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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||
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| Indianapolis 500 | |||||
| Sanctioning body | IndyCar | ||||
| Season | 2012 IndyCar season | ||||
| Date | May 27, 2012 | ||||
| Winner |  Dario Franchitti[1] | ||||
| Winning team | Chip Ganassi Racing | ||||
| Average speed | 167.734 mph (269.942 km/h) | ||||
| Pole position |  Ryan Briscoe | ||||
| Pole speed | 226.484 mph (364.491 km/h) | ||||
| Fastest qualifier | Ryan Briscoe | ||||
| Rookie of the Year |  Rubens Barrichello | ||||
| Most laps led |  Marco Andretti (59) | ||||
| Pre-race ceremonies | |||||
| National anthem | Martina McBride[2] | ||||
| "Back Home Again in Indiana" | Jim Nabors (video)[3] | ||||
| Starting command | Mari Hulman George | ||||
| Pace car | Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 | ||||
| Pace car driver | Guy Fieri[4] | ||||
| Starter | Paul Blevin | ||||
| Honorary starter | Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels[5] | ||||
| Estimated attendance | 300,000+ (est.) | ||||
| TV in the United States | |||||
| Network | ABC | ||||
| Announcers | Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, and Eddie Cheever | ||||
| Nielsen ratings | 4.34[6] | ||||
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The 96th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on Sunday May 27, 2012. It was the premier event of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season. For the first time since 1996 all entries featured turbocharged engines,[7][8] and all entries were brand new model-year chassis,[9] as part of the ICONIC Project. This was the first time since 2003, and only the fourth time since 1985, that all cars were a new model-year chassis.
The track opened for practice on Saturday May 12. Time trials were held May 19–20. Ryan Briscoe of Penske Racing qualified for the pole position. The final practice, traditionally dubbed "Carb Day", was held Friday May 25.
Dario Franchitti, who previously won the race in 2007 and 2010, won the event, becoming a three-time Indy 500 champion.[10] On the final lap, second place Takuma Sato challenged Franchitti for the lead in turn one, but Franchitti maintained a low line, forcing Sato's left tires on or over the white line marking the edge of the course.[11] As the two cars were side by side, Sato spun and crashed into the outside wall. Sato finished in 17th, while Franchitti went on to take the victory.[12] Franchitti's teammate Scott Dixon finished second, sweeping a 1-2 finish for Chip Ganassi Racing. The race set an all-time record with 34 lead changes.[13] Franchitti's win represented the ninth consecutive Indy victory for Honda, despite the presence of multiple engine manufacturers for the first time since 2005.
Dario Franchitti won his first Indianapolis 500 with Brembo-equipped brakes. This was the last win of Dario Franchitti's 12 season career. In the penultimate race of the 2013 IndyCar Series in Houston, Franchitti would be involved in a multi-car accident that would prematurely end his career.
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- ^ "TV ratings increase for Indianapolis 500". FoxNews.com. 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
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- ^ "INDYCAR: 2012 Engine Rules Announced". SPEED. 2010-06-02. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ "2012 car strategy embraces innovation". IndyCar.com. 2010-07-14. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ^ "Indy win puts fifth championship within Franchitti's reach". USA Today. May 27, 2012. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ "Scotland's Dario Franchitti dedicates record third win to memory of Dan Wheldon". Daily Telegraph. May 27, 2012. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ "Rival's Gamble Ends in Crash, and Third Win for Franchitti". The New York Times. May 27, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ "Dario Franchitti earns third Indy 500 win". Washington Post. May 27, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.