Ryan Hunter-Reay Finishes 27th At 2012 Indy 500

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2012 Indianapolis 500 Full Results

Dario Franchitti fought off tons of opposition in what was one of the wildest Indianapolis 500 races in history. Below is a list of the full results of the field of 33 racers.

1. Dario Franchitti
2. Scott Dixon
3. Tony Kanaan
4. Oriol Servia
5. Ryan Briscoe
6. James Hinchcliffe
7. Justin Wilson
8. Charlie Kimball
9. Townsend Bell
10. Helio Castroneves
11. Rubens Barrichello
12. Alex Tagliani
13. Graham Rahal
14. JR Hildebrand
15. James Jakes
16. Simon Pagenaud
17. Takuma Sato
18. E.J. Viso
19. Michel Jourdain Jr.
20. Sebastien Bourdais
21. Ed Carpenter
22. Katherine Legge
23. Ana Beatriz
24. Marco Andretti
25. Josef Newgarden
26. Sebastian Saavedra
27. Ryan Hunter-Reay
28. Will Power
29. Mike Conway
30. Bryan Clauson
31. Wade Cunningham
32. Simona De Silvestro
33. Jean Alesi

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VIDEO: 2012 Indy 500 Finish And Takuma Sato Crash

To say that the 2012 Indianapolis 500 which ran Sunday afternoon was exciting was an understatement. Take for example the final lap which featured a crash by a desperate Takuma Sato in a last ditch effort to gain the lead and, of course, Dario Franchitti capturing the checkered flag.

In the post race discussion, Sato claims that Franchitti "crowded him" at the turn, causing him to crash. Franchitti has proclaimed himself innocent of any wrongdoing in the crash.

After winning the race, Franchitti gave a simple remembrance of Dan Wheldon by donning Wheldon's trademark white sunglasses in the winner's circle. Wheldon was killed in a in an October crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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Indianapolis 500 Winner 2012: Dario Franchitti Wins Third Career Title

In what was one of the wildest Indy 500s ever that featured over 30 lead changes, Dario Franchitti emerged from the mad scramble in the final laps to win his third career Indy 500.

After Marco Andretti's wreck in the final laps, it set up a six lap shootout for the finish. While Franchitti held the lead for the final laps, the victory did not come without competition. Japanese driver Takuma Sato made a desperate attempt to take the lead during the final lap, but he wrecked while trying to overtake Franchitti.

This is the third time that Franchitti will kiss the bricks, as he has won previously in 2007 and 2010.

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2012 Indy 500 Live: Ryan Hunter-Reay Bows Out After Suspension Failure

Florida resident Ryan Hunter-Reay saw his 2012 Indy 500 come to a disappointing finish at Lap 125 when a mechanical failure caused him to drop out of the race.

Hunter-Reay began the day in third place, falling back to as far as fourteenth, before making another move toward the front of the pack before the suspension in his car thwarted his comeback attempt.

His official final standing in the race is 27th place, far from his career best of sixth in his rookie race in 2008.

Takuma Sato has emerged during the second half of the race to take control of the lead. He has Dario Franchitti, Scott Dixon and Marco Andretti hot on his trail.

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2012 Indy 500 Live: Race Still Up For Grabs At Halfway Point

The 2012 Indianapolis 500 has reached its midway point, and there is still not a clear frontrunner in the race. Marco Andretti has been the lead racer for most of the afternoon, but currently sits in 11th after hitting the pits during a caution.

After a slow start, Ryan Hunter-Reay has fought all the way back to his starting position of third place after falling back to as far as 14th.

The first big crash of the day came when Mike Conway crashed into Will Power on Lap 82. In the aftermath, one of the tires from a car involved was let loose on the track, and nearly took out Helio Castroneves.

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2012 Indy 500 Live: Numerous Lead Changes Highlight First 50 Laps

The 2012 Indy 500 has been a wild one through the first quarter of the race, as the lead has changed hands over 10 times in the first 50 laps.

Florida resident Ryan Hunter-Reay started out fourth but currently sits in 11th after taking a pit stop at lap 45.

The lead has changed on a lap-by-lap basis as no driver has been able to separate themselves from the field, however Marco Andreti leads all drivers in laps in the top spot. After starting out in the Pole, Ryan Briscoe has fallen out of the lead but currently sits in fourth.

There has been one caution, as Bryan Clauson blew a tire and spun out. He is now 19 laps behind the pace. Jean Alesi and Silmona de Silvestro saw their days come to an early end for not meeting the 105 rule which states that drivers must be withing 105 percent of the best driver's time.

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Indy 500 Lineup 2012: Full Starting Grid Shows Florida's Ryan Hunter-Reay 3rd

The start of the 2012 Indy 500 is just hours away, and Florida native Ryan Hunter-Reay is well placed in the starting grid. With a four lap average qualifying speed of 225.722mph the Andretti Autosport driver sits in third position. Ryan Briscoe of Team Penske is in pole position and is the odds on favorite to win, with odds of 15-4. The odds for a Hunter-Reay victory are set at 12-1. The complete starting grid with four lap average can be found below, with a more picture-heavy layout visible here.

