 2010 came while the series was utilizing normally aspirated engines. Franchitti also became the first driver to win the race with a V-6 engine since George Robson in 1946. Box score PosNo.DriverTeamChassisEngineLapsStatusGridPoints150 GBR Dario Franchitti gold W silverChip Ganassi RacingDallara DW12Honda200 167.734 mph165429 NZL Scott Dixon gold W silverChip Ganassi RacingDallara DW12Honda200 +0.02951544311 BRA Tony KanaanKV Racing TechnologyDallara DW12Chevrolet200 +0.0677842422 ESP Oriol ServiàPanther/Dreyer & Reinbold RacingDallara DW12Chevrolet200 +2.9166273852 AUS Ryan BriscoeTeam PenskeDallara DW12Chevrolet200 +3.6721145627 CAN James HinchcliffeAndretti AutosportDallara DW12Chevrolet200 +4.0962241718 GBR Justin WilsonDale Coyne RacingDallara DW12Honda200 +4.24302130883 USA Charlie KimballChip Ganassi RacingDallara DW12Honda200 +4.60561428999 USA Townsend BellSchmidt–Hamilton MotorsportsDallara DW12Honda200 +5.61682026103 BRA Hélio Castroneves gold W silverTeam PenskeDallara DW12Chevrolet200 +7.6352629118 BRA Rubens Barrichello orange R silverKV Racing TechnologyDallara DW12Chevrolet200 +7.924010231298CAN Alex TaglianiTeam Barracuda – BHADallara DW12Honda200 +8.254311221338 USA Graham RahalChip Ganassi RacingDallara DW12Honda200 +8.75391221144 USA J. R. HildebrandPanther RacingDallara DW12Chevrolet200 +11.342318201519 GBR James Jakes orange R silverDale Coyne RacingDallara DW12Honda200 +13.449417191677 FRA Simon Pagenaud orange R silverSchmidt–Hamilton MotorsportsDallara DW12Honda200 +14.138223181715 JPN Takuma SatoRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingDallara DW12Honda199Crash T11917185 VEN E. J. VisoKV Racing TechnologyDallara DW12Chevrolet199 -1 lap9181930 MEX Michel Jourdain Jr.Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingDallara DW12Honda199 -1 lap2216207 FRA Sébastien BourdaisDragon RacingDallara DW12Chevrolet199 -1 lap25152120 USA Ed CarpenterEd Carpenter RacingDallara DW12Chevrolet199 -1 lap2815226 GBR Katherine Legge orange R silverDragon RacingDallara DW12Chevrolet199 -1 lap30152325 BRA Ana BeatrizAndretti Autosport/Conquest RacingDallara DW12Chevrolet190 -10 laps13162426 USA Marco AndrettiAndretti AutosportDallara DW12Chevrolet187Contact4232567 USA Josef Newgarden orange R silverSarah Fisher Hartman RacingDallara DW12Honda161Mechanical7182617 COL Sebastián SaavedraAndretti Autosport/AFS RacingDallara DW12Chevrolet143Electrical24142728 USA Ryan Hunter-ReayAndretti AutosportDallara DW12Chevrolet123Suspension3222812 AUS Will PowerTeam PenskeDallara DW12Chevrolet79Contact5202914 GBR Mike ConwayA. J. Foyt EnterprisesDallara DW12Honda78Contact29133039 USA Bryan Clauson orange R silverSarah Fisher Hartman RacingDallara DW12Honda46Mechanical31133141 NZL Wade Cunningham orange R silverA. J. Foyt EnterprisesDallara DW12Honda42Electrical26133278 SUI Simona de SilvestroHVM RacingDallara DW12Lotus10Black Flagged32133364 FRA Jean Alesi orange R silverFan Force UnitedDallara DW12Lotus9Black Flagged3313 gold W silver Former Indianapolis 500 winner orange R silver Indianapolis 500 Rookie All entrants utilized Firestone tires. Jean Alesi was penalized 2 laps for ignoring the black flag, which dropped him to last as he had been in front of Simona de Silvestro when they were both black flagged under the 105% rule. Race statistics Lap Leaders Laps Leader1 James Hinchcliffe2–4 Ryan Briscoe5–6 James Hinchcliffe7–15 Ryan Briscoe16–17 James Hinchcliffe18–19 Ryan Briscoe20–21 Marco Andretti22 Ryan Briscoe23–44 Marco Andretti45–46 Alex Tagliani47 Scott Dixon48–49 Charlie Kimball50–73 Marco Andretti74–78 Scott Dixon79 Charlie Kimball80–90 Marco Andretti91–118 Scott Dixon119–123 Takuma Sato124–125 Rubens Barrichello126–146 Takuma Sato147 Scott Dixon148–152 Takuma Sato153–159 