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91st Indianapolis 500

Location	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Date	May 27, 2007
Winner	TBA
Average speed	TBA
Pole position	Hélio Castroneves
Pole speed	225.817
Fastest qualifier	Castroneves
Rookie of the Year	TBA
Most laps led	TBA
Pre-race ceremonies
National anthem	Members of U.S. Armed Forces
Back Home Again in Indiana	Race fans & the Purdue Band
Starting command	Mari Hulman George
Pace car	Chevrolet Corvette
Pace car driver	Patrick Dempsey
Attendance	TBA
TV in the United States
Network	ESPN on ABC
Announcers	Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, and Rusty Wallace
Nielsen Ratings	TBA
Market share	TBA

The 91st Indianapolis 500 is scheduled to be run on Sunday, May 27, 2007 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It will be the twelfth Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League. It will mark the fifth race of the 2007 IndyCar Series season. Hélio Castroneves won the pole position in qualifying. Image File history File links Current_sport. ... Image File history File links 2007indy500. ... Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate town completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest surviving automobile racing track in the world (after the Milwaukee Mile), having existed since 1909, and the original Speedway, the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word. ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... Winners of the annual Indianapolis 500, held on or around Memorial Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1911. ... Winners of the Pole Position of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race: 1911 - Lewis Strang (first entry) 1912 - Gil Anderson (first entry) Fastest qualifier - David L. Bruce-Brown, 88. ... Helio at the 2006 Nashville Superspeedway race. ... Winners of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race Rookie of the Year Award (first awarded, 1952): 1952 - Art Cross; started 20th, finished 5th 1953 - Jimmy Daywalt; started 21st, finished 6th 1954 - Larry Crocket; started 25th, finished 9th 1955 - Al Herman; started 16th, finished 7th 1956 - Bob Veith; started 23rd, finished 7th... Al Unser, 644 laps Ralph DePalma ( Italian-born), 612 laps Mario Andretti ( Italian-born), 556 laps A. J. Foyt, 555 laps Wilbur Shaw, 508 laps Emerson Fittipaldi, 505 laps Parnelli Jones, 492 laps Bill Vukovich, 485 laps Bobby Unser, 440 laps Michael Andretti, 430 laps Rick Mears, 429 laps Billy... The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the U.S.A., with lyrics written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key. ... The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ... Back Home Again in Indiana was originally composed by Ballard MacDonald and James Hanley in 1917. ... Purdue All-American Marching Band The Purdue All-American Marching Band is the military-style marching band of Purdue University. ... Mari Hulman George, born Mary Antonia Hulman on December 26, 1934, in Terre Haute, Indiana, is the daughter of the late Anton Tony Hulman and Mary Fendrich Hulman, prominent Indiana philanthropists and business owners. ... The Indianapolis 500 auto race has used a pace car since 1911. ... The Chevrolet Corvette is the sports car that has been manufactured by Chevrolet since 1953. ... Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... ESPN on ABC logo, September 2006-Present ESPN on ABC screenshot, HD version. ... A sportscaster is an announcer on radio or television who specializes in reporting or commenting on sports events. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Scott Goodyear (b. ... Russell William Rusty Wallace (born August 14, 1956 in Fenton, Missouri) is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Busch Series car owner, and television broadcaster with ESPN and ESPN on ABC. Wallace had his first live broadcast of the Indy 500 on May 28, 2006. ... When TV viewers or entertainment professionals in the United States mention ratings they are often referring to Nielsen Ratings, a system developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the audience size and composition of television programming. ... “Indy 500” redirects here. ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate town completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest surviving automobile racing track in the world (after the Milwaukee Mile), having existed since 1909, and the original Speedway, the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word. ... The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel racing series. ... IndyCar Series Logo The 2007 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series season began with a night race on Saturday March 24 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... Helio at the 2006 Nashville Superspeedway race. ...

The race will begin at 1:11 p.m. EDT^[1], and be televised in the United States on ESPN on ABC broadcast network, with a one-hour pre-race show at 12 noon EDT. The race will be broadcast in HD for the first time. The race will also be carried live on the IMS Radio Network and XM IndyCar channel 145, and simulcast on XM Sports Nation. Metronome, a public art installation showing the time in New York City The Eastern Time Zone (ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of Northern America and the west coast of South America. ... ESPN on ABC logo, September 2006-Present ESPN on ABC screenshot, HD version. ... Projection screen in a home theater, displaying a high-definition television image. ... Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network is a broadcast radio network (acutally, more properly a radio syndication arrangement) by which the annual Indianapolis 500 atomobile race is broadcast on radio stations covering most of North America. ... “XM” redirects here. ... XM Sports Nation is XM Satellite Radios 24-hour sports news and talk channel, also know as XMSN. It is located at XM143. ...