Starting Position - Team - 4 Lap Average

1. Ryan Briscoe, Team Penske -- 226.484 mph

2. James Hinchcliffe, Andretti Autosport -- 226.481 mph

3. Ryan Hunter-Reay, Andretti Autosport -- 225.722 mph

4. Marco Andretti, Andretti Autosport -- 225.456 mph

5. Will Power, Team Penske -- 225.422 mph

6. Helio Castroneves, Team Penske -- 225.172 mph

7. Josef Newgarden, Sarah Fisher Hartman -- 224.037 mph

8. Tony Kanaan, KV Racing Technology -- 224.751 mph

9. E.J. Viso, KV Racing Technology -- 224.422 mph

10. Rubens Barrichello, KV Racing Technology -- 224.264 mph

11. Alex Tagliani, Bryan Herta Autosport -- 224.000 mph

12. Graham Rahal, Chip Ganassi Racing -- 223.959 mph

13. Ana Beatriz Andretti Autosport -- 223.920 mph

14. Charlie Kimball, Chip Ganassi Racing -- 223.868 mph

15. Scott Dixon, Target Chip Ganassi -- 223.684 mph

16. Dario Franchitti, Target Chip Ganassi -- 223.582 mph

17. James Jakes, Dale Coyne Racing -- 223.482 mph

18. JR Hildebrand, Panther Racing -- 223.422 mph

19. Takuma Sato, Rahal Letterman Lanigan -- 223.392 mph

20. Townsend Bell, Schmidt Hamilton Racing -- 223.134 mph

21. Justin Wilson, Dale Coyne Racing -- 222.929 mph

22. Michel Jourdain Jr., Rahal Letterman Lanigan -- 222.893 mph

23. Simon Pagenaud, Schmidt Hamilton Racing -- 222.891 mph

24. Sebastien Saavedra, Andretti Autosport -- 222.811 mph

25. Sebastian Bourdais, Dragon Racing -- 223.760 mph

26. Wade Cunningham, A.J. Foyt Racing -- 223.258 mph

27. Oriol Servia, Panther DRR Racing -- 222.393 mph

28. Ed Carpenter, Ed Carpenter Racing -- 222.324 mph

29. Mike Conway, A.J. Foyt Racing -- 222.319 mph

30. Katherine Legge, Dragon Racing -- 221.624 mph

31. Bryan Clauson, Sarah Fisher Hartman -- 214.455 mph

32. Simona de Silvestro, HVM Racing -- 214.393 mph

33. Jean Alesi, Fan Force United -- 210.094 mph

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Indianapolis 500 2012: Start Time, TV Schedule, Radio Broadcast And More

Sunday brings us the running of the 2012 Indy 500, with the flag dropping just after 12:00pm Eastern. Ft. Lauderdale's Ryan Hunter-Reay is third in the starting grid. Check out a complete schedule, television and radio coverage, how to watch online, and more below.

Full Schedule:

7:00am - Snake Pit Opens
8:30am - Parade of Bands
9:25am - Cars Begin To Enter Pit Lane
9:30am - 500 Festival Princesses Lap
9:55am - All Cars To Pit Lane
10:15am - Cars Begin To Grid On Track
10:40am - All Cars In Place On Grid
10:50am - Engine Warm-up
11:00am - Vintage Car Lap
11:00am - Indianapolis 500 Pre-Race Begins
11:10am - Military Tribute Lap
11:30am - Driver Introductions
Noon - 96th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race

The green flag drops on the race at 12:12pm.

Television Coverage: ABC, pre-race coverage beginning at 11:00am EDT, race coverage at 12:00pm EDT

Radio Coverage: Satellite radio coverage on XM Satellite Radio channel 145 and SIRIUS channel 211.

Online Streaming: Streaming coverage via Indianapolis Motor Speedway beginning at 11:30am.

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Indy 500 2012: Record Heat On Tap For Weekend Race

Records are made almost annually at the Indianapolis 500. In fact, any time speed gets factored into a sporting event, it becomes hard to avoid talk of records. This year's Indy 500 could have another record, albeit one fans and drivers could probably stand to do without. The weather forecast calls for intense heat, and high temperatures are now expected to climb well into the 90s.

The Weather Channel reports that a dome of high pressure is creeping into the Ohio Valley, and it should settle over Indianapolis this weekend. The record high for the race is 92, recorded in 1937. The last time the high temperature at the race hit 90 or better was in 1978.

Blistering heat can have an impact on the drivers and their cars. Reduced traction, less efficient engines and melting drivers can all impact the outcome of the race.

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Indy 500 2012: Ryan Briscoe Leads A Big Weekend For Chevrolet

Ryan Briscoe pulled off a mild upset over the weekend, beating out Marco Andretti to secure the pole position for the Indianapolis 500. The Team Penske driver recorded an average speed of 226.484 mph in Saturday's run for the pole.

