2007 Indianapolis 500

91st running of the Indianapolis 500 February 2025 91st Indianapolis 500 2007 Indianapolis 500.svg Indy Racing League 2007 IndyCar season May 27, 2007 GBR Dario Franchitti Jeff Grahn2011 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 Official Media Guide Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation/IMS Public Relations 2011 Statistics 176 English https://doctorindy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2011-Indy-500-Media-Guide.pdf 2:44:03.5608 151.774 BRA Hélio Castroneves 225.817 BRA Hélio Castroneves USA Phil Giebler BRA Tony Kanaan (83) Members of United States Armed Forces Race fans & the Purdue Band Mari Hulman George Chevrolet Corvettehttp://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/news/story.php?story_id=8137 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible To Pace 2007 Indianapolis 500 IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com 2007-02-01 2007-02-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20070713021653/http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/news/story.php?story_id=8137 2007-07-13 dead Patrick Dempseyhttp://www.indy500.com/news/story.php?story_id=8725 Actor Patrick Dempsey To Drive Pace Car In 91st Indianapolis 500 indy500.com 2007-05-01 2007-05-01 2007-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20070924235445/http://www.indy500.com/news/story.php?story_id=8725 dead Bryan Howard Peyton Manninghttp://www.indy500.com/news/story.php?story_id=8364 Super Bowl MVP Manning To Wave Green Flag To Start 91st Indy 500 Indy500.com 2007-03-14 2007-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20070322041106/http://www.indy500.com/news/story.php?story_id=8364 22 March 2007 dead 300,000+ (estimated)http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=254597 Franchitti wins rain-interrupted Indy 500 Motorsport.com 2007-05-27 2007-05-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930011226/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=254597 2007-09-30 dead ESPN on ABC Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, and Rusty Wallace 4.3 12 2006 2008 The 91st Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 27, 2007. It was the twelfth Indianapolis 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League and the fifth race of the 2007 IndyCar Series season. Hélio Castroneves started the race on the pole position. This would be the final Indy 500 held during the "Split" as the open wheel unification would take place in early 2008. The race began at 1:11 p.m. EDT,http://www.indy500.com/modules/pdf/07Handouts.carbday.pdf Race Weekend Guide indy500.com 2007-05-24 2007-05-24 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20070625043844/http://www.indy500.com/modules/pdf/07Handouts.carbday.pdf 25 June 2007 live and was televised in the United States on the ABC. The race was broadcast in high-definition for the first time. The race also was carried live on the IMS Radio Network and XM Satellite Radio. On lap 113, the race underwent a lengthy rain delay, with Tony Kanaan tentatively sitting as the leader. After three hours, the rain ceased, the track was dried, and the race restarted shortly before 6:15 p.m. EDT. A crash on lap 162 between Dan Wheldon and Marco Andretti brought out the yellow flag with Dario Franchitti leading. Under the caution, rain began falling again and officials halted the race on lap 166. Dario Franchitti was declared the winner after leading 34 laps during the race. All entries utilized ethanol, after 42 years of utilizing methanol. As part of a two-year roll-out, the cars used a 10% ethanol blend in 2006, and for 2007, the cars utilized a full ethanol mixture. Although branded as "100% percent fuel-grade", the fuel was actually a denatured 98% ethanol/2% gasoline blend (E98). The 2007 race was also the final 500 to see the Panoz chassis in competition. Jim Nabors, who sang "Back Home Again in Indiana" during the pre-race festivities twenty-nine times from 1972 to 2006, missed the 2007 race due to an illness. The fans were asked to sing the song in his place.Cavin Curt Jim Nabors to skip singing at Indy 500 http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070525/SPORTS0101/705250457/1053/SPORTS0101 2007-05-25 2007-05-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20071007160432/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20070525%2FSPORTS0101%2F705250457%2F1053%2FSPORTS0101 2007-10-07 live Race schedule + Race schedule — May 2007SunMonTueWedThuFriSat     1  2  3  4  5Mini-Marathon 6ROP 7ROP 8Practice 9Practice10Practice11Practice12Pole Day13Time Trials14 15 16Practice17Practice18Practice19Time Trials20Bump Day21 22 23Comm. Day24 25Carb Day26Parade27Indy 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 Practice (week 1) Unlike previous years, no testing took place prior to the start of official May activities.http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070324/SPORTS01/703240448/1052/SPORTS01 irl notebook IndyStar.com 2007-03-24 2007-03-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070926232739/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20070324%2FSPORTS01%2F703240448%2F1052%2FSPORTS01 September 26, 2007 Private testing was banned for 2007, and no official open test was held. Dreyer & Reinbold Racing was fined $25,000 for the use of an illegal fuel mixture, containing 27% methanol (no methanol is allowed) in one of its cars during pole day. Team officials claimed this was due to an inexperienced crew member using an old container of fuel and was not intentional. Indy Racing League chief administrator Brian Barnhart called this "at least plausible," noting that the presence of water in the fuel mixture supports the claim that the fuel was old. The illegal mixture was used only during practice, not for a qualification attempt.Cavin Curt Team fined for illegal fuel http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070523/SPORTS0101/705230493/1053/SPORTS0101 