LOTS OF SOUTH FLORIDA TIES TO TODAY’S INDY 500…
? The 2010 IndyCar Champion will be crowned at Homestead-Miami Speedway Oct. 2
? Miami resident Marco Andretti finished third in today’s Indy 500
? South Florida-resident Helio Castroneves scored a Top 10 and sits in fourth place in the IndyCar Championship points standings, just 28 points back
? South Florida-native Ryan Hunter Reay finished 18th and sits in fifth place in the IndyCar Championship points standings, just 52 points back
? South Florida-resident—and 2004 IndyCar Champion—Tony Kanaan finished 11th and sits in eighth place in the IndyCar Championship points standings, just 76 points back
? The 2010 IndyCar Champion will be crowned at Homestead-Miami Speedway Oct. 2
TODAY’S INDY 500 WINNER, DARIO FRANCHITTI, HAS TIES TO HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY, AS WELL…
? He claimed the first-ever IndyCar Championship crowned at Homestead-Miami Speedway last October, narrowly defeating fellow title-contender (and teammate) Scott Dixon by 11 points
? He is a two-time IndyCar Champion and will be looking to claim his third this fall at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Oct. 2
? He currently sits in second place in the IndyCar Championship points standings, just 11 back of points-leader Will Power in the race for IndyCar glory in Miami this fall
WITH BOTH INDYCAR (OCT. 2) AND NASCAR (NOV. 19-21) CROWNING 2010 CHAMPIONS AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY, IT’S INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT…
? Franchitti’s car owner Chip Ganassi accomplished a feat that has never been done before in motorsports: winning both the Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race (with driver Jamie McMurray) and the Indianapolis 500 Indy Car Series race in the same year
? Franchitti took a break from IndyCar Series competition in 2008 to try his hand at NASCAR before rejoining Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s IndyCar team for 2009, when he won the IndyCar series crown right here in South Florida
? Both IndyCar (Oct. 2) and NASCAR (Nov. 19-21) will be crowning 2010 Champions at Homestead-Miami Speedway
COMPLETE INDY 500 RESULTS, WITH SOUTH FLORIDA-TIED DRIVERS (RESIDENT OR NATIVE) HIGHLIGHTED/BOLDED:
1. (3) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
2. (18) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
3. (16) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
4. (26) Alex Lloyd, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
5. (6) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
6. (23) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
7. (11) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
8. (2) Will Power, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
9. (1) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
10. (5) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
11. (33) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
12. (7) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
13. (27) Mario Romancini, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
14. (22) Simona de Silvestro, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
15. (20) Tomas Scheckter, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running
16. (10) Townsend Bell, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running
17. (8) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running
18. (17) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 198, Contact
19. (15) Mike Conway, Dallara-Honda, 198, Contact
20. (31) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 198, Running
21. (21) Ana Beatriz, Dallara-Honda, 196, Contact
22. (24) Bertrand Baguette, Dallara-Honda, 183, Running
23. (32) Sebastian Saavedra, Dallara-Honda, 159, Contact
24. (4) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 147, Contact
25. (19) E.J. Viso, Dallara-Honda, 139, Contact
26. (29) Sarah Fisher, Dallara-Honda, 125, Contact
27. (30) Vitor Meira, Dallara-Honda, 105, Contact
28. (9) Hideki Mutoh, Dallara-Honda, 76, Handling
29. (12) Raphael Matos, Dallara-Honda, 72, Contact
30. (28) John Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 62, Contact
31. (13) Mario Moraes, Dallara-Honda, 17, Contact
32. (25) Bruno Junqueira, Dallara-Honda, 7, Contact
33. (14) Davey Hamilton, Dallara-Honda, 0, Contact