Dario Franchitti160 Scott Dixon161–162 Dario Franchitti163–171 Scott Dixon172–173 Dario Franchitti174–176 Scott Dixon177 Dario Franchitti178 Scott Dixon179–186 Dario Franchitti187–193 Tony Kanaan194 Dario Franchitti195–198 Scott Dixon199–200 Dario Franchitti Total laps led Driver LapsMarco Andretti 59Scott Dixon 53Takuma Sato 31Dario Franchitti 23Ryan Briscoe 15Tony Kanaan 7James Hinchcliffe 5Charlie Kimball 3Rubens Barrichello 2Alex Tagliani 2 Cautions: 8 for 39 lapsLapsReason14–17 Bryan Clauson spin in turn 280–86 Will Power, Mike Conway crash in turn 290–94 Ana Beatriz spin in turn 2146–151 Sebastián Saavedra stalled on track164–170 Josef Newgarden stalled on track181–183 Ed Carpenter spin in turn 1188–193 Marco Andretti crash in turn 1200 Takuma Sato crash in turn 1 Broadcasting Television Time trials and Carb Day were covered live in the United States on NBC Sports Network. The on-air crew consisted of Bob Jenkins, Jon Beekhuis, and Wally Dallenbach Jr. Pit reporters included Marty Snider, Kevin Lee, Derek Daly, and Townsend Bell (who also qualified for the race). Robin Miller served as a reporter and "insider". During the Carb Day broadcast Bob Jenkins announced that he would retire from race broadcasting following the season finale in Fontana on September 15 to spend more time with his at the time ailing wife Pam who was diagnosed with brain cancer. Pam died on October 25. The 2012 Indianapolis 500 (race day) was broadcast live in high definition in the United States on ABC.http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/news/show/36683-abc-ims-extend-indianapolis-500-partnership-through-2012/ ABC, IMS Extend Indianapolis 500 Partnership Through 2012 IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com 2008-08-07 2011-05-06 ESPN3 simulcast the race with an alternate feed of twelve in-car cameras. The overnight television rating for the race was 4.1, and 1.9 for the pre-race. The Fast National rating of 4.34 and 6.9 million viewers marked the highest ratings since 2008. + ABC TelevisionBooth AnnouncersPit/garage reportersHost: Brent MusburgerAnnouncer: Marty ReidColor: Scott GoodyearColor: Eddie CheeverJerry PunchVince WelchJamie LittleRick DeBruhl Radio The IMS Radio Network broadcast the race live on approximately 400 affiliates, as well as AFN, the LeSEA broadcasting network, and World Harvest Radio. The broadcast was carried on XM channel 94 and Sirius channel 212. Mike King served as chief announcer for the 14th year (18th year overall with the crew). Davey Hamilton, who did not secure a ride for the race (the first time since 2006), returned to the booth and served as "driver expert". For 2012, the commercial out-cues used were both renditions by the former "Voices of the 500" and those recited by drivers in the starting field. 1070 The Fan broadcast nightly with Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee, followed by Donald Davidson's The Talk of Gasoline Alley. + Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network Booth AnnouncersTurn ReportersPit/garage reportersChief Announcer: Mike KingDriver expert: Davey HamiltonColor: Paul PageHistorian: Donald DavidsonAnalyst: Jerry BakerTurn 1: not usedTurn 2: Jake QueryTurn 3: Mark JayneshTurn 4: Chris DenariKevin Lee (north/center pits)Michael Young (center pits)Nick Yeoman (south pits)Dave Wilson (garages) References 30em External links Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Official Site IndyCar – Official Site 2012 Indianapolis 500 race broadcast Indianapolis 500 2012 2012 São Paulo Indy 300 2012 Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix 2011 Indianapolis 500 2013 Indianapolis 500 Category:Indianapolis 500 races Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500