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Line 1: {{short description\|96th running of the Indianapolis 500}} {{Infobox Indy500 \| race_name = 96th Indianapolis 500 \| race_logo = 2012indianapolis500logo.png \| sanction = [[IndyCar]] \| season = [[2012 IndyCar Series season\|2012 IndyCar season]] \| team = [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] \| date = May 27, 2012 \| winner = {{flagicon\|GBR}} [[Dario Franchitti]]<ref name="IMS">{{cite web\|url=http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/news/show/type/news/51764-dario-franchitti-wins-96th-running-of-the-indianapolis-500/\|title=Dario Franchitti (Scotland) is the second foreign driver to win the Indianapolis 500 three times.\|publisher=Indianapolis Motor Speedway\|~~accessdate~~access-date=May 28, 2012\|location=Indianapolis}}</ref> \| mph = {{nowrap\|{{convert\|167.734\|mph\|km/h\|abbr=on}}}} \| pole = {{flagicon\|AUS}} [[Ryan Briscoe]] Line 13 ⟶ 14: \| rookie = {{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]] \| leader = {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Marco Andretti]] (59) \| anthem = [[Martina McBride]]<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.indystar.com/article/20120509/ENTERTAINMENT/205090323/Martina-McBride-sing-national-anthem-Indy-500 \|title=Martina McBride to sing national anthem at Indy 500 \|newspaper=[[The Indianapolis Star]] \|first=Cathy \|last=Kightlinger \|date=2012-05-09 \|~~archiveurl~~archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512095557/http://www.indystar.com/article/20120509/ENTERTAINMENT/205090323/Martina-McBride-sing-national-anthem-Indy-500 \|~~archivedate~~archive-date=2012-05-12 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> \| back_home = [[Jim Nabors]] (video)<ref name="IMS 05-02-12"/> \| start_engines = [[Mari Hulman George]] \| pace_car = [[Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1\|Chevrolet Corvette ZR1]] \| pace_driver = [[Guy Fieri]]<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.theindychannel.com/news/31001359/detail.html\|title=Celebrity Chef Tapped To Drive Indy 500 Pace Car\|work=[[WRTV\|TheIndyChannel.com]]\|publisher=[[The E.W. Scripps Company]]\|date=2012-05-03\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2012-05-03\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514073139/http://www.theindychannel.com/news/31001359/detail.html\|archive-date=2012-05-14\|url-status=dead}}</ref> \| honorary_start = [[Governor of Indiana\|Indiana Governor]] [[Mitch Daniels]]<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.theindychannel.com/sports/31102882/detail.html\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912152732/http://www.theindychannel.com/sports/31102882/detail.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-09-12\|title=Daniels To Serve As Honorary Starter For 500\|publisher=[[WRTV\|rtv6]]\|date=2012-05-23\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2012-05-23~~}}{{Dead link\|date=September 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes~~ }}</ref> \| starter = Paul Blevin \| attendance = 300,000 + (est.) \| network = [[ESPN on ABC\|ABC]] \| announcers = [[Marty Reid]], [[Scott Goodyear]], and [[Eddie Cheever]] \| rating = 4.34<ref name="FNC rating">{{cite news\|url=http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/05/29/tv-ratings-increase-for-indianapolis-500/#ixzz1wJDPl41b\|title=TV ratings increase for Indianapolis 500\|work=[[Fox News Channel\|FoxNews.com]]\|date=2012-05-29\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2012-05-30}}</ref> \| share = \| previous = [[2011 Indianapolis 500\|2011]] \| next = [[2013 Indianapolis 500\|2013]] }} 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 IndyCar Series season\|2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season]]. For the first time since [[1996 Indianapolis 500\|1996]] all entries featured [[turbocharged]] engines,<ref name="Speed 01-12-11">{{cite web\|last=Pruett\|first=Marshall\|title=INDYCAR: Greater Relevance with Smaller 2012 Engines\|url=http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-pruett-greater-relevance-with-smaller-2012-engines/P1/\|work=SpeedTV.com\|~~accessdate~~access-date=April 8, 2011\|date=January 12, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314135113/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-pruett-greater-relevance-with-smaller-2012-engines/P1/\|archive-date=March 14, 2012\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Speed 06-02-10">{{cite news \|url=http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-2012-engine-rules-announced/ \|title=INDYCAR: 2012 Engine Rules Announced \|publisher=SPEED \|date=2010-06-02 \|access-date=2011-02-25 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716115809/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-2012-engine-rules-announced/ \|archive-date=2011-07-16 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and all entries were brand new model-year chassis,<ref name="2012 car strategy">{{cite news \|url=http://www.indycar.com/news/archive/show/55-izod-indycar-series/38526-2012-car-strategy-embraces-innovation/ \|title=2012 car strategy embraces innovation \|publisher=IndyCar.com \|date=2010-07-14 \|access-date=2011-02-18 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713030454/http://indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/38526-series-embraces-innovation-for-2012/ \|archive-date=2011-07-13 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> as part of the [[2012 IndyCar Series season#The ICONIC Project\|ICONIC Project]]. This was the first time since [[2003 Indianapolis 500\|2003]], and only the fourth time since 1985, that all cars were a new model-year chassis. \|date=2010-06-02 \|accessdate=2011-02-25}}</ref> and all entries were brand new model-year chassis,<ref name="2012 car strategy">{{cite news \|url=http://www.indycar.com/news/archive/show/55-izod-indycar-series/38526-2012-car-strategy-embraces-innovation/ \|title=2012 car strategy embraces innovation \|publisher=IndyCar.com \|date=2010-07-14 \|accessdate=2011-02-18 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713030454/http://indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/38526-series-embraces-innovation-for-2012/ \|archive-date=2011-07-13 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> as part of the [[2012 IndyCar Series season#The ICONIC Project\|ICONIC Project]]. This was the first time since [[2003 Indianapolis 500\|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 [[List of Indianapolis 500 pole-sitters\|pole position]]. The final practice, traditionally dubbed "Carb Day,", was held Friday May 25. [[Dario Franchitti]], who previously won the race in [[2007 Indianapolis 500\|2007]] and [[2010 Indianapolis 500\|2010]], won the event, becoming a three-time Indy 500 champion.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/indycar/story/2012-05-28/Fifth-title-back-in-Dario-Franchitti-reach/55250226/1\|title=Indy win puts fifth championship within Franchitti's reach\|date= May 27, 2012\|work=USA Today\|~~accessdate~~access-date=May 29, 2012\|archive-date=March 9, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309022030/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/indycar/story/2012-05-28/Fifth-title-back-in-Dario-Franchitti-reach/55250226/1\|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/indycar/9294328/Indy-500-Scotlands-Dario-Franchitti-dedicates-record-third-win-to-memory-of-Dan-Wheldon.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529121018/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/indycar/9294328/Indy-500-Scotlands-Dario-Franchitti-dedicates-record-third-win-to-memory-of-Dan-Wheldon.