2007-05-23 2007-05-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20070926232928/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20070523%2FSPORTS0101%2F705230493%2F1053%2FSPORTS0101 2007-09-26 live From 1974 to 2005, only methanol fuel was used in the Indianapolis 500; and from 1965 to 1973, the rules were crafted in such a way to encourage the use of methanol in order to be competitive. In 2006, a 10% ethanol-90% methanol mixture had been used in the IRL in transition to the ethanol fuel used in the IRL for the 2007 season. The initial official entry list was released on April 10, 2007, featuring 69 cars, four former winners, and one rookie.http://www.indy500.com/news/story.php?story_id=8581 Four Winners, Three Women Among Drivers On Indy 500 Entry List Indy500.com 2007-04-10 2007-04-11 2007-08-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20070810002028/http://www.indy500.com/news/story.php?story_id=8581 dead Sunday May 6, 2007 - A. J. Foyt Opening Day & Rookie Orientation Program Weather: Sunny, 73 F Practice summary: The first day of practice opened with a ceremonial lap celebrating A. J. Foyt's fiftieth year of participation at Indianapolis. Practice focused on the rookie tests of Milka Duno and Phil Giebler, as well as refresher tests by five veterans. Duno completed all four phases of her rookie test, and Giebler completed two. Michael Andretti posted the fastest speed of the day, while popular Davey Hamilton made his return to the cockpit, after a devastating 2001 crash at Texas. No incidents were reported. + May 6, 2007 - Top Practice SpeedsRookie Orientation Results of Session (Practice 1) http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy-rop/indycar-results-p1.pdf 2007-05-06 2007-05-13 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235123/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy-rop/indycar-results-p1.pdf 2007-08-07 dead Rank CarNo. Driver Team BestSpeed 139USA Michael AndrettiAndretti Green219.871 212AUS Ryan BriscoeLuczo-Dragon Racing218.216 302USA Davey HamiltonVision Racing218.022 421USA Jaques LazierPlaya Del Racing216.467 523VEN Milka Duno orange R silverSAMAX Motorsports214.128 Monday May 7, 2007 - Rookie Orientation Program Weather: Sunny, 76 F Practice summary: The second day of Rookie Orientation saw the same seven drivers from the previous day's practice without incident. Rookie Phil Giebler finished the final two phases of his rookie test. Rookie Milka Duno completed the most practice laps of the day (74), while Michael Andretti posted the fastest speed for the second day in a row. + May 7, 2007 - Top Practice SpeedsRookie Orientation Results of Session (Practice 2) http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy-rop/indycar-results-p2.pdf 2007-05-07 2007-05-13 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235139/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy-rop/indycar-results-p2.pdf 2007-08-07 dead Rank CarNo. Driver Team BestSpeed 139USA Michael AndrettiAndretti Green221.579 212AUS Ryan BriscoeLuczo-Dragon Racing221.427 302USA Davey HamiltonVision Racing220.214 421USA Phil Giebler orange R silverPlaya Del Racing217.091 519USA Jon HerbRacing Professionals216.763 Tuesday May 8, 2007 - IndyCar Series practice Weather: Sunny, 82 F Practice summary: The first full day of practice featured veterans on the track for the first time. Dan Wheldon led the speed chart as the first driver over 225 mi/h km/h on. Jon Herb was involved in the first crash of the month, doing a half-spin at the exit of turn two and crashing into the outside wall. Herb was not injured. + May 8, 2007 - Top Practice Speeds91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 1) http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p1.pdf 2007-05-08 2007-05-13 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235135/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p1.pdf 2007-08-07 dead Rank CarNo. Driver Team BestSpeed 110GBR Dan WheldonTarget Chip Ganassi225.074 23BRA Hélio CastronevesTeam Penske224.996 32RSA Tomas ScheckterVision Racing224.783 411BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green224.622 59NZL Scott DixonTarget Chip Ganassi224.564 Wednesday May 9, 2007 - IndyCar Series practice Weather: Morning rain, afternoon clouds, 78 F Practice summary: Rain in the morning and early afternoon delayed the start of practice until 4:00 p.m. The two-hours session saw heavy action, with Dan Wheldon leading the speed chart for the second day in a row. No incidents were reported. + May 9, 2007 - Top Practice Speeds91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 2) http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p2.pdf 2007-05-09 2007-05-13 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235128/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p2.pdf 2007-08-07 dead Rank CarNo. Driver Team BestSpeed 110GBR Dan WheldonTarget Chip Ganassi226.391 23BRA Hélio CastronevesTeam Penske225.820 39NZL Scott DixonTarget Chip Ganassi224.902 426USA Marco AndrettiAndretti Green224.745 511BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green224.112 Thursday May 10, 2007 - IndyCar Series practice Weather: Partly cloudy, 86 F Practice summary: The warmest day of the week thus far saw some of the fastest laps turned so far for the month. Scott Dixon set fast lap with two minutes remaining in the session. Danica Patrick was second fastest for the day. No incidents were reported + May 10, 2007 - Top Practice Speeds91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 3) http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p3.pdf 2007-05-10 2007-05-13 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235148/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p3.pdf 2007-08-07 dead Rank CarNo. Driver Team BestSpeed 19NZL Scott DixonTarget Chip Ganassi226.473 27USA Danica PatrickAndretti Green226.358 310GBR Dan WheldonTarget Chip Ganassi224.902 