2011 Indy 500 Photographs

CENTENNIAL RUNNING

28 years at Indy, and counting. No better place to be.

Prototype of the new Indy car for 2012.

A peek inside a trackside garage where vintage Indy cars are gathered for the pre-race ceremony.

A life-size Hotwheels ramp.

Former winning cars each take another lap.

Ray Harroun's 1911 winning car, driven by Parnelli Jones.

Joe Dawson's 1912 winning car, driven by Bobby Unser.

Jimmy Clark's 1965 winning car, driven by Al Unser, Sr.

Mark Donohue's 1972 winning car (Wingus Giganticus), driven by Gil de Ferran.

Johnny Rutherford's 1980 winning car, driven by Rutherford himself.

Arie Luyendyk's 1990 winning car, driven by Luyendyk himself.

Juan Pablo Montoya's 2000 winning car, driven by Al Unser, Jr.

Tony Kanaan's car on the starting grid.

The cars of Marco Andretti, Ryan Briscoe, and Danica Patrick lined up in the nineth row.
The nineth row drivers: Marco Andretti, Ryan Briscoe, and Danica Patrick.
The third row drivers: Dario Franchitti (defending champion), Ed Carpenter, and Buddy Rice.
The second row drivers: Dan Wheldon (the eventual winner), Will Power, and Townsend Bell.

Miss America Teresa Scanlan sings America the Beautiful.
Jim Nabors sings Back Home in Indiana.

B2 bomber flyover.

The balloon launch.

The 1911 Marmon Wasp leads the way.

This year's cars follow.

Scott Dixon, Townsend Bell, and Dan Wheldon in the pits.

Helio Castroneves in the pits.

Danica Patrick in the pits.

Paul Tracy in the pits.

John Andretti exits his pit stall around Marco Andretti.

Green flag!

Dan Wheldon heads for victory circle.
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