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=May 29, 2012\|title=Scotland's Dario Franchitti dedicates record third win to memory of Dan Wheldon\|date= May 27, 2012\|work=Daily Telegraph\|~~accessdate~~access-date=May 29, 2012 }}</ref> As the two cars were side by side, Sato spun and crashed into the outside wall~~. Accounts differ whether the two made contact, whether Sato spun because he was forced too low, or whether the loss of grip from proximity to Franchitti's car caused him to spin~~. Sato finished in 17th, while Franchitti went on to take the victory.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/sports/autoracing/franchitti-wins-indianapolis-500-for-a-third-time.html\|title=Rival's Gamble Ends in Crash, and Third Win for Franchitti\|date= May 27, 2012\|work=The New York Times\|~~accessdate~~access-date=May 29, 2012 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~news\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/dario-franchitti-earns-third-indy-500-win/2012/05/28/gJQAwrFCxU_story.html\|title=Dario Franchitti earns third Indy 500 win\|date= May 27, 2012\|~~work~~newspaper=Washington Post\|~~accessdate~~access-date=May 29, 2012 }}</ref> 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 [[2013 Shell-Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston\|Houston]], Franchitti would be involved in a multi-car accident that would prematurely end his career. ==Event background== [[File:Indianapolis Oval 2007-2013.svg\|thumb\|180px\|left\|[[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]], the race track where the race was held.]] For the first time since [[1947 Indianapolis 500\|1947]], the previous year's race winner had been killed in a racing crash in the time between races. [[2011 Indianapolis 500\|Defending race]] winner [[Dan Wheldon]]<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/news/show/43148-wheldon-edges-hildebrand-in-unforgettable-indianapolis-500-finish/ Line 48 ⟶ 51: \|last=Lewandowski \|date=2011-05-29 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2011-07-19}}</ref> was killed in a [[2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship#Lap 11 ~~incident~~crash – Death of Dan Wheldon\|horrific crash]] during the [[2011 IndyCar Series season\|2011 season]] finale, the [[IZOD IndyCar World Championship\|2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship]] at [[Las Vegas Motor Speedway]]. Several winners have missed the following year due to either retirements, injuries, or racing in a different series. The last time the defending champion did not participate in the race due to injury or death was [[2004 Indianapolis 500\|2004 race]] winner [[Buddy Rice]], who suffered a concussion during practice, and sat out the [[2005 Indianapolis 500\|2005 race]] (also won by Wheldon). The last time a defending Indianapolis 500 champion did not participate in the race under any circumstances was [[2007 Indianapolis 500\|2007 race]] winner [[Dario Franchitti]], who was injured in a [[NASCAR Nationwide Series]] race at [[Talladega Superspeedway]] in April 2008 and had a full-time racing schedule in the [[NASCAR Sprint Cup Series]] in 2008. [[Jim Nabors]], who has [[Indianapolis 500 traditions\|traditionally]] sung "[[Back Home Again in Indiana]]" during the pre-race ceremonies in most years since [[1972 Indianapolis 500\|1972]], was not able to attend the race for health reasons.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.wthr.com/story/18032786/jim-nabors-will-miss-indianapolis-500-after-surgery\|title=Jim Nabors will miss Indianapolis 500 after surgery\|publisher=WTHR\|first=Dave\|last=Calabro\|date=2012-05-01\|access-date=2012-05-02\|archive-date=2012-05-10\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510060554/http://www.wthr.com/story/18032786/jim-nabors-will-miss-indianapolis-500-after-surgery\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Speedway sent a film crew to record a [[video]] of him performing the song at his home in [[Hawaii]], and aired it on video boards on race morning.<ref name="IMS 05-02-12">{{cite news\|url=http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/news/show/type/news/51652-nabors-will-sing-and-39-indianaand-39-despite-missing-2012-indianapolis-500/\|title=Nabors Will Sing 'Indiana' Despite Missing 2012 Indianapolis 500 ~~Due to safety concerns, IndyCar officials announced in the 2012 State of IndyCar address that restarts would revert to single-file for the two ovals whose distance is at least two miles or greater.~~ \|publisher=IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com\|first=Paul\|last=Kelly\|date=2012-05-02\|access-date=2012-05-02}}</ref> [[Jim Nabors]], who has [[Indianapolis 500 traditions\|traditionally]] sung "[[Back Home Again in Indiana]]" during the pre-race ceremonies in most years since [[1972 Indianapolis 500\|1972]], was not able to attend the race due to health reasons.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.wthr.com/story/18032786/jim-nabors-will-miss-indianapolis-500-after-surgery\|title=Jim Nabors will miss Indianapolis 500 after surgery\|publisher=WTHR\|first=Dave\|last=Calabro\|date=2012-05-01\|accessdate=2012-05-02}}</ref> The Speedway sent a film crew to record a [[video]] of him performing the song at his home in [[Hawaii]], and aired it on video boards on race morning.<ref name="IMS 05-02-12">{{cite news\|url=http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/news/show/type/news/51652-nabors-will-sing-and-39-indianaand-39-despite-missing-2012-indianapolis-500/\|title=Nabors Will Sing 'Indiana' Despite Missing 2012 Indianapolis 500 ~~\|publisher=IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com\|first=Paul\|last=Kelly\|date=2012-05-02\|accessdate=2012-05-02}}</ref>~~ Going into the month, there was growing concern about filling the field to the traditional 33 cars. This was due in part to the struggles of [[Lotus Cars\|Lotus]], and lease issues in the first year of the new engine package, namely involving [[Dragon Racing]]. However, on Bump Day, the field was filled to exactly 33 cars, with no cars bumped, a similar situation to [[2003 Indianapolis 500\|2003]]. ===Rule changes=== Due to safety concerns, IndyCar officials announced in the 2012 State of IndyCar address that restarts would revert to single-file for the two ovals whose distance is at least two miles or greater. This eliminated the double-file restarts used at Indy in 2011 only. The overtake assist system ("[[Push-to-pass]]") was eliminated for the Indianapolis 500 and other oval races. The race will start after four warm up laps (3 parade laps and 1 pace lap), up from three warm up laps used from 1977 to 2011. If there is a caution period during the final 20 laps, all lapped cars will be placed at the end of the line for the subsequent restart. ==Schedule== Line 147 ⟶ 154: \|title=Event Information – Schedule \|publisher=[[Indianapolis Motor Speedway\|IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com]] \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2012-02-18 \|url-status=dead \|~~archiveurl~~archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218000333/http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/eventinfo/35391-Schedule/ \|~~archivedate~~archive-date=2012-02-18 }}</ref> May 11 – [[Firestone Freedom 100\|Freedom 100]] testing Line 164 ⟶ 171: Former [[Formula One]] driver [[Jean Alesi]] was listed as an entry for [[Newman Haas Racing]],<ref>{{cite news \|url=~~http~~https://~~espn~~www.goespn.com/racing/indycar/story/_/id/7007708/former-formula-one-driver-jean-alesi-compete-indianapolis-500 \|title=Jean Alesi, 47, to compete in Indy 500\|publisher=[[ESPN]]\|date=2011-09-23\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2012-03-02}}</ref> but the car was later withdrawn. [[Lotus Cars\|Lotus]] continued to find a team for Alesi, and struck a deal with [[Indy Lights]] team Fan Force United to run a car.