42RSA Tomas ScheckterVision Racing226.161 512AUS Ryan BriscoeLuczo-Dragon Racing225.995 Friday May 11, 2007 - "Fast" Friday IndyCar Series practice Weather: Partly cloudy, 85 F Practice summary: The final day of practice before pole qualifying saw Scott Dixon turn the fastest lap of the month. Rookie Milka Duno crashed in the exit of turn 1. She spun and hit the SAFER barrier hard with the rear of the car, but she was not injured. + May 11, 2007 - Top Practice Speeds91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 4) http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p4.pdf 2007-05-11 2007-05-13 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235141/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p4.pdf 2007-08-07 dead Rank CarNo. Driver Team BestSpeed 19NZL Scott DixonTarget Chip Ganassi227.167 210GBR Dan WheldonTarget Chip Ganassi226.650 311BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green226.236 426USA Marco AndrettiAndretti Green226.230 527GBR Dario FranchittiAndretti Green226.189 Qualifying (first weekend) thumb|Hélio Castroneves makes his pole-winning qualification run. Saturday May 12, 2007 - AAMCO Pole Day Weather: Sunny, high 82 F Qualifying summary: Pole day time trials were held under a new qualifying procedure, implemented in 2005, but not fully utilized in 2005 or 2006 due to rain delays. Only the top 11 cars would qualify on pole day, and the remaining would be "bumped" out. Each qualifying run consisted of four laps, and each car was allowed three attempts per day. Buddy Rice was the first out to qualify, but his speed ultimately did not make the top 11. During the first trip through the qualifying order, Team Penske pulled both Hélio Castroneves and Sam Hornish Jr. out of line, and decided to attempt to qualify later in the day, when the temperatures would be cooler. After the initial qualifying runs, Dario Franchitti qualified for the provisional pole position. Later in the afternoon, both Castroneves and Hornish completed qualifying runs, but neither were unable to knock Franchitti off the pole. Hornish's first attempt would have been fast enough to take the pole, but he nearly hit the outside wall in the southchute on his second lap. Even with this error, however, Hornish's run was only 0.0327 seconds slower than Franchitti's. Almost immediately, Hornish withdrew and tried a second attempt, and again nearly took the pole, but on his final lap, his car bobbled in the north chute, and his second attempt was slower than his first. This would cost him a spot on the starting grid when Scott Dixon later withdrew his qualifying run and made another attempt, this one faster than Hornish's second attempt. With eight minutes left in qualifying, Castroneves' car was withdrawn, and he made a second attempt. After nearly four hours, Franchitti was finally knocked off the pole position. With only three minutes left, Tony Kanaan withdrew his first attempt, made the final qualifying run of the day. While his first three laps were fast enough to take the pole away from Castroneves, his last lap fell short and qualified second. This was Hélio Castroneves' second Indy 500 pole position. He also won the pole in 2003. + May 12, 2007 - Pole Day Qualifying Results Rank CarNo. Driver Team Qual.Speed 13BRA Hélio CastronevesTeam Penske225.817 211BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green225.757 327GBR Dario FranchittiAndretti Green225.191 49NZL Scott DixonTarget Chip Ganassi225.122 56USA Sam Hornish Jr.Team Penske225.109 610GBR Dan WheldonTarget Chip Ganassi224.641 712AUS Ryan BriscoeLuczo-Dragon Racing224.410 87USA Danica PatrickAndretti Green224.076 926USA Marco AndrettiAndretti Green223.299 102RSA Tomas ScheckterVision Racing222.877 1139USA Michael AndrettiAndretti Green222.789 + May 12, 2007 - Top Practice Speeds91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 5/Pole Day) http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p5.pdf 2007-05-12 2007-05-24 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235143/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p5.pdf 2007-08-07 dead Rank CarNo. Driver Team BestSpeed 111BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green226.827 27USA Danica PatrickAndretti Green226.058 39NZL Scott DixonTarget Chip Ganassi225.968 43BRA Hélio CastronevesTeam Penske225.920 510GBR Dan WheldonTarget Chip Ganassi225.917 Sunday May 13, 2007 - Second Day Qualifying Weather: Fair skies, high 74 F Qualifying summary: The second day of time trials filled positions 12–22 on the starting grid. The first hour saw heavy action, featuring strong runs from IndyCar Series regulars such as Scott Sharp (the first to qualify, and his 223.875 speed would hold up as the fastest of the day), Jeff Simmons and Darren Manning. Fan favorite Davey Hamilton also qualified with a solid speed. Later in the afternoon, Sarah Fisher became the second woman to qualify for the field. Bumping began with Marty Roth, Buddy Lazier and Jon Herb all being bumped. Herb went out later, and bumped himself back into the field, only to be bumped out a second time by Lazier. As time was running out, Jaques Lazier took to the track to try to bump himself into the top 22, and effectively bump his brother Buddy out. He was too slow and waved off the run. At the end of the day, two-time Indy 500 winner Al Unser Jr. was the most notable driver bumped for the day, and had to attempt to qualify on the second weekend. + May 13, 2007 - Second Day Qualifying Results Rank CarNo. Driver Team Qual.Speed 128USA Scott SharpRahal Letterman223.875 1317USA Jeff SimmonsRahal Letterman223.693 1420USA Ed CarpenterVision Racing223.495 1514GBR Darren ManningA. J. Foyt Racing223.471 1615USA Buddy RiceDreyer & Reinbold222.820 1755JPN Kosuke MatsuuraPanther Racing222.595 1822USA A. J. Foyt IVVision Racing222.413 194BRA Vítor MeiraPanther Racing222.333 2002USA Davey HamiltonVision Racing222.327 215USA Sarah FisherDreyer & Reinbold221.960 2299USA