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June 21, 2018 It was one of the ultimate head-to-head showdowns in Indianapolis 500 history, and neither driver was going to blink on the final lap. Sato kept his right foot pressed to the floor, with his left wheel dipping below the white line as his car tried to slip past Franchitti, on his right, for the lead. Then Sato’s blue-and-white car did a three-quarter spin at the apex of Turn 1, and his machine -- and dreams of Indianapolis 500 glory – crashed against the SAFER Barrier in Turn 1. Replays were inconclusive as to whether the cars made contact. Franchitti moved higher up the track to avoid Sato’s spinning car, and he barely held on to his machine to keep the lead when the caution flag flew, ensuring his third Indianapolis 500 victory. While Franchitti basked in the glory of drinking milk in Victory Lane for the third time, Sato gained enormous respect and adulation from fellow drivers and fans for his brave, refuse-to-lift effort on the last lap despite his 17th-place finish after the crash. No one ever would take Takuma Sato lightly again at Indianapolis after that day, and Sato would earn popular redemption for the 2012 crash when he won the “500” five years later.

June 17, 2018 Watch the full weekend recap of the 102nd Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. Featuring action, music and the festivities of Miller Lite Carb Day, Legends Day presented by Firestone and 102nd Indy 500. ... Miller Lite Carb Day featured the final Indy 500 practice, Indy Lights Freedom 100, Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge and the Miller Lite Carb Day Concert featuring Train and special guest Blues Traveler. Music: Train, Drive By ... Legends Day presented by Firestone featured the full field autograph session, Indy 500 drivers meeting, 500 Festival Parade and the Firestone Legends Day Concert featuring Sam Hunt and special guests Filmore and Canaan Smith. Music: Sam Hunt, House Party ... Race Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway featured the 102nd Running of the Indianapolis 500 and Indy 500 Snake Pit presented by Coors Light. Music: GRiZ & Big Gigantic, Good Times Roll // http://www.mynameisgriz.com

June 14, 2018 Unser pulled to within a car length of Fittipaldi on Lap 193, and the two drivers nearly touched wheels a lap later while working traffic and dicing for the lead. On Lap 196, Unser passed Fittipaldi for the lead in Turn 3, pulling away due to his lighter fuel tanks. On Lap 199, Unser was slowed by lapped traffic, which let Fittipaldi gain ground. Fittipaldi pulled inside Unser on the backstretch amid thick lapped traffic, and the two cars entered Turn 3 side by side with the crowd roaring and on its feet. Both drivers were racing at 10/10ths, and Fittipaldi’s Penske/Chevrolet car drifted a bit high in Turn 3, touching wheels with Unser’s Lola/Chevy. Unser spun and crashed hard into the Turn 3 wall. The caution flag flew, and Fittipaldi was guaranteed his first Indianapolis 500 victory and became the first foreign-born Indy 500 winner since fellow Formula One World Champion Graham Hill in 1966.

June 07, 2018 The closest finish in Indianapolis 500 history, between Al Unser Jr. and Scott Goodyear in 1992, almost didn’t happen for a reason often forgotten – Goodyear didn’t qualify for the race. Unser led by three-tenths of a second with four laps remaining, parrying Goodyear through the final lap. Goodyear continued to draft Unser on the final lap, staying within two car lengths. But Unser’s Galles Racing Galmer/Chevrolet got slightly loose in Turn 4 on the final lap, and Goodyear pounced. He pulled up to Unser’s gearbox on the front straight, with the checkered flag in the air. Goodyear darted out of the draft and to the inside but fell just a few feet short of Unser at the Yard of Bricks start-finish line. The official margin of victory was .043 of a second – almost exactly half of the time span that bumped Scott Goodyear from the field just a week earlier – in the closest finish in Indianapolis 500 history.

June 04, 2018 Will Power swept the Month of May and completed the May Double by winning the 2018 INDYCAR Grand Prix and the 102nd Running of the Indianapolis 500 becoming the first driver to win on the road course and oval for a major racing event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Follow his journey from the beginning of May to Victory Circle in our May Double highlight.

May 30, 2018 View the quick recap of the 2018 Indy 500 Snake Pit presented by Coors Light at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 102nd Running of the Indianapolis 500.

May 30, 2018 2018 Indianapolis 500 champion Will Power takes the podium during the 2018 Indianapolis 500 Victory Celebration to discuss the race, his team and his reaction in Victory Circle at the 102nd Running of the Indianapolis 500.

May 29, 2018 2005 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Danica Patrick speaks at the 2018 Indianapolis Victory Celebration following her final race at the 102nd Running of the Indianapolis 500.

May 29, 2018 17-time Indianapolis 500 winning team owner Roger Penske talks about the skill of Will Power and his admiration for the Indianapolis 500.

May 29, 2018 We condensed Race Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 102nd Running of the Indianapolis 500 into just over a minute. See the stands fill and exit when 300,000+ fans attend "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing."

May 29, 2018 Three-time Indianapolis 500 pole winner Ed Carpenter speaks at the 2018 Indianapolis 500 Victory Celebration following his best finish of second at the 102nd Running of the Indy 500.

May 29, 2018 2008 Indianapolis 500 champion Scott Dixon talks during the 2018 Victory Celebration following his third place finish in the 102nd Running of the Indianapolis 500.