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-alesi-unites-with-fan-force-united-for-indy/\|title=INDYCAR: Alesi Unites With Fan Force United For Indy\|publisher=[[Speed (TV channel)\|SPEED]]\|date=2012-05-05\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2012-05-09\|archive-date=2012-05-09\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509023818/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-alesi-unites-with-fan-force-united-for-indy\|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Rubens Barrichello]], winner of the [[2002 United States Grand Prix\|2002 U.S. Grand Prix at Indy]] was the first former winner of that event to attempt to qualify for the Indy 500.<ref>{{cite news \|url=~~http~~https://~~espn~~www.goespn.com/racing/indycar/story/_/id/7633541/rubens-barrichello-race-indycar-2012\|title=Rubens Barrichello joins IndyCar field\|publisher=[[ESPN]]\|date=2012-03-01\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2012-03-02}}</ref> [[Michel Jourdain, Jr.]], who had last raced at Indy sixteen years earlier in [[1996 Indianapolis 500\|1996]], was named to [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing]]. Jourdain would be the only driver in the field from the 1990s. With [[John Andretti]] not entered, not a single driver from the 1980s was in the field. ==Testing and rookie orientation== With the introduction of the new chassis and engine package, testing was conducted at the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] during the offseason. The first phase of testing involved [[Dan Wheldon]], and testing was conducted on the [[United States Grand Prix\|USGP]] road course at [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway\|Indianapolis]] on September 1,<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.indycar.com/news/archive/show/55-izod-indycar-series/46041-notes-new-car-passes-biggest-test-yet/\|title=Notes: New car passes biggest test yet\|publisher=IndyCar.com\|date=September 3, 2011\|first=Dave\|last=Lewandowski\|~~accessdate~~access-date=January 17, 2012}}{{Dead link\|date=September 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and on the oval in late September.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.indycar.com/news/archive/show/55-izod-indycar-series/50834-indy-test-will-complete-validation-phase/\|title=Indy test will complete validation Phase\|publisher=IndyCar.com\|date=September 27, 2011\|first=Dave\|last=Lewandowski\|~~accessdate~~access-date=January 17, 2012}}{{Dead link\|date=September 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/news/show/50808-smooth-sailing-for-wheldon-with-2012-car-at-ims-oval-test/ \|title=Smooth Sailing For Wheldon With 2012 Car At IMS Oval Test\|publisher=Indianapolis Motor Speedway\|first=Dave\|last=Lewandowski\|date=2011-09-27\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2012-04-02}}</ref> [[Dario Franchitti]] and [[Tony Kanaan]] tested at Indianapolis in early November for Honda and Chevrolet.<ref name="AR1">{{cite news\|url=http://www.autoracing1.com/rumors.asp?tid=10666\|title=Rumors Page\|publisher=AutoRacing1\|date=2010-11-09\|access-date=2012-04-02\|archive-date=2015-06-20\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620203641/http://www.autoracing1.com/rumors.asp?tid=10666\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Test results were mixed at the Speedway,<ref name="AR1"/><ref name="Cavin 4-2-12">{{cite news\|url=http://www.indystar.com/article/20120402/SPORTS0107/120402016/IndyCar-Will-Phillips-hopes-DW12-ready-Indianapolis-500 \|title=IndyCar hopes new DW12 car is ready for Indianapolis 500\|publisher=[[The Indianapolis Star\|IndyStar.com]]\|first=Curt\|last=Cavin\|date=2012-04-02\|access-date=2012-04-02}}</ref> with drivers complaining of weight imbalance issues,<ref name="AR1"/><ref name="Cavin 4-2-12"/> and speeds (208–216 mph<ref name="AR1"/><ref name="Cavin 4-2-12"/>) were down from what was expected. ~~\|url=http://www.autoracing1.com/rumors.asp?tid=10666\|title=Rumors Page\|publisher=AutoRacing1\|date=2010-11-09~~ \|accessdate=2012-04-02}}</ref> Test results were mixed at the Speedway,<ref name="AR1"/><ref name="Cavin 4-2-12">{{cite news\|url=http://www.indystar.com/article/20120402/SPORTS0107/120402016/IndyCar-Will-Phillips-hopes-DW12-ready-Indianapolis-500 \|title=IndyCar hopes new DW12 car is ready for Indianapolis 500\|publisher=[[The Indianapolis Star\|IndyStar.com]]\|first=Curt\|last=Cavin\|date=2012-04-02\|accessdate=2012-04-02}}</ref> with drivers complaining of weight imbalance issues,<ref name="AR1"/><ref name="Cavin 4-2-12"/> and speeds (208–216 mph<ref name="AR1"/><ref name="Cavin 4-2-12"/>) were down from what was expected. ===Open test — Wednesday, April 4=== '''Weather''': {{convert\|64\|°F\|0}}, partly cloudy '''Practice summary''': An open test was held for veteran drivers only.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-series-sets-indianapolis-test-date/ \|title=Series Sets Indianapolis Test Date \|publisher=[[Speed (TV channel)\|Speed]] \|first=Marshall \|last=Pruett \|date=2012-03-28 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2012-04-02 \|url-status=dead \|~~archiveurl~~archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330233625/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-series-sets-indianapolis-test-date \|~~archivedate~~archive-date=2012-03-30 }}</ref> Multi-car teams were allowed only one car/driver combination for the test,<ref name="Cavin 4-2-12"/> rookies were not allowed, and [[Lotus Cars\|Lotus]] did not participate. The cars were fitted with new rear wheel guards,<ref name="Cavin 4-2-12"/> designed to correct aerodynamic issues experienced during previous tests. Nine drivers took part in the test. [[Tony Kanaan]], [[Marco Andretti]], [[Hélio Castroneves]], [[Ed Carpenter (racing driver)\|Ed Carpenter]], and [[J. R. Hildebrand]] test for [[Chevrolet]]. [[Scott Dixon]], [[Takuma Sato]], [[Mike Conway]], and [[Justin Wilson (racing driver)\|Justin Wilson]] tested for [[Honda]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.indycar.com/en/News/2012/April/4-04-New-aero-kit-gets-positive-marks\|title=Test of Speedway aero kit lays foundation for May\|publisher=[[IndyCar\|IndyCar.com]]\|first=Dave\|last=Lewandowski\|date=2012-04-04\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2012-04-04\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406145300/http://www.indycar.com/en/News/2012/April/4-04-New-aero-kit-gets-positive-marks#\|archive-date=2012-04-06\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The nine drivers completed 495 laps, with no incidents reported. {\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" Line 207 ⟶ 212: \|align=center\|218.094 \|- \|style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center" colspan="6"\|'''[http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Indy_test_combined.pdf OFFICIAL REPORT] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524092030/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Indy_test_combined.pdf \|date=2012-05-24 }}''' \|} Line 240 ⟶ 245: \|align=center\|210.525 \|- \|style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center" colspan="6"\|'''[http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/TEX-test_combined.pdf OFFICIAL REPORT] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523003735/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/TEX-test_combined.pdf \|date=2012-05-23 }}''' \|} Line 251 ⟶ 256: \|first=Robin \|last=Miller \|author-link =Robin Miller (journalist) \|date=2012-05-10 \|access-date=2012-05-14 \|accessdate=2012-05-14}}</ref> [[Jean Alesi]] was the only driver not to pass the first two phases the program, running his best lap at 186.387 mph, however he was given permission to return the following day for more practice.<ref>{{cite news \|archive-date=2012-05-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514092634/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-barrichello-among-four-drivers-to-pass-indy-rop \|url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Jean Alesi]] was the only driver not to pass the first two phases the program, running his best lap at 186.387 mph, however he was given permission to return the following day for more practice.