Buddy LazierSam Schmidt Motorsports221.380 + May 13, 2007 - Top Practice Speeds91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 6/2nd Day) http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p6.pdf 2007-05-13 2007-05-24 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235120/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p6.pdf 2007-08-07 dead Rank CarNo. Driver Team BestSpeed 18USA Scott SharpRahal Letterman224.214 220USA Ed CarpenterVision Racing224.106 317USA Jeff SimmonsRahal Letterman223.894 414GBR Darren ManningA. J. Foyt Racing223.603 54BRA Vítor MeiraPanther Racing223.095 Practice (week 2) Wednesday May 16, 2007 - IndyCar Series practice Weather: Mostly cloudy early, clearing late, high 62 F, 18 mi/h km/h on WNW winds Practice summary: The first day of practice for second-week deals. Only incident was a spin of Jimmy Kite's car when the gearbox casing of his PDM Racing Panoz cracked in turn 2, causing the left-rear suspension to fail. The car made moderate wall contact with the left-front corner and Kite was cleared to drive. Several teams that qualified during the first weekend tested race set ups and ran in packs, including Danica Patrick who set the fastest lap of the day. Jaques Lazier (217.159 mph on) had the fastest lap among drivers who are not yet in the field. + May 16, 2007 - Top Practice Speeds91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 7) http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p7.pdf 2007-05-16 2007-05-16 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235137/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p7.pdf 2007-08-07 dead Rank CarNo. Driver Team BestSpeed 17USA Danica PatrickAndretti Green221.189 29NZL Scott DixonTarget Chip Ganassi220.556 36USA Sam Hornish Jr.Team Penske220.484 426USA Marco AndrettiAndretti Green220.399 527GBR Dario FranchittiAndretti Green220.131 Thursday May 17, 2007 - IndyCar Series practice Weather: Mostly cloudy early, clearing late, high 65 F, 16 mi/h km/h on North winds Practice summary: The second straight day of cold and windy weather resulted in fewer than 800 total laps being turned among 23 drivers. The only incident of the day resulted when Stephan Gregoire lost control on the exit of turn 1 and backed the car into the wall in the south short chute. Only light damage was sustained to the car, but Gregoire complained of back pain and was transported to Methodist Hospital where he was diagnosed with a fracture of the third vertebra endplate and was ruled out for the rest of the month. John Andretti made his first appearance in an IndyCar since 1994 and completed his refresher test. Scott Dixon turned the fastest lap of the day while drafting with teammate Dan Wheldon. Gregoire (217.851 mph on) turned the fastest lap among drivers yet to qualify before his encounter with the wall. + May 17, 2007 - Top Practice Speeds91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 8) http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p8.pdf 2007-05-17 2007-05-18 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235150/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p8.pdf 2007-08-07 dead Rank CarNo. Driver Team BestSpeed 19NZL Scott DixonTarget Chip Ganassi219.985 210GBR Dan WheldonTarget Chip Ganassi219.773 314GBR Darren ManningA. J. Foyt Racing219.116 42RSA Tomas ScheckterVision Racing218.230 520USA Ed CarpenterVision Racing217.995 Friday May 18, 2007 - IndyCar Series practice Weather: Sunny, high 65 F Practice summary: The final full day of practice went incident free as 31 cars took to the track. All the front runners were running in packs, learning how their cars performed in "dirty air." Sam Hornish Jr. turned the fastest lap of the day during such a session. The non-qualified cars of John Andretti and Roger Yasukawa both turned laps over 222 mi/h km/h on without drafting assistance as their teams trimmed their cars out to prepare for qualifying. Friday marked the last day of full practice; however, all cars were permitted to practice on Saturday and Sunday during down periods when no cars were presenting to qualify. + May 18, 2007 - Top Practice Speeds91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 9) http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p9.pdf 2007-05-18 2007-05-19 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235146/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p9.pdf 2007-08-07 dead Rank CarNo. Driver Team BestSpeed 16USA Sam Hornish Jr.Team Penske225.006 29NZL Scott DixonTarget Chip Ganassi224.458 311BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green224.340 427GBR Dario FranchittiAndretti Green224.253 526USA Marco AndrettiAndretti Green223.668 Qualifying (second weekend) Saturday May 19, 2007 - Third Day Qualifying Weather: 72 F, sunny and fair skies Qualifying summary: The third day of time trials focused on positions 23–33. Rookie Milka Duno was the first car to make an attempt, and she became the third female (along with Danica Patrick and Sarah Fisher) to qualify for the same race, an Indy 500 record, becoming the fifth female in Indy 500 history to start the race. Veterans Al Unser Jr. and John Andretti qualified solidly, while second-week drivers Roger Yasukawa and Alex Barron also completed runs. In the final hour, Jon Herb finally made the field, after being bumped the weekend before, but rookie Phil Giebler crashed on his fourth and final lap. Veteran Roberto Moreno, just named to replace Gregoire on Friday, along with Jimmy Kite, wrapped up the qualifying for the day. At the end of the day, the field stood with 32 qualified cars, one short of a full field. During the morning and afternoon, 32 cars made practice runs, most in preparations for race day. Since only 10 of the 11 allotted positions were filled, no bumping occurred Saturday. + May 19, 2007 - Third Day Qualifying Results Rank CarNo. Driver Team Qual.Speed 2324USA Roger YasukawaDreyer & Reinbold Racing222.654 2433USA