Lap 150’s top 10 was Castroneves, O’Ward, Pagenaud, Sato, Montoya, Power, Andretti, Ericsson, Ferrucci, Hinchcliffe and Rosenqvist, 11.6s back from the leader. Castroneves was in on Lap 151. O’Ward, the new leader, was in at the end of Lap 151. Power’s pit from P11 went wrong on Lap 153 as he spun and stalled while sitting backwards in Pagenaud’s pit box.

Lap 160’s top 10 was Dixon, Palou, Castroneves, O’Ward, Hunter-Reay, VeeKay, Sato, Herta, Pagenaud, and Newgarden, 14.5s behind the leader. Dixon pitted on Lap 163 with a goal of making it to the finish without another stop. He resumed in P24.

Lap 170 had Castroneves take the lead from Palou, and behind them, it was Hunter-Reay, VeeKay, Herta, Sato, and others as pit stop happened and de Silvestro spun on pit lane and remained there. Newgarden also stopped. Castroneves pitted from the lead on Lap 173. Palou was in at the end of the lap as Hunter-Reay locked a brake and sailed past O’Ward in avoidance. Castroneves passed Palou on Lap 176. Hunter-Rear would lose a lap after being called in for a pit lane speeding violation. He’d resume in P27, a lap down.

Lap 180 had Palou move ahead of Castroneves as others ahead needed to pit. Castroneves passed Palou on Lap 183 as Rosenqvist, Hildebrand, and Sato held P1-3 while needing to make their final stops. Palou went back ahead of Castroneves on Lap 184 with O’Ward behind the Brazilian. Castroneves went past Palou on Lap 186 into Turn 1 and Palou went back in front in Turn 3.
As the laps wound down it looked like a three-horse race with Castroneves, Palou and O’Ward up front. Motorsport Images

Lap 190 had Rosenqvist, Sato, Palou, Castroneves, O’Ward, Pagenaud, McLaughlin, Carpenter, Karam, and Montoya in the top 10. It’s on.

Dixon is in P15, but is running super slow to save fuel and falling back.

Lap 194 and Helio takes the lead from Palou as Sato pits from P1. Palou goes to P1 on Lap 196. Palou sets the fastest lap of the race on Lap 197 with a 225.931mph. Another pit lane drive-through for Rosenqvist.

Castroneves takes the lead into Turn 1 on Lap 199! Big traffic ahead of them entering the last lap….

HELIO CASTRONEVES AND MEYER SHANK RACING HAVE WON THE INDY 500!

 

IMS needed another four-time winner - Boles

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emailBy Chris Medland | May 31, 2021 8:40 AM ET

Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Doug Boles says the Indy 500 needed another four-time winner after Helio Castroneves’ success at the 105th running of the event.

Last year’s Indy 500 took place behind closed doors, but this year there were around 135,000 fans inside the Speedway to see Castroneves beat Alex Palou and give Meyer Shank Racing its first win. The 46-year-old joins A.J. Foyt, Al Unser Sr and Rick Mears as the most successful drivers in the history of the event, and Boles believes the race needed another driver to match that feat and join the elite club.

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“We’ve got three of them with A.J. and Al and Rick, and A.J.’s brick is in the yard of bricks, we gave Al his and it will go in next week probably, and then we’re going to put in Rick’s sometime this summer,” Boles told RACER. “Now we’ve got a fourth one!

“Unfortunately our four-time winners are getting older, and we needed a new four-time winner because there’s something just really special about those four-time winners, and right now I’m not sure who the next one will be after Helio. So it’s pretty cool to have another one.”

When Castroneves climbed the fence in front of the fans in the main grandstand, Boles said the moment left him reflecting on the hard work that went into trying to put the event on safely.

“I’m really proud of what the team’s done,” he said. “They’re just an incredible group of people who are, like Helio, really passionate about this place, and more importantly, passionate about the fans coming and the way the fans deal with it. So I’m just proud of everybody who’s gone through the crap we’ve gone through the last 15 months to be able to do this.

“And then, proud of the fans. For the fans to stick with us, and this many of them to come out on a day when so many of them might have decided to stay home, and they’re still here. It’s great.”

While Boles is full of pride at how this year’s 500 panned out, he says the true understanding of its success will only come with monitoring of its impact over the coming weeks.

“I think a lot of folks were watching and they wanted to know ‘Can you pull this off? Can this many people come to an event? Will this many people come to an event?’ so I think that was good,” he said. “And just the vibe and the attitude and the way everybody feels I think so far it has gone really, really well.

 

Castroneves chairing Motorsports HoF Class of 2020 induction

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When the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America hosts its first-ever dual induction ceremonies this year, it will be relying on last Sunday’s Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves as one of two Honorary Chairs.

Castroneves was set for the role last year before the event was canceled; the Class of 2020 ceremony will take place Sept. 27 at M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Mich. Eight-time NHRA Top Fuel winner Leah Pruett is the Honorary Chair for the Class of 2021 induction ceremony on Sept. 29.

“It is a huge honor to be asked to be the Honorary Chairperson,” Castroneves said. “When you look through the names in this prestigious group, it is staggering to think of the combined talent represented. There are many members of this hall that have had a huge impact on my career, none more so than Roger Penske (MSHFA Class of 1995), and I hope to join them in the Hall one day.”

 

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The drivers from the 105th Running of the Indianapolis 500 were honored from the grounds of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Helio Castroneves took home nearly $2 million for his fourth Indianapolis 500 victory.

 

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