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.indystar.com/article/20120510/SPORTS0107/205100390/Indy-500-Jakes-s-speed-leads-rookies-track-orientation \|title=Indy 500: Jakes's speed leads rookies at track orientation Line 260 ⟶ 269: \|last=Cavin \|date=2012-05-10 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2012-05-14}}</ref> On Friday May 11, Alesi completed the first two phases.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.indystar.com/article/20120512/SPORTS0101/305120005/-1/7daysarchives/Pit-Pass-Auto-icon-Carroll-Shelby-dies \|title=Pit Pass: Auto 'icon' Carroll Shelby dies Line 267 ⟶ 276: \|last=Cavin \|date=2012-05-12 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2012-05-14}}</ref> {\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" Line 277 ⟶ 286: ! 1 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''19''' \|{{flagicon\|GBR}} [[James Jakes]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Dale Coyne Racing]] \| [[Honda]] Line 284 ⟶ 293: ! 2 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''39''' \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Bryan Clauson]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing]] \| [[Honda]] Line 291 ⟶ 300: ! 3 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''67''' \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Josef Newgarden]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing]] \| [[Honda]] \|align=center\|216.573 \|- \|style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center" colspan="6"\|'''[http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/INDY_rop_results.pdf OFFICIAL REPORT] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523003711/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/INDY_rop_results.pdf \|date=2012-05-23 }}''' \|} Line 303 ⟶ 312: ===Opening Day — Saturday, May 12=== '''Weather''': {{convert\|74\|°F\|0}}, partly cloudy '''Practice summary''': Rookie Josef Newgarden led the way, while J. R. Hildebrand led the tow chart.<ref>{{cite tweet\|user=curtcavin\|author=Curt Cavin\|number=201709635047141376\|date=13 May 2012\|title=Here's what you need to know about Saturday's #indy500 action: Tow report showed day's fastest: @JRHildebrand at 218.6.}}</ref> Townsend Bell was not at the track, as he was competing in an American Le Mans race at Laguna Seca. Among the other drivers not making laps were Katherine Legge and [[Sébastien Bourdais]], who were currently without an engine deal. The first cars on the track were the three Penske Racing cars, who completed a parade lap with all three cars alongside. Marco Andretti did not spend any time in his own car, but shook down the 17 and 25 cars for a couple laps. {\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" Line 313 ⟶ 322: ! 1 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''67''' \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Josef Newgarden]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing]] \| [[Honda]] Line 320 ⟶ 329: ! 2 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''4''' \|{{flagicon\|USA}} [[J. R. Hildebrand]] \| [[Panther Racing]] \| [[Chevrolet]] Line 327 ⟶ 336: ! 3 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''39''' \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Bryan Clauson]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing]] \| [[Honda]] \|align=center\|219.632 \|- \|style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center" colspan="6"\|'''[http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Indy_practice1.pdf OFFICIAL REPORT] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526065812/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Indy_practice1.pdf \|date=2012-05-26 }}''' \|} Line 354 ⟶ 363: ! 2 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''39''' \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Bryan Clauson]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing]] \| [[Honda]] Line 361 ⟶ 370: ! 3 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''67''' \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Josef Newgarden]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing]] \| [[Honda]] \|align=center\|221.158 \|- \|style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center" colspan="6"\|'''[http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Indy500indycar-results-p2.pdf OFFICIAL REPORT] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526065807/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Indy500indycar-results-p2.pdf \|date=2012-05-26 }}''' \|} ===Open practice — Monday, May 14=== '''Weather''': {{convert\|78\|°F\|0}}, partly cloudy '''Practice summary''': After days of struggles, [[Jean Alesi]] finally completed the third phase of rookie orientation. This was accomplished with the approved use of the qualifying boost, which gave them an extra 5–6 mph.<ref>{{cite news\|url=~~http~~https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/alesi-feels-unsafe-slow-indycar-16364082\|title=Alesi Says He Feels 'Unsafe' in Slow IndyCar\|publisher=[[Associated Press]]\|first=Michael\|last=Marot\|date=2012-05-17\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2012-05-17}}</ref> [[Graham Rahal]]'s car suffered engine woes, the first of the month at Indianapolis. A total of 1,199 laps were completed without incident. {\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" Line 381 ⟶ 390: ! 1 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''67''' \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Josef Newgarden]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing]] \| [[Honda]] Line 400 ⟶ 409: \|align=center\|221.519 \|- \|style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center" colspan="6"\|'''[http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Indy500indycar-results-p3.pdf OFFICIAL REPORT] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523084103/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Indy500indycar-results-p3.pdf \|date=2012-05-23 }}''' \|} ===Open practice — Tuesday, May 15=== '''Weather''': {{convert\|79\|°F\|0}}, partly cloudy '''Practice summary''': The busiest day of practice thus far saw [[Marco Andretti]] set the fastest lap of the month at 223.676 mph. Thirty car/driver combinations completed 1,602 laps without incident. Most of the day focused on race setups and drafting practice. [[Dragon Racing]] drivers [[Sébastien Bourdais]] and [[Katherine Legge]] had yet to turn a lap all month, as the team was trying to get out of their contract with Lotus.<ref>[http://www.indystar.com/article/20120516/SPORTS0101/205160321/Indy-500-Penske-surges-up-speed-chart-after-slow-start?odyssey=tab Indy 500 Penske surges up speed chart after slow start]Indy Star {{Webarchive\|~~topnews~~url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305144547/http://www.indystar.com/article/20120516/SPORTS0101/205160321/Indy-500-Penske-surges-up-speed-chart-after-slow-start?odyssey=tab \|~~text\|Sports~~date=2014-03-05 }}</ref> {\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" Line 434 ⟶ 443: \|align=center\|221.864 \|- \|style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center" colspan="6"\|'''[http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Indy500indycar-results-p4.pdf OFFICIAL REPORT] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923181649/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Indy500indycar-results-p4.pdf \|date=2020-09-23 }}''' \|} Line 449 ⟶ 458: ! 