It was the 11th time in Briscoe's racing career that he earned the pole position for an Indy Car race. He has six wins, and his best finish in the points standings came in 2009, according to the Indianapolis Star.

Briscoe will be looking to be the fifth pole winning in the last 10 Indy 500 races to turn his advantage into a first-place finish in the big race.

With a Chevrolet engine in his car, Briscoe is part of an impressive showing at Indy for Chevy. This is Chevrolet's first year in the Indy car engine business since 2005. Eight of the top nine qualifiers sported Chevy engines in their cars. Chevy engines have won all four of the Indy car races this season along with all five pole positions.

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2012 Indianapolis 500 Qualifying, Bump Day: All 33 Racers Qualify

The usual suspense of drivers fighting for the last remaining spots in the Indianapolis 500 was absent from 2012 "Bump Day", as all 33 racers have qualified for the field. The only thing at stake was positioning and more practice in anticipation of the race on May 27.

Here is the results of the day's qualifying along with the drivers' top speeds.

25. Sebastien Bourdais, 223.760 mph
26. Wade Cunningham, 223.258 mph
27. Oriol Servia, 222.393 mph
28. Ed Carpenter, 222.324 mph
29. Mike Conway, 222.319 mph
30. Katherine Legge, 221.624 mph
31. Bryan Clauson, 214.455 mph
32. Simona de Silvestro, 214.393 mph
33. Jean Alesi, 210.904 mph

Of local interest, Ryan Hunter-Reay of Ft. Lauderdale was able to qualify in Row 1 of the field on Saturday. This is the highest position that he has ever started in the Indy 500.

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2012 Indy 500 Qualifying, Pole Day: Start Time, TV Schedule, Radio And More

Saturday is Pole Day at the Indianapolis 500, with drivers looking to qualify and lock down starting positions for next week's race. Via the folks over at SB Nation, here is the official schedule of events for Saturday's qualifying:

11 a.m. ET - Qualifications Begin

4 p.m. ET - Ceremonial Lap Honoring 50th Anniversary of Parnelli Jones' 150-mph Lap

4:30 p.m. ET - Fast Nine Qualifications Begin

6 p.m. ET - Pole Award Presentation, Yard of Bricks

Four-lap qualification runs will determine the top nine racers, who will then race at 4:30 p.m. to see who records the fastest speed and earns the pole position in next weekend's Indy 500.

The qualification rounds will not be televised, but the Indy 500 will provide live streaming here beginning at 11:30 a.m.

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Indy 500 2012 Qualifying, Pole Day: Start Time, Radio, TV Schedule And More

Indianapolis Motor Speedway comes alive Saturday as qualifying begins for next weekend's Indianapolis 500. This is the second year of the revised Pole Day format, in which the first segment of divers are given an opportunity to qualify, with the top 24 speeds landing in the 33-car grid for the 500. Each car is given up to three qualifying attempts to notch their top speed. The top nine fastest drivers then advance to the second segment of qualifying.

The final 90 minutes of Saturday will see the nine fastest drivers making one final four-lap attempt, with the fastest driver landing the pole for next week's Indianapolis 500.

Here is what you need to know for Saturday's qualifying:

What: Indy 500 Pole Day qualifying

Where: 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana

When: Saturday, May 19, 11:00 a.m. ET

TV: NBC Sports Network (11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. ET)

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2012 Indianapolis 500: Weather For Pole Weekend

Qualifying for the 2012 Indianapolis 500 is set for this weekend in Indiana and of course both racers and patrons are eager to hear about what the weather forecast has in store.

They won't have too much to worry about for Pole Day, as according to Weather.com, Saturday's forecast will feature sun and warm temperatures, with no chance of rain. Patrons will want to stay hydrated and keep the sunscreen handy, as the expected high is going to be 87 degrees.

As for Sunday's qualifying, the same is to be expected, as the forecast calls for sunny skies and a predicted temperature of 87 degrees.

Here is the qualifying schedule for the weekend.

May 19: Qualifying from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET

May 19: Fast Nine from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET

May 20: Qualifying from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET

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2012 Indianapolis 500: Drivers Test Out Track On "Fast Friday" In Preparation Of Pole Day

Drivers hoping to bring home the 2012 Indianapolis 500 took to the track on Fast Friday to get used to the track in anticipation of Saturday's Pole Day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

According to the Indianapolis Star, Marco Andretti has the fastest lap of the day, as he clocked one in at 227.540 mph. He was the only driver to record a lap with a speed of 257 mph or above.

Helio Castroneves has slowly climbed up the ranks before reaching second place with a practice lap coming in at 226.716 mph. Castroneves is a four-time pole winner at Indy.

This is the final day of practice for racers before Saturday's tomorrow's Pole Day, in which hopefuls vie for the best position in the 2012 Indianapolis 500 on May 27.

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