Welcome to the 102nd Indianapolis 500!
We'll have lead changes, crashes, reaction and other developments as they happen, so stay with us throughout the race.
Please refresh for the latest.
Fans: Here's a look at the (very full) Indy 500 2018 crowd
Race action
Lap 35: Spencer Pigot and Graham Rahal go the farthest before their first pit stops.
Lap 32: Newgarden pits, and Spencer Pigot leads.
Lap 31: Ed Carpenter pits, as do Pagenaud and Power, and Josef Newgarden takes the lead.
Lap 30: Pit stops begin. Danica Patrick and Tony Kanaan head in.
Lap 28: James Davison is well off the pace, and passing cars have to be careful. He started 19th and is down to 27th.
Lap 20: Top 5 remain the same. Ed Carpenter leads by 1.5 seconds.
Lap 17: Graham Rahal started 30th and is up to 23rd.
Lap 10: Top 5 starters holder their positions: Carpenter, Pagenaud, Power, Newgarden. Bourdais.
Lap 8: Danica Patrick has fallen from 7th to 12th; Alexander Rossi has moved up to 26th from 32nd.
Tony Kanaan moves from 10th to 6th in the opening 2 laps.
Lap 1: Ed Carpenter leads. Simon Pagenaud and Will Power are battling for 2nd.
The race goes green!
Pre-race
Tony George gives the command to start engines.
Hoops and racing: Victor Oladipo doesn't want to leave the pace car
That voice: Jim Cornelison follows in footsteps of Indy 500 icon Jim Nabors
Sebastien Bourdais is starting fifth after missing last year's race because of a qualifying crash.
Scott Dixon, the 2008 race champ who is starting ninth: "We're confident. It's never easy here."
Tony Kanaan, the 2013 race champ who is starting 10th: "Consistency and mistake-free. You cannot afford to have one single hiccup."
Takuma Sato, the defending race champ who is starting 16th, says his first hot laps this month made him emotional, but he got down to business.
Alexander Rossi, the 2016 race winner who is starting 32nd: "Obviously we're dissapointed, but it doesn't change (our approach).
Danica Patrick, starting seventh: "I couldn't think of a better place to end my career. ... The work left to do is to stay clam, stay positive." She recalled the first advice she received 2005 from Al Unser Jr.: "It's a long race and don't ever believe it's over."
Spencer Pigot, who starts sixth: "We're all super comfortable with the cars we've had (in Ed Carpenter Racing)." That team has starters No. 1 (Ed Carpenter), 6 and 7 (Danica Patrick).
Helio Castroneves, three-time race champ, who starts eighth: "It's always a different thing." He isn't an IndyCar regular this season.
Josef Newgarden, IndyCar points leader and defending season champ, who starts fourth: "You'll know what type of race car you have 100 laps in."
Will Power, who starts third: "You can never say when it's your year, but all you can do is do your homework. ... We've put ourselves in a good position."
Simon Pagenaud, who starts second: "I'm not intimated (by the Speedway) anymore. I can master this place. I can."
Pole sitter Ed Carpenter: "Usually the winner of the race deals with adversity at least once if not more. ... You need to minimize your mistakes."
Actor Chris Hemsworth is waving the green flag. Here's the key piece of advice he received: "Don't drop it."
James Hinchcliffe, who didn't qualify for the race, says he's helping teammates Robert Wickens and Jay Howard: "It's weird being at a racetrack and not getting ready to race."
Pole sitter Ed Carpenter expects early challenges for the lead: "Everybody will be working to get to the front."
Traffic: Don't be late for the greatest spectacle in racing
Pre-race live: The heat and more: Everything you need to know as you head to IMS
Essentials
Starting grid: Here are the 33 cars and drivers for the Indy 500
Minute by minute: What's happening at the Speedway today
More preview coverage
People ask this: What drivers do if they have to use the bathroom
Danica: On her last race, the Indy 500 that got away, and why she can win
Pole sitter: Hometown favorite Ed Carpenter thrills Speedway crowd
It will cost you: Find an Uncle Moneybags if you want to field an Indy 500 team
Big crowd: You're not imagining that; there are about 300,000 people there
Random knowledge
Quiz your friends and prepare for the race with these race facts.
Engines: Seven of the Fast Nine qualifiers use Chevrolet engines. Two use Honda.
Power teams: Team Penske has four drivers with prime starting spots (Simon Pagenaud, 2; Will Power, 3; Josef Newgarden, 4; Helio Castroneves, 8) and Ed Carpenter Racing has three strong qualifiers (Ed Carpenter, 1; Spencer Pigot, 6; Danica Patrick, 7).
Race winners in the field: Helio Castroneves (starting 8th; won the race in 2001, '02, '09); Scott Dixon (9th, 2008); Tony Kanaan (10th, 2013); Ryan Hunter-Reay (14th, 2014); Takuma Sato (16th, 2017); Alexander Rossi (32nd, 2016).
Race rookies: Matheus Leist (starting 11th); Zachary Claman De Melo (13th); Kyle Kaiser (17th); Robert Wickens (18th).
He's always there: Tony Kanaan is participating in his 289th consecutive IndyCar race. The streak started in 2001.
Read Again https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/2018/05/27/indy-500-2018-live-updates-tv-results-reaction-danica-patrick-helio-castroneves/621238002/Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "Indy 500 2018: First round of pit stops under way"
Post a Comment