1 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''67''' \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Josef Newgarden]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing]] \| [[Honda]] Line 468 ⟶ 477: \|align=center\|221.763 \|- \|style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center" colspan="6"\|'''[http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Indy_practice_5.pdf OFFICIAL REPORT] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526065846/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Indy_practice_5.pdf \|date=2012-05-26 }}''' \|} Line 490 ⟶ 499: ! 2 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''67''' \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Josef Newgarden]] '''({{Color box\|orange\|R)\|border=silver}}''' \| [[Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing]] \| [[Honda]] Line 502 ⟶ 511: \|align=center\|222.080 \|- \|style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center" colspan="6"\|'''[http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/INDY-practice6.pdf OFFICIAL REPORT] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523082405/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/INDY-practice6.pdf \|date=2012-05-23 }}''' \|} ===Fast Friday practice — Friday, May 18=== '''Weather''': {{convert\|81\|°F\|0}}, sunny '''Practice summary''': "Fast Friday" practice was the final full day of practice prior to time trials. [[Turbocharger]] boost settings were elevated to 140 [[Pascal (unit)\|kPa]] for this session, as well as for time trials. [[Marco Andretti]] (227.540 mph) set the fastest lap of the day and of the month on a sunny, hot afternoon. All cars took laps except for [[Oriol Servià]], who experienced engine trouble. No wall contact was reported, but [[Michel Jourdain, Jr.]] suffered a blown engine and a subsequent oil fire on his car early in the session. For the first time since [[1998 Indianapolis 500\|1998]], the entire first week of practice was conducted without any time lost due to rain. {\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" Line 536 ⟶ 545: \|align=center\|226.716 \|- \|style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center" colspan="6"\|'''[http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/INDY-practice7.pdf OFFICIAL REPORT] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522204800/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/INDY-practice7.pdf \|date=2012-05-22 }}''' \|} Line 573 ⟶ 582: \|align=center\|226.027 \|- \|style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center" colspan="6"\|'''[http://~~www~~media.indycar.com/~~~/media~~pdf/~~Files~~2012/05INDY-~~Indianapolis-500/05-IND-Practice8-Results~~practice8.pdf OFFICIAL REPORT] {{~~Dead link~~Webarchive\|~~date~~url=~~September 2018~~https://web.archive.org/web/20210928154011/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/INDY-practice8.pdf \|~~bot~~date=~~InternetArchiveBot \|fix~~2021-~~attempted=yes~~09-28 }}''' \|} Line 579 ⟶ 588: [[File:Briscoe 2012 Indianapolis 500 qualification.jpg\|thumb\|[[Ryan Briscoe]] makes his pole-winning qualification run.]] [[File:Front row 2012 Indianapolis 500.jpg\|thumb\|Front-row qualifiers (L to R): [[James Hinchcliffe]], [[Ryan Briscoe]], and [[Ryan Hunter-Reay]].]] '''Qualifying draw''': [http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Qualifying_Draw2012.pdf Results] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526002707/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/Qualifying_Draw2012.pdf \|date=2012-05-26 }} '''First segment summary''': [[Tony Kanaan]] was the first driver out on the track, but his time was later disallowed after it was discovered he was missing a ballast on the rear view mirror. He would re-qualify later in the day. [[Mike Conway]] also had his time disallowed after inspection, as the car was found to be underweight. [[Bryan Clauson]] wrecked on his fourth qualifying lap, but despite a lot of damage to the car, the team was not planning on going to a backup car. [[Oriol Servià]] spun exiting turn four on his final warmup lap, hitting the inside wall and the pit wall. [[Ed Carpenter (racing driver)\|Ed Carpenter]] was bumped from the field and crashed heavily on his attempt to re-enter the field. [[Wade Cunningham]], [[Mike Conway]] and [[Sébastien Bourdais]] were also bumped from the field of 24. [[Sebastián Saavedra]] started his qualifying run as the gun sounded, after Conway's crew changed the tires after going through technical inspection. [[Katherine Legge]]'s run was waved off because her team was not in place to give the starter instructions. The nine drivers to advance to the fast nine were [[James Hinchcliffe]], [[Will Power]], [[Ryan Hunter-Reay]], [[Hélio Castroneves]], [[Ryan Briscoe]], [[Tony Kanaan]], [[Marco Andretti]], [[Josef Newgarden]] and [[E. J. Viso]]. '''Fast Nine Shootout summary''': Viso and Kanaan waved off their runs, and neither returned to the track for the session. Newgarden pulled his car from the line shortly afterward; he returned later and, in light of his team-mate's crash, set a conservative run of 224.037 mph. Ryan Briscoe set down an early quick time of 226.484 mph, as the second driver to complete a full qualifying run. Only James Hinchcliffe came close to topping his time on their first run, falling short by a scant .003 miles per hour. Castroneves made an attempt at a second run, but it was much slower and was waved off after the first lap. Power also made a second attempt, but waved it off after three laps. Hinchcliffe's second run was waved off by race control after it became clear he would not go faster on his second run. Ryan Hunter-Reay was the only car that picked up speed on a second run, but did not gain any positions. Ryan Briscoe held on to take the pole position, by the closest margin in Indianapolis 500 history. Line 641 ⟶ 650: ! 7 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''67''' \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Josef Newgarden]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing]] \| [[Honda]] Line 657 ⟶ 666: ! 9 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''5''' \| {{flagicon\|VEN}} [[E. J. Viso]] \| [[KV Racing Technology]] \| [[Chevrolet]] Line 667 ⟶ 676: ! 10 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''8''' \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[KV Racing Technology]] \| [[Chevrolet]] Line 723 ⟶ 732: ! 17 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''19''' \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} [[James Jakes]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Dale Coyne Racing]] \| [[Honda]] Line 731 ⟶ 740: ! 18 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''4''' \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[J. R. Hildebrand]] \| [[Panther Racing]] \| [[Chevrolet]] Line 763 ⟶ 772: ! 22 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''30''' \| {{flagicon\|MEX}} [[Michel Jourdain, Jr.]] \| [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing]] \| [[Honda]] Line 771 ⟶ 780: ! 