John Andretti Panther Racing221.756 2550USA Al Unser Jr. A. J. Foyt Racing220.876 2698USA Alex Barron CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports220.471 2719USA Jon HerbRacing Professionals220.108 2821USA Jaques LazierPlaya Del Racing219.409 2923VEN Milka DunoSAMAX Motorsports219.228 3025CAN Marty RothRoth Racing218.922 31†77BRA Roberto MorenoChastain Motorsports216.229 32††18USA Jimmy Kite PDM Racing214.528 †Qualification withdrawn on bump day. ††Bumped on bump day. + May 19, 2007 - Top Practice Speeds91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 10/3rd Day) http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p10.pdf 2007-05-19 2007-05-24 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235130/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p10.pdf 2007-08-07 dead Rank CarNo. Driver Team BestSpeed 110GBR Dan WheldonTarget Chip Ganassi224.895 23BRA Hélio CastronevesTeam Penske224.692 311BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green224.593 49NZL Scott DixonTarget Chip Ganassi223.692 539USA Michael AndrettiAndretti Green223.417 Sunday May 20, 2007 - Bump Day Qualifying thumb|Michael Andretti practicing for the 2007 Indianapolis 500 on May 20 Weather: Sunny and warm Qualifying summary: The field filled to 33 cars just before 3 p.m. as Richie Hearn completed a qualifying attempt. Phil Giebler recovered from his crash the previous day and was able to put his car solidly in the field, bumping Jimmy Kite. Roberto Moreno withdrew his time from the previous day and improved his average by about 4 mi/h km/h on, putting Marty Roth on the bubble. P. J. Jones and Jimmy Kite spent the afternoon trying to get their cars up to speed. In the final hour, both Jones and Kite were running out of miles on their Honda engines leases, and neither had made much progress. Ultimately, Jones gave up. Meanwhile, Kite decided to go out and make last ditch qualifying effort, but his speed was not nearly fast enough to bump Roth. The 6 p.m. gun sounded, and Roth held on to qualify for his third Indy 500. + May 20, 2007 - Bump Day Qualifying Results Rank CarNo. Driver Team Qual.Speed3177BRA Roberto MorenoChastain Motorsports220.2993291USA Richie HearnHemelgarn Racing/Racing Professionals219.8603331USA Phil GieblerPlaya Del Racing219.637 + May 20, 2007 - Top Practice Speeds91st Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results of Session (Practice 11/Bump Day) http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p11.pdf 2007-05-20 2007-05-24 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235125/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-p11.pdf 2007-08-07 dead Rank CarNo. Driver Team BestSpeed 110GBR Dan WheldonTarget Chip Ganassi222.797 29NZL Scott DixonTarget Chip Ganassi222.779 327GBR Dario FranchittiAndretti Green222.699 411BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green222.632 526USA Marco AndrettiAndretti Green222.144 Carb Day Friday May 25, 2007 - IndyCar Series final practice Weather: cloudy, humid, 82 F Practice summary: All 33 qualified cars took to the track and turned in a complete hour-long final practice without incident. Later that day at 3:30 the Miller Lite Concert started with headline act Kid Rock. + May 25, 2007 - Top Practice Speeds Rank CarNo. Driver Team BestSpeed 111BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green225.467 227GBR Dario FranchittiAndretti Green223.807 339USA Michael AndrettiAndretti Green223.575 43BRA Hélio CastronevesTeam Penske223.527 521USA Jaques LazierPlaya Del Racing223.468 Pit Stop Challenge Team Penske won the 31st annual Checkers/Rally's Pit Stop Challenge, their record tenth overall victory in the event. The teams of Hélio Castroneves and Sam Hornish Jr. (both Penske entries) met in the finals with Castroneves and his chief mechanic Rick Rinaman winning the $100,000 first prize after an 8.335-second pit stop. no Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Scott Sharp<br/ >(Rahal Letterman) 8.466 Scott Dixon<br/ >(Chip Ganassi Racing) 11.650 Vítor Meira<br/ >(Panther Racing) 10.095 Dario Franchitti<br/ >(Andretti Green Racing) 11.773 Hélio Castroneves<br/ >(Team Penske) 7.6770 Scott Sharp<br/ >(Rahal Letterman) stalled Sam Hornish Jr.<br/ >(Team Penske) 8.4471 Vítor Meira<br/ >(Panther Racing) 11.7395 Hélio Castroneves<br/ >(Team Penske) 8.335 Sam Hornish Jr.<br/ >(Team Penske) 8.888 Qualifying chronology + Pole Day - Saturday, May 12, 200791st Indianapolis 500 Daily Trackside Report -- May 12 http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=8844 2007-05-12 2007-05-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20070911212243/http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=8844 2007-09-11 dead2007 Indianapolis 500 May 20, 2007 (Bump Day) Qualification Results http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-quals-bumpday.pdf 2007-05-20 2007-05-24 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235118/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2007/reports/indycarseries/indy/indycar-results-quals-bumpday.pdf 2007-08-07 dead Attempt Time Day CarNo. Driver Laps TotalTime Speed(mph) Result Position Rank 1 12:03 1 15USA Buddy Rice 4 2:42.3336 221.766 Qualified; bumped by Michael Andretti — — 2 12:08 1 9NZL Scott Dixon 4 2:40.4630 224.351 Qualified; withdrawn — — 3 12:12 1 12AUS Ryan Briscoe 4 2:40.4208 224.410 Qualified 7 7 4 12:18 1 8USA Scott Sharp 4 2:41.7994 222.498 Qualified; bumped by Marco Andretti — — 5 12:21 1 10 GBR Dan Wheldon 4 2:40.9401 223.686 Qualified; withdrawn — — 6 12:27 1 20USA Ed Carpenter 4 2:41.6630 222.685 Qualified; bumped by Castroneves — — 7 12:31 1 22USA A. J. Foyt IV 4 2:42.5527 221.467 Qualified; bumped by Scheckter — — 8 12:36 1 55JPN Kosuke Matsuura 4 2:42.2603 221.866 Qualified; bumped by Simmons — — 9 12:40 1 7 USA Danica Patrick 4 2:40.6596 224.076 Qualified 8 8 10 12:45 1 4BRA Vítor Meira 2 1:21.4705 220.939 Waved off — — 11 12:48 1 11BRA Tony Kanaan 4 2:40.2719 