Schedule

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News

• The pace car for the 2007 Indy 500 will be a Chevrolet Corvette.^[2] Patrick Dempsey will be the driver.^[3]

• Kid Rock will headline for the Miller Lite Carb Day concert.^[4] Other performers during the month will include Daughtry, Saliva, Augustana, and Bräck.^[5]

• Indianapolis Colts quarterback and Super Bowl XLI MVP Peyton Manning will serve as the grand marshal of the IPL 500 Festival Parade on May 26, and will wave the green flag to start the 2007 Indy 500.^[6]

• No testing took place prior to the start of official May activities.^[7]

• The initial official entry list was released on April 10, 2007, featuring 69 cars, four former winners, and one rookie.^[8]

• Davey Hamilton's 02 car marks the first time in which a car number beginning with the digit 0 has been entered in the 500. ^[9]

• ESPN on ABC announced that the race will be broadcast in HD for the first time ever. The HD broadcast will be presented via Sony high-definition technology.^[10]

• Dreyer & Reinbold Racing was fined $25,000 for the use of an illegal fuel mixture, containing 27% methanol (none 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.^[11]

• Jim Nabors, who sang "Back Home Again in Indiana" during the pre-race festivities at twenty-nine of the thirty-five 500s from 1972 to 2006, will miss the 2007 race due to an illness. A video from Nabors will be played at the track, and fans will be asked to sing the song in his place.^[12]

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Practice (week 1)

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 Indy. 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 Speeds[13]
Rank	Car No.	Driver	Team	Best Speed
1	39	Michael Andretti	Andretti Green	219.871
2	12	Ryan Briscoe	Luczo-Dragon Racing	218.216
3	02	Davey Hamilton	Vision Racing	218.022
4	21	Jaques Lazier	Playa Del Racing	216.467
5	23	Milka Duno (R)	SAMAX Motorsports	214.128

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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 previous day 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 Speeds[14]
Rank	Car No.	Driver	Team	Best Speed
1	39	Michael Andretti	Andretti Green	221.579
2	12	Ryan Briscoe	Luczo-Dragon Racing	221.427
3	02	Davey Hamilton	Vision Racing	220.214
4	21	Phil Giebler (R)	Playa Del Racing	217.091
5	19	Jon Herb	Racing Professionals	216.763

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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 mph. Jon Herb was involved in the first crash of the month. He did a half-spin at the exit of turn two and crashed into the outside wall. He was not injured.

May 8, 2007 - Top Practice Speeds[15]
Rank	Car No.	Driver	Team	Best Speed
1	10	Dan Wheldon	Target Chip Ganassi	225.074
2	3	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	224.996
3	2	Tomas Scheckter	Vision Racing	224.783
4	11	Tony Kanaan	Andretti Green	224.622
5	9	Scott Dixon	Target Chip Ganassi	224.564

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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-hour session saw heavy action. Dan Wheldon led the speed chart for the second day in a row. No incidents were reported.

May 9, 2007 - Top Practice Speeds[16]
Rank	Car No.	Driver	Team	Best Speed
1	10	Dan Wheldon	Target Chip Ganassi	226.391
2	3	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	225.820
3	9	Scott Dixon	Target Chip Ganassi	224.902
4	26	Marco Andretti	Andretti Green	224.745
5	11	Tony Kanaan	Andretti Green	224.112

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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 Speeds[17]
Rank	Car No.	Driver	Team	Best Speed
1	9	Scott Dixon	Target Chip Ganassi	226.473
2	7	Danica Patrick	Andretti Green	226.358
3	10	Dan Wheldon	Target Chip Ganassi	224.902
4	2	Tomas Scheckter	Vision Racing	226.161
5	12	Ryan Briscoe	Luczo-Dragon Racing	225.995

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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 Speeds[18]
Rank	Car No.	Driver	Team	Best Speed
1	9	Scott Dixon	Target Chip Ganassi	227.167
2	10	Dan Wheldon	Target Chip Ganassi	226.650
3	11	Tony Kanaan	Andretti Green	226.236
4	26	Marco Andretti	Andretti Green	226.230
5	27	Dario Franchitti	Andretti Green	226.189

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Qualifying (first weekend)

Hélio Castroneves makes his pole-winning qualification run.

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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 remaing 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 though 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 northchute, 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 lap was fast enough to take the pole away from Castroneves, he fell short and qualified second. This is Hélio Castroneves' second Indy 500 pole position. He also won the pole in 2003.

May 12, 2007 - Pole Day Qualifying Results Rank Car No. Driver Team Qual. Speed 1 3 Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 225.817 2 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 225.757 3 27 Dario Franchitti Andretti Green 225.191 4 9 Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi 225.122 5 6 Sam Hornish, Jr. Team Penske 225.109 6 10 Dan Wheldon Target Chip Ganassi 224.641 7 12 Ryan Briscoe Luczo-Dragon Racing 224.410 8 7 Danica Patrick Andretti Green 224.076 9 26 Marco Andretti Andretti Green 223.299 10 2 Tomas Scheckter Vision Racing 222.877 11 39 Michael Andretti Andretti Green 222.789

May 12, 2007 - Top Practice Speeds[19] Rank Car No. Driver Team Best Speed 1 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 226.827 2 7 Danica Patrick Andretti Green 226.058 3 9 Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi 225.968 4 3 Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 225.920 5 10 Dan Wheldon Target Chip Ganassi 225.917

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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