23 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''77''' \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} [[Simon Pagenaud]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Sam Schmidt Motorsports\|Schmidt–Hamilton Motorsports]] \| [[Honda]] Line 789 ⟶ 798: ! \|style="text-align:center"\|'''41''' \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} [[Wade Cunningham]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises]] \| [[Honda]] Line 813 ⟶ 822: ! \|style="text-align:center"\|'''39''' \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Bryan Clauson]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing]] \| [[Honda]] Line 829 ⟶ 838: ! \|style="text-align:center"\|'''6''' \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} [[Katherine Legge]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Dragon Racing]] \| [[Chevrolet]] Line 853 ⟶ 862: ! \|style="text-align:center"\|'''64''' \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} [[Jean Alesi]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Fan Force United]] \| Lotus Line 859 ⟶ 868: \| \|- \|style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center" colspan="7"\|'''[http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/INDY-pole_qualifying.pdf OFFICIAL REPORT] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523071210/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/INDY-pole_qualifying.pdf \|date=2012-05-23 }}''' \|} Line 897 ⟶ 906: \|align=center\|222.886 \|- \|style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center" colspan="6"\|'''[http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/INDY-practice9.pdf OFFICIAL REPORT] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526071341/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2012/INDY-practice9.pdf \|date=2012-05-26 }}''' \|} ====Qualifying==== '''Bump Day summary''': Before the opening of the track, [[Jay Howard]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Jay Howard's facebook page\|website=[[Facebook]] \|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/jay-howard/howards-bump-day-plans-halted-will-serve-as-special-social-media-correspondent-f/10150978950630505}}</ref> and [[Pippa Mann]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Pippa Mann's Official Site\|url=http://www.pippamann.com/NewsArticle.aspx?ArticleID=350\|access-date=2012-05-20\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203004640/http://www.pippamann.com/NewsArticle.aspx?ArticleID=350\|archive-date=2013-12-03\|url-status=dead}}</ref> announced they would not make attempts to qualify for the field, with Howard citing an engine deal that had fallen apart. There had been some rumors that IndyCar had stopped last minute deals from coming together, with Mann and Howard's deals falling apart at the last moments, though [[Randy Bernard]] stated on his Twitter account that this was not the case.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Houghton\|first=Zachary\|title=24 Thoughts After Pole Day\|url=http://www.indycaradvocate.com/}}</ref> {\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" Line 919 ⟶ 928: ! 26 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''41''' \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} [[Wade Cunningham]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises]] \| [[Honda]] Line 951 ⟶ 960: ! 30 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''6''' \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} [[Katherine Legge]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Dragon Racing]] \| [[Chevrolet]] Line 959 ⟶ 968: ! 31 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''39''' \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Bryan Clauson]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing]] \| [[Honda]] Line 975 ⟶ 984: ! 33 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''64''' \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} [[Jean Alesi]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Fan Force United]] \| [[Lotus Cars\|Lotus]] Line 1,111 ⟶ 1,120: ==Starting grid== <small>'''{{Color box\|gold\|W\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' = Former Indianapolis 500 winner; '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' = Indianapolis 500 rookie</small> {\| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" !Row Line 1,132 ⟶ 1,141: \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} [[Will Power]] \|style="text-align:center"\|'''3''' \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]] '''~~{{Color box\|gold\|~~(W~~\|border=darkgray}}~~)''' \|- ! 3 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''67''' \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Josef Newgarden]] '''~~{{Color box\|orange\|~~(R~~\|border=darkgray}}~~)''' \|style="text-align:center"\|'''11''' \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Tony Kanaan]] \|style="text-align:center"\|'''5''' \| {{flagicon\|VEN}} [[E. J. Viso]] \|- ! 4 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''8''' \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]] '''~~{{Color box\|orange\|~~(R~~\|border=darkgray}}~~)''' \|style="text-align:center"\|'''98''' \| {{flagicon\|CAN}} [[Alex Tagliani]] Line 1,156 ⟶ 1,165: \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Charlie Kimball]] \|style="text-align:center"\|'''9''' \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} [[Scott Dixon]] '''~~{{Color box\|gold\|~~(W~~\|border=darkgray}}~~)''' \|- ! 6 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''50''' \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} [[Dario Franchitti]] '''~~{{Color box\|gold\|~~(W~~\|border=darkgray}}~~)''' \|style="text-align:center"\|'''19''' \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} [[James Jakes]] '''~~{{Color box\|orange\|~~(R~~\|border=darkgray}}~~)''' \|style="text-align:center"\|'''4''' \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[J. R. Hildebrand]] \|- ! 7 Line 1,176 ⟶ 1,185: ! 8 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''30''' \| {{flagicon\|MEX}} [[Michel Jourdain, Jr.]] \|style="text-align:center"\|'''77''' \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} [[Simon Pagenaud]] '''~~{{Color box\|orange\|~~(R~~\|border=darkgray}}~~)''' \|style="text-align:center"\|'''17''' \| {{flagicon\|COL}} [[~~Sebastian~~Sebastián Saavedra]] \|- ! 9 Line 1,186 ⟶ 1,195: \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} [[Sébastien Bourdais]] \|style="text-align:center"\|'''41''' \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} [[Wade Cunningham]] '''~~{{Color box\|orange\|~~(R~~\|border=darkgray}}~~)''' \|style="text-align:center"\|'''22''' \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} [[Oriol Servià]] Line 1,196 ⟶ 1,205: \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} [[Mike Conway]] \|style="text-align:center"\|'''6''' \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} [[Katherine Legge]] '''~~{{Color box\|orange\|~~(R~~\|border=darkgray}}~~)''' \|- ! 11 \|style="text-align:center"\|'''39''' \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Bryan Clauson]] '''~~{{Color box\|orange\|~~(R~~\|border=darkgray}}~~)''' \|style="text-align:center"\|'''78''' \| {{flagicon\|SUI}} [[Simona de Silvestro]] \|style="text-align:center"\|'''64''' \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} [[Jean Alesi]] '''~~{{Color box\|orange\|~~(R~~\|border=darkgray}}~~)''' \|} Line 1,211 ⟶ 1,220: ===Start=== [[Ryan Briscoe]] led from the start, was drafted and overtaken by [[James Hinchcliffe]], who led at the end of the first lap. The pair swapped the lead again by the end of lap two. There were no accidents at the start and the [[racing flags#Green flag\|green flag]] was given at the first attempt to start the race.<ref name="Indy500 Website">{{cite web\|title=Dario Franchitti Wins 96th Running of the Indianapolis 500\|url=http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/news/show/type/news/51764-dario-franchitti-wins-96th-running-of-the-indianapolis-500/\|publisher=IMS Public Relations\|~~accessdate~~access-date=May 29, 2012}}</ref> ===First half=== [[Ryan Hunter-Reay]] overtook [[Marco Andretti]] before [[Bryan Clauson]] spun exiting turn one, akin to [[1985 Indianapolis 500\|Danny Sullivan's spin in 1985]], and brought out a [[racing flags#Yellow flag\|caution period]].<ref name="Indy500 Website" /> Under caution many drivers chose to enter pit lane. [[Josef Newgarden]] stalled in the pits, was restarted and rejoined the race. 2007 and 2010 winner [[Dario Franchitti]] spun at his pit box, due to being hit from behind by [[E. J. Viso]], but like Newgarden lost less time as the [[safety car]] was deployed.<ref name="Indy500 Website" /> [[Jean Alesi]] and [[Simona de Silvestro]] were [[racing flags#Black flag\|black flagged]] for failing to run within 105% of the front pace and duly retired. Upon the restart, which was intended to be single file, cars were seen on the pit straight before entering turn one as many as five abreast. At 32 laps Marco Andretti led from James Hinchcliffe and Ryan Briscoe.