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The 92nd Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 25, 2008. It was the fifth round of the 2008 IndyCar Series in DIRECTV HD season. Scott Dixon of New Zealand won the race from the pole position. It marked the first Indy 500 victory for Chip Ganassi Racing since 2000. Dixon led 115 laps ...
On January 23, 2008, Robin Miller reported that Tony George had offered to Champ Car management a proposal that included free cars and engine leases to Champ Car teams willing to run the entire 2008 IndyCar Series schedule in exchange for adding Champ Car's dates at Long Beach, Toronto, Edmonton, Mexico City, and Australia to the IndyCar Series schedule, effectively uniting American open wheel ...
He is a six-time drivers' champion of the IndyCar Series, having claimed the title in 2003, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2020, and he won the 2008 Indianapolis 500 with CGR. Dixon has three 24 Hours of Daytona victories – with CGR in 2006 and 2015 and in 2020 with Wayne Taylor Racing – and two Petit Le Mans wins.
The winner of the Indianapolis 500 is awarded a small replica of the Borg-Warner Trophy. The Indianapolis 500 (also called the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race) [a] [2] is an annual American open-wheel car race held on American Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), in Speedway, Indiana. [3]
2008 Indianapolis 500, first Indianapolis 500 race in unification era Prior to the start of the 2008 season, the CCWS Board authorized bankruptcy and Champ Car was absorbed into the IRL, creating a unified series for the national championship for the first time since 1978.
2008: 18 - 92nd Indianapolis 500, ABC Supply Company A. J. Foyt 225, Bombardier Learjet IndyCar 550k at Texas, Ethanol IndyCar 250 at Iowa presented by Midwest Corn Growers, Firestone IndyCar 200 at Nashville, Indy Japan 300, Meijer Indy 300, Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300, RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300, SunTrust Indy Challenge, XM Indy 300 ...
Buddy Rice in 2004 Scott Sharp in 2007 The Rahal Letterman car at Indianapolis in 2008 Takuma Sato's 2020 Indianapolis 500-winning car on display at Honda Collection Hall. The Rahal Letterman team had high hopes for 2006. Meira had left the team after the 2005 season to join Panther Racing.
The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, [1] [2] and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis. The event is traditionally held over Memorial Day weekend, usually the last weekend of May.