224.618 Qualified; withdrawn — — 12 12:53 1 27GBR Dario Franchitti 4 2:39.8642 225.191 Qualified 3 3 13 12:58 1 2RSA Tomas Scheckter 4 2:41.5238 222.877 Qualified, bumping Foyt IV 10 14 14 1:03 1 39USA Michael Andretti 4 2:41.5880 222.789 Qualified, bumping Rice 11 16 15 1:07 1 17USA Jeff Simmons 4 2:41.6617 222.687 Qualified, bumping Matsuura; bumped by Hornish — — 16 1:11 1 26USA Marco Andretti 4 2:41.2186 223.299 Qualified, bumping Sharp 9 13 17 4:12 1 3BRA Hélio Castroneves 4 2:40.0088 224.988 Qualified, bumping Carpenter; withdrawn — — 18 4:36 1 6USA Sam Hornish Jr. 4 2:39.8969 225.145 Qualified, bumping Simmons; withdrawn — — 19 4:51 1 6USA Sam Hornish Jr. 4 2:39.9227 225.109 Qualified 5 5 20 5:23 1 9NZL Scott Dixon 4 2:39.9136 225.122 Qualified 4 4 21 5:28 1 8USA Scott Sharp 4 2:41.6209 222.743 Failed to qualify — — 22 5:33 1 17USA Jeff Simmons 4 2:41.8433 222.437 Failed to qualify — — 23 5:38 1 10GBR Dan Wheldon 4 2:40.2557 224.641 Qualified 6 6 24 5:42 1 20USA Ed Carpenter 4 2:41.6871 222.652 Failed to qualify — — 25 5:48 1 14GBR Darren Manning 4 2:41.6844 222.656 Failed to qualify — — 26 5:52 1 3BRA Hélio Castroneves 4 2:39.4214 225.817 Qualified 1 1 27 5:57 1 11BRA Tony Kanaan 4 2:39.4634 225.757 Qualified 2 2 + Sunday May 13, 200791st Indianapolis 500 Daily Trackside Report -- May 13 http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=8863 2007-05-13 2007-05-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20070818060547/http://www1.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=8863 2007-08-18 dead Attempt Time Day CarNo. Driver Laps TotalTime Speed(mph) Result Position Rank 28 12:02 2 8USA Scott Sharp 4 2:40.8041 223.875 Qualified 12 9 29 12:07 2 55JPN Kosuke Matsuura 4 2:41.7290 222.595 Qualified 17 18 30 12:11 2 99USA Buddy Lazier 4 2:43.3010 220.452 Qualified; bumped by Rice — — 31 12:16 2 17USA Jeff Simmons 4 2:40.9352 223.693 Qualified 13 10 32 12:20 2 25CAN Marty Roth 4 2:43.7193 219.889 Qualified; bumped by Foyt IV — — 33 12:25 2 14GBR Darren Manning 4 2:41.0950 223.471 Qualified 15 12 34 12:30 2 50USA Al Unser Jr. 4 2:42.9233 220.963 Qualified; bumped by Herb — — 35 12:35 2 19USA Jon Herb 4 2:43.7065 219.906 Qualified; bumped by Fisher — — 36 12:39 2 02USA Davey Hamilton 4 2:41.9238 222.327 Qualified 20 21 37 1:09 2 4BRA Vítor Meira 4 2:41.9196 222.333 Qualified 19 20 38 1:45 2 20USA Ed Carpenter 4 2:41.0777 223.495 Qualified 14 11 39 2:24 2 22USA A. J. Foyt IV 4 2:41.8607 222.413 Qualified, bumping Roth 18 19 40 3:26 2 5USA Sarah Fisher 4 2:42.1914 221.960 Qualified, bumping Herb 21 22 41 3:34 2 15USA Buddy Rice 4 2:41.5612 222.826 Qualified, bumping B. Lazier 16 15 42 5:29 2 19USA Jon Herb 4 2:42.8440 221.070 Qualified, bumping Unser Jr.; bumped by B. Lazier — — 43 5:53 2 99USA Buddy Lazier 4 2:42.6165 221.380 Qualified, bumping Herb 22 24 44 5:58 2 21USA Jaques Lazier 1 0:40.8700 220.210 Waved off — — + Saturday May 19, 200791st Indianapolis 500 Daily Trackside Report -- May 19 http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=8932 2007-05-19 2007-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210216/http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=8932 2007-09-27 dead Attempt Time Day CarNo. Driver Laps TotalTime Speed(mph) Result Position Rank 45 12:03 3 23VEN Milka Duno 4 2:44.2129 219.228 Qualified 29 32 46 12:07 3 24USA Roger Yasukawa 4 2:41.6855 222.654 Qualified 23 17 47 12:12 3 19USA Jon Herb 3 2:02.5974 220.233 Waved off — — 48 12:25 3 25CAN Marty Roth 4 2:44.4421 218.922 Qualified 30 33 49 12:59 3 33USA John Andretti 4 2:42.3403 221.756 Qualified 24 23 50 2:20 3 50USA Al Unser Jr. 4 2:42.9871 220.876 Qualified 25 25 51 5:14 3 98USA Alex Barron 4 2:43.2871 220.471 Qualified 26 26 52 5:18 3 21USA Jaques Lazier 4 2:44.0774 219.409 Qualified 28 31 53 5:23 3 19USA Jon Herb 4 2:43.5561 220.108 Qualified 27 28 54 5:27 3 31USA Phil Giebler 3 2:01.9724 221.362 Crashed in turn 2 on 4th lap — — 55 5:44 3 77BRA Roberto Moreno 4 2:46.4902 216.229 Qualified; withdrawn on bump day — — 56 5:54 3 18USA Jimmy Kite 4 2:47.8104 214.528 Qualified; bumped by Giebler on bump day — — + Bump Day - Sunday May 20, 200791st Indianapolis 500 Daily Trackside Report -- May 20 http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=8945 2007-05-20 2007-05-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210349/http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=8945 2007-09-27 dead91st Indianapolis 500 Starting Line-up http://www.indycar.com/grid/index-indy.php 2007-05-20 2007-05-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20070531171550/http://www.indycar.com/grid/index-indy.htm 2007-05-31 dead Attempt Time Day CarNo. Driver Laps TotalTime Speed(mph) Result Position Rank 57 2:39 4 91USA Richie Hearn 4 2:43.7408 219.860 Qualified 32 29 58 3:52 4 31USA Phil Giebler 4 2:43.9071 219.637 Qualified, bumping Kite 33 30 59 5:01 4 77BRA Roberto Moreno 4 2:43.4139 220.299 Qualified 31 27 60 5:57 4 18USA Jimmy Kite 1 0:41.9103 214.744 Waved off — — Starting grid RowInsideMiddleOutside13BRA Hélio Castroneves gold W silver11BRA Tony Kanaan27GBR Dario Franchitti29NZL Scott Dixon6USA Sam Hornish Jr. gold W silver10GBR Dan Wheldon gold W silver312AUS Ryan Briscoe7USA Danica Patrick26USA Marco Andretti42RSA Tomas Scheckter39USA Michael Andretti8USA Scott Sharp517USA Jeff Simmons20USA Ed Carpenter14GBR Darren Manning615USA Buddy Rice gold W silver55JPN Kosuke Matsuura22USA A. J. Foyt IV74BRA Vítor Meira02USA Davey Hamilton5USA Sarah Fisher899USA Buddy Lazier gold W silver24USA Roger Yasukawa33USA John Andretti950USA Al Unser Jr. gold W silver98USA Alex Barron19USA Jon Herb1021USA Jaques Lazier23VEN Milka Duno orange R silver25CAN Marty Roth1177BRA Roberto Moreno91USA Richie Hearn31USA Phil Giebler orange R silver gold W silver = Former Indianapolis 500 winner; orange R silver = Indianapolis 500 rookie Failed to Qualify No. Car NumberDriverTeamReason18USA Jimmy KitePDM RacingBumped, too slow40USA P. J. JonesTeam Leader