<ref name="Indy500 Website" /> On lap 33 the stewards declared that Viso would not be penalised for the pit lane incident. No driver was able to pull away a substantial lead over the driver behind and cars behind appeared to face an aerodynamic advantage over those ahead. [[Takuma Sato]] then started to set fastest laps by lap 37 and [[Marco Andretti]] had led most laps with 15.<ref name="Indy500 Website" /> At the end of lap 46 the pitstops occurred for fuel and tires with Hinchcliffe and Castroneves pitting.<ref name="Indy500 Website" /> Castroneves' pitstop was delayed due to a tire fitting problem. [[Scott Dixon]] and Dario Franchitti stopped a lap later. Josef Newgarden stalled again at his second stop, unable to put the car in gear. The [[Chip Ganassi Racing\|Ganassis]] of Dixon and Franchitti had been setting the fastest pace. By lap 50, one quarter distance, and after the first full pits, Marco Andretti led. There had been six leaders and twelve changes of lead.<ref name="Indy500 Website" /> Line 1,226 ⟶ 1,235: At the half distance point the leaderboard was Dixon, Franchitti, Hunter-Reay, [[Graham Rahal\|Rahal]], [[Justin Wilson (racing driver)\|Wilson]], Sato, [[Charlie Kimball\|Kimball]], [[JRJ. R. Hildebrand\|Hildebrand]], [[Townsend Bell\|Bell]].<ref name="Indy500 Website" /> On lap 110 Briscoe had a gearbox issue and ran more slowly for a lap and put the car into an emergency gearbox setting whilst running seventeenth.<ref name="Indy500 Website" /> Hunter-Reay stopped for fuel and tires on lap 113. This left all of the top six runners being Honda powered, in contrast to pre-race predictions on relative engine performance and economy. Line 1,259 ⟶ 1,268: Owing to the newly-introduced engine formula, Dario Franchitti earned the distinction of the first driver to win in both a normally aspirated and turbocharged engine since [[Arie Luyendyk]] (1990 and 1997). Franchitti's victories in 2007 and 2010 came while the series was utilizing normally aspirated engines. Franchitti also became the first driver to win the race with a V-6 engine since [[George Robson (racing driver)\|George Robson]] in [[1946 Indianapolis 500\|1946]]. ==~~Race~~Box ~~results~~score== {\| class="wikitable~~" style="font-size: 95%~~" ! Pos ! No. ! Driver ! Team !Chassis ~~! Engine~~ !Engine ~~! Laps~~ !Laps ~~! Time/Retired~~ !Status ~~! Grid~~ !Grid ~~! Laps Led~~ ! Points~~{{ref\|race5\|1}}~~ \|- ! 1 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~50~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} [[Dario Franchitti]] '''{{Color box\|gold\|W\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] \| [[~~Honda~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Honda Indy V6\|Honda]] ~~\|align=center\| 200~~ \|align=center\| ~~2:58:51.2532~~200 \|align=center\| 162:58:51.2532 \|align=center\| 2316 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~54~~'''~~ \|- ! 2 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~9~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} [[Scott Dixon]] '''{{Color box\|gold\|W\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] \| [[~~Honda~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Honda Indy V6\|Honda]] ~~\|align=center\| 200~~ \|align=center\| ~~+ 0.0295<sup>†</sup>~~200 \|align=center\|+ 150.0295 \|align=center\| 5315 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~44~~'''~~ \|- ! 3 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~11~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Tony Kanaan]] \| [[KV Racing Technology]] \| [[~~Chevrolet~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Chevrolet Indy V6\|Chevrolet]] ~~\|align=center\| 200~~ \|align=center\| ~~+ 0.0677~~200 \|align=center\|+ 80.0677 \|align=center\| 78 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~42~~'''~~ \|- ! 4 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~22~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} [[Oriol Servià]] \| [[Dreyer & Reinbold Racing\|Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing]] \| [[~~Chevrolet~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Chevrolet Indy V6\|Chevrolet]] ~~\|align=center\| 200~~ \|align=center\| ~~+ 2.9166~~200 \|align=center\|+ 272.9166 \|align=center\| 027 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~38~~'''~~ \|- ! 5 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~2~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} [[Ryan Briscoe]] \| [[Team Penske]] \| [[~~Chevrolet~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Chevrolet Indy V6\|Chevrolet]] ~~\|align=center\| 200~~ \|align=center\| ~~+ 3.6721~~200 \|align=center\|+ 13.6721 \|align=center\| 151 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~45~~'''~~ \|- ! 6 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~27~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|CAN}} [[James Hinchcliffe]] \| [[Andretti Autosport]] \| [[~~Chevrolet~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Chevrolet Indy V6\|Chevrolet]] ~~\|align=center\| 200~~ \|align=center\| ~~+ 4.0962~~200 \|align=center\|+ 24.0962 \|align=center\| 52 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~41~~'''~~ \|- ! 7 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~18~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} [[Justin Wilson (racing driver)\|Justin Wilson]] \| [[Dale Coyne Racing]] \| [[~~Honda~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Honda Indy V6\|Honda]] ~~\|align=center\| 200~~ \|align=center\| ~~+ 4.2430~~200 \|align=center\|+ 214.2430 \|align=center\| 021 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~30~~'''~~ \|- ! 8 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~83~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Charlie Kimball]] \| [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] \| [[~~Honda~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Honda Indy V6\|Honda]] ~~\|align=center\| 200~~ \|align=center\| ~~+ 4.6056~~200 \|align=center\|+ 144.6056 \|align=center\| 314 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~28~~'''~~ \|- ! 9 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~99~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Townsend Bell]] \| [[Sam Schmidt Motorsports\|Schmidt–Hamilton Motorsports]] \| [[~~Honda~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Honda Indy V6\|Honda]] ~~\|align=center\| 200~~ \|align=center\| ~~+ 5.6168~~200 \|align=center\|+ 205.6168 \|align=center\| 020 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~26~~'''~~ \|- ! 10 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~3~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]] '''{{Color box\|gold\|W\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Team Penske]] \| [[~~Chevrolet~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Chevrolet Indy V6\|Chevrolet]] ~~\|align=center\| 200~~ \|align=center\| ~~+ 7.6352~~200 \|align=center\|+ 67.6352 \|align=center\| 06 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~29~~'''~~ \|- ! 11 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~8~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[KV Racing Technology]] \| [[~~Chevrolet~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Chevrolet Indy V6\|Chevrolet]] ~~\|align=center\| 200~~ \|align=center\| ~~+ 7.9240~~200 \|align=center\|+ 107.9240 \|align=center\| 210 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~23~~'''~~ \|- ! 12 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~98~~'''~~ \|{{flagicon\|CAN}} [[Alex Tagliani]] \| [[Bryan Herta Autosport\|Team Barracuda – BHA]] \| [[~~Honda~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Honda Indy V6\|Honda]] ~~\|align=center\| 200~~ \|align=center\| ~~+ 8.2543~~200 \|align=center\|+ 118.2543 \|align=center\| 211 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~22~~'''~~ \|- ! 