MotorsportsToo slow77FRA Stéphan GrégoireChastain MotorsportsInjured in practice crash Race summary thumb|The pace car, a 2007 Chevrolet Camaro thumb|The field in formation entering Turn 4 en route to the green flag thumb|Emergency crews attempting to dry the track during the red flag thumb|Dario Franchitti leads the field back to the final restart on Lap 162 thumb|Marco Andretti's beaten car being towed after his wreck thumb|Race winner Dario Franchitti celebrating with teammate Tony Kanaan in the rain Pre-race Weather: 76 F, cloudy and rain, some patches of sunshine in the afternoon Rain fell overnight, but stopped before the gates opened in the morning. At 7:45 a.m., rain began to fall again, and threatened to delay or wash out the race. Around 10:00 a.m., the rain stopped and maintenance crews began to dry the track. Despite the morning showers, Speedway chairperson Mari Hulman George gave the command to start engines on time as scheduled at 1:05 p.m. EDT. Start During the pace lap, the race nearly took a dramatic turn as pole-sitter Hélio Castroneves failed to start. After several attempts, his car finally fired, and he joined the field in turn 4. A rather ragged start saw Castroneves take the lead into the first turn, but Tony Kanaan slipped by to lead lap one. Green-flag racing continued until lap 11, when John Andretti lost a rear-view mirror, bringing out a debris caution yellow flag. When racing resumed, Castroneves, Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti, and Scott Dixon all took their turn at the lead. Roberto Moreno caused the 2nd caution when he slid high in turn 1, slapped the wall, and hit the wall again in turn 2 before coming to rest. Jon Herb was the next car to be in an accident after he slid in turn 2 and hit the wall, ending his day. Milka Duno also spun in turn 1 and backed her car into the wall, damaging and ending her day as well. On the 74th lap, Dario Franchitti took the lead for the first time, and led until he pit on the 89th lap. Around that time, officials were warning that rain was approaching the area. After several drivers sequenced through green-flag pit stops, Tony Kanaan led Marco Andretti. Suddenly, on the 99th lap, John Andretti got high in turn two, and crashed into the outside wall, bringing out the caution. Jeff Simmons found himself unexpectedly in the lead, but pitted a lap later, giving Marco Andretti the lead. With rain only a few miles away, the ensuing lap 107 restart could decide the winner. As the green came out, Tony Kanaan got the jump on Andretti, and took the lead in turn 1. Moments later, Phil Giebler spun and crashed in turn 1, bringing the yellow out once again. Before safety crews could clear the track, heavy rain fell, and the race was red flagged. Red flag When the race was stopped, 113 laps were completed. A race is required to go a minimum of 101 laps before it can be official. If rain continued the rest of the afternoon, it could be declared official. Andretti Green Racing was scored 1st-2nd-3rd with Kanaan leading, Marco Andretti second, and Danica Patrick third. After nearly three hours, the rain stopped and the track was dry. Shortly after 6:00 p.m., the field lined up in the pits for a restart. Restart Tony Kanaan took over where he left off and pulled away from the field. Danica Patrick got by Marco Andretti and took over second place. Approximately 30 laps of uninterrupted intense green flag racing followed. Another sequence of green-flag pit stops saw all of the leaders head to the pits. Jaques Lazier stayed out a couple of extra laps, and led the race for the first time in his career. After the stops, Kanaan returned to the lead, followed by defending champion Sam Hornish Jr. Finish On the 151st lap, Marty Roth slid high in turn 1 and smacked the wall, and started an exciting sequence of events. The skies were darkening, and rain was fast approaching again, which would certainly end the race for good. Under the yellow, many leaders pit for tires and fuel, while some drivers, including Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon, stayed out to gain track position. On the 156th lap, the field went back to green, however, in turn four, Tony Kanaan came up on the back of Jaques Lazier, sending Lazier into the wall, and sending Kanaan's car into a spin. He blew a tire and coasted into the pits. Moments later, the field assembled for what was expected to be the final restart before the rains came. Franchitti, working lap 163, held the lead into the backstretch. Behind him, Marco Andretti tangled with Dan Wheldon, and Andretti's car flipped down the backstretch. Buddy Rice was also involved. Before the track could be cleared, a heavy rainstorm fell on the track, and the race was called after 166 laps with Dario Franchitti declared the winner. As was the case in 2004, victory lane celebrations were cancelled. Franchitti drove his car inside the Master Control Tower ("Pagoda") for victory ceremonies in an indoor setting, which is now established as the standard procedure in inclement weather. As of the 2026 race, this was the most recent "500" to be shortened by rain. Box score FinishStartCarNo.DriverTeamChassisEngineLapsStatusPoints1327GBR Dario FranchittiAndretti Green RacingDallaraHonda166 151.774 mph50249NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingDallaraHonda166 +0.361040313BRA Hélio Castroneves gold W silverTeam PenskeDallaraHonda166 +1.848535456USA Sam Hornish Jr. gold W silverTeam PenskeDallaraHonda166 +4.6324325712AUS Ryan BriscoeLuczo-Dragon RacingDallaraHonda166 +5.2109306128USA Scott SharpRahal Letterman RacingDallaraHonda166 +9.3470287102RSA Tomas ScheckterVision RacingDallaraHonda166 +11.382326887USA Danica PatrickAndretti Green RacingDallaraHonda166 +12.17892492002USA Davey HamiltonVision RacingDallaraHonda166 +15.41162210194BRA Vítor MeiraPanther RacingDallaraHonda166 +17.699120111317USA Jeff SimmonsRahal Letterman RacingDallaraHonda166 +19.71191912211BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green RacingDallaraHonda166 +21.433918+3131139USA Michael AndrettiAndretti Green RacingDallaraHonda166 +35.123517141822USA A. J. Foyt IVVision RacingDallaraHonda165 -1 Lap16152698USA Alex BarronCURB/Agajanian/Beck MotorsportsDallaraHonda165 -1 Lap15161755JPN Kosuke MatsuuraPanther RacingDallaraHonda165 -1 Lap14171420USA Ed CarpenterVision RacingDallaraHonda164 -1 Lap1318215USA Sarah FisherDreyer & Reinbold RacingDallaraHonda164 -2 Laps12192299USA Buddy Lazier gold W silverSam Schmidt MotorsportsDallaraHonda164 -2 Laps12201514GBR Darren ManningA. J. Foyt RacingDallaraHonda164 -2 Laps12212324USA Roger YasukawaDreyer & Reinbold RacingDallaraHonda164 -2 Laps1222610GBR Dan Wheldon gold W silverChip Ganassi RacingDallaraHonda163Crash12233291USA Richie HearnHemelgarn Racing/Racing ProfessionalsDallaraHonda163 -3 Laps1224926USA Marco AndrettiAndretti Green RacingDallaraHonda162Crash12251615USA Buddy Rice gold W silverDreyer & Reinbold RacingDallaraHonda162Crash10262550USA Al Unser Jr. gold W silverA. J. Foyt RacingDallaraHonda161 -5 Laps10272821USA Jaques LazierPlaya Del RacingPanozHonda155Crash10283025CAN Marty RothRoth RacingDallaraHonda148Crash10293331USA Phil Giebler orange R silverPlaya Del RacingPanozHonda106Crash10302433USA John AndrettiPanther RacingDallaraHonda95Crash10312923VEN Milka Duno orange R silverSAMAX MotorsportDallaraHonda65Crash10322719USA Jon HerbRacing ProfessionalsDallaraHonda51Crash10333177BRA Roberto MorenoChastain MotorsportsPanozHonda36Crash10 gold W silver Former Indianapolis 500 winner orange R silver Indianapolis 500 Rookie All entrants utilized Firestone tires. Race statistics Nine drivers led the race, with a total of twenty-three lead changes.Official Box Score http://www.indycar.com/stats/boxscores/2007/indy_05272007.pdf 2007-05-27 2008-05-11 PDF Lap Leaders Laps Leader1–2 Tony Kanaan3 Hélio Castroneves4–13 Tony Kanaan14–17 Hélio Castroneves18–26 Tony Kanaan27–40 Hélio Castroneves41–46 Marco Andretti47–53 Scott Dixon54–68 Tony Kanaan69–71 Scott Dixon72–73 Sam Hornish Jr.74–88 Dario Franchitti89 Scott Dixon90 Michael Andretti91–100 Tony Kanaan101 Jeff Simmons102–107 Marco Andretti108–116 Tony Kanaan117 Marco Andretti118–136 Tony Kanaan137–143 Dario Franchitti144–145 Jaques Lazier146–154 Tony Kanaan155–166 Dario Franchitti Total laps led Driver Laps Tony Kanaan 83 Dario Franchitti 34 Hélio Castroneves 19 Marco Andretti 13 Scott Dixon 11 Sam Hornish Jr. 2 Jaques Lazier 2 Michael Andretti 1 Jeff Simmons 1 Cautions: 11 for 55 lapsLapsReason11–15 Debris; John Andretti lost mirror38–43 Roberto Moreno crash in turn 152–59 Jon Herb crash in turn 266–70 Milka Duno crash in turn 199–106 John Andretti crash in turn 2108–111 Phil Giebler crash in turn 1112–113 Rain (red flag)114–115 Warm-up laps for restart151–156 Marty Roth crash in turn 1157–161 Tony Kanaan, Jaques Lazier crash in turn 4163–166 Andretti, Wheldon, Rice, Carpenter crash on backstretch; Rain (red flag) Awards The Victory Celebration was held Monday May 28, 2007.http://www.indy500.com/news/story.php?story_id=9053 Franchitti Earns $1.6 Million From Record Indianapolis 500 Purse 2007-05-28 2007-06-29 2007-09-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20070925000046/http://www.indy500.com/news/story.php?story_id=9053 dead Some of the many awards handed out during the evening included: A record total purse of $10,668,815 Race winner Dario Franchitti won $1,645,233 Phil Giebler won the Rookie of the Year Tony Kanaan won the Scott Brayton Driver's Trophy Broadcasting Television The race was broadcast in the United States on ABC for the 43rd consecutive year. Time trials were shown live on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2. For the first time, the race would be aired in high definition. This was the final 500 broadcast for Rusty Wallace as he was involved with ESPN on ABC NASCAR broadcasts. For the second year in a row, the telecast utilized the Side-by-Side format for commercial breaks. + ABC TelevisionBooth AnnouncersPit/garage reportersHost: Brent Musburger Announcer: Marty Reid Color: Scott Goodyear Color: Rusty WallaceJack AruteVince WelchBrienne PedigoJamie Little Radio The race was broadcast on radio by the IMS Radio Network for the 55th consecutive year. Mike King served as anchor. Davey Hamilton, who previously served as the "driver expert" on the network, returned to cockpit for the first time since 2001. After six years recovery from his serious crash, he offered live in-car reporting to the broadcast during caution periods. Making a popular return to the IMS Radio Network was former "Voice of the 500" Bob Jenkins. In 2006, Jenkins had worked on the Speedway public address system, but for 2007, he took over the turn two reporting location. Jenkins filled the spot previously held by Adam Alexander, who departed the network. For the third year in a row, Kevin Olson conducted his annual pre-race interview with David Letterman. Olson served as a pit reporter in the center pits during the early stages of the race, then later moved to cover the garages and track hospital. + Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network Booth AnnouncersTurn ReportersPit/garage reportersChief Announcer: Mike King Driver expert: Johnny Parsons Color: Dave Wilson Historian: Donald Davidson Live in-car reports: Davey Hamilton Commentary: Chris EconomakiTurn 1: Jerry Baker Turn 2: Bob Jenkins Turn 3: Mark Jaynes Turn 4: Chris DenariJake Query (north pits)Dave Argabright (center pits)Kevin Lee (south pits)Kevin Olson (garages/hospital) See also Indy Racing League 2007 IndyCar Series season Notes References 2 Works cited 2007 Indianapolis 500 Daily Trackside Report for the Media Indianapolis 500 History: Race & All-Time Stats - Official Site 2006 Sam Hornish Jr. 2007 Dario Franchitti 2008 Scott Dixon Kansas Lottery Indy 300 IRL IndyCar Seriesround 5 2007 ABC Supply Company A. J. 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