13 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~38~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Graham Rahal]] \| [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] \| [[~~Honda~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Honda Indy V6\|Honda]] ~~\|align=center\| 200~~ \|align=center\| ~~+ 8.7539~~200 \|align=center\|+ 128.7539 \|align=center\| 012 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~21~~'''~~ \|- ! 14 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~4~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[J. R. Hildebrand]] \| [[Panther Racing]] \| [[~~Chevrolet~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Chevrolet Indy V6\|Chevrolet]] ~~\|align=center\| 200~~ \|align=center\| ~~+ 11.3423~~200 \|align=center\|+ 1811.3423 \|align=center\| 018 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~20~~'''~~ \|- ! 15 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~19~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} [[James Jakes]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Dale Coyne Racing]] \| [[~~Honda~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Honda Indy V6\|Honda]] ~~\|align=center\| 200~~ \|align=center\| ~~+ 13.4494~~200 \|align=center\|+ 1713.4494 \|align=center\| 017 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~19~~'''~~ \|- ! 16 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~77~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} [[Simon Pagenaud]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Sam Schmidt Motorsports\|Schmidt–Hamilton Motorsports]] \| [[~~Honda~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Honda Indy V6\|Honda]] ~~\|align=center\| 200~~ \|align=center\| ~~+ 14.1382~~200 \|align=center\|+ 2314.1382 \|align=center\| 023 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~18~~'''~~ \|- ! 17 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~15~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Takuma Sato]] \| [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing]] \| [[~~Honda~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Honda Indy V6\|Honda]] ~~\|align=center\| 199~~ \|align=center\| ~~Crash T1~~199 \|align=center\|Crash 19T1 \|align=center\| 3119 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~17~~'''~~ \|- ! 18 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~5~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|VEN}} [[E. J. Viso]] \| [[KV Racing Technology]] \| [[~~Chevrolet~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Chevrolet Indy V6\|Chevrolet]] ~~\|align=center\| 199~~ \|align=center\| ~~+ 1 lap~~199 \|align=center\|+ 91 lap \|align=center\| 09 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~18~~'''~~ \|- ! 19 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~30~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|MEX}} [[Michel Jourdain, Jr.]] \| [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing]] \| [[~~Honda~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Honda Indy V6\|Honda]] ~~\|align=center\| 199~~ \|align=center\| ~~+ 1 lap~~199 \|align=center\|+ 221 lap \|align=center\| 022 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~16~~'''~~ \|- ! 20 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~7~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} [[Sébastien Bourdais]] \| [[Dragon Racing]] \| [[~~Chevrolet~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Chevrolet Indy V6\|Chevrolet]] ~~\|align=center\| 199~~ \|align=center\| ~~+ 1 lap~~199 \|align=center\|+ 251 lap \|align=center\| 025 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~15~~'''~~ \|- ! 21 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~20~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Ed Carpenter (racing driver)\|Ed Carpenter]] \| [[Ed Carpenter Racing]] \| [[~~Chevrolet~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Chevrolet Indy V6\|Chevrolet]] ~~\|align=center\| 199~~ \|align=center\| ~~+ 1 lap~~199 \|align=center\|+ 281 lap \|align=center\| 028 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~15~~'''~~ \|- ! 22 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~6~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} [[Katherine Legge]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Dragon Racing]] \| [[~~Chevrolet~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Chevrolet Indy V6\|Chevrolet]] ~~\|align=center\| 199~~ \|align=center\| ~~+ 1 lap~~199 \|align=center\|+ 301 lap \|align=center\| 030 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~15~~'''~~ \|- ! 23 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~25~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Ana Beatriz]] \| [[Andretti Autosport]]/[[Conquest Racing]] \| [[~~Chevrolet~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Chevrolet Indy V6\|Chevrolet]] ~~\|align=center\| 190~~ \|align=center\| ~~+ 10 laps~~190 \|align=center\|+ 1310 laps \|align=center\| 013 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~16~~'''~~ \|- ! 24 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~26~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Marco Andretti]] \| [[Andretti Autosport]] \| [[~~Chevrolet~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Chevrolet Indy V6\|Chevrolet]] ~~\|align=center\| 187~~ \|align=center\| ~~Contact~~187 \|align=center\| 4Contact \|align=center\| 594 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~23~~'''~~ \|- ! 25 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~67~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Josef Newgarden]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing]] \| [[~~Honda~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Honda Indy V6\|Honda]] ~~\|align=center\| 161~~ \|align=center\| ~~Mechanical~~161 \|align=center\| 7Mechanical \|align=center\| 07 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~18~~'''~~ \|- ! 26 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~17~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|COL}} [[Sebastián Saavedra]] \| [[Andretti Autosport]]/[[AFS Racing]] \| [[~~Chevrolet~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Chevrolet Indy V6\|Chevrolet]] ~~\|align=center\| 143~~ \|align=center\| ~~Electrical~~143 \|align=center\| 24Electrical \|align=center\| 024 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~14~~'''~~ \|- ! 27 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~28~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Ryan Hunter-Reay]] \| [[Andretti Autosport]] \| [[~~Chevrolet~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Chevrolet Indy V6\|Chevrolet]] ~~\|align=center\| 123~~ \|align=center\| ~~Suspension~~123 \|align=center\| 3Suspension \|align=center\| 03 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~22~~'''~~ \|- ! 28 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~12~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} [[Will Power]] \| [[Team Penske]] \| [[~~Chevrolet~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Chevrolet Indy V6\|Chevrolet]] ~~\|align=center\| 79~~ \|align=center\| ~~Contact~~79 \|align=center\| 5Contact \|align=center\| 05 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~20~~'''~~ \|- ! 29 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~14~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} [[Mike Conway]] \| [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises]] \| [[~~Honda~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Honda Indy V6\|Honda]] ~~\|align=center\| 78~~ \|align=center\| ~~Contact~~78 \|align=center\| 29Contact \|align=center\| 029 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~13~~'''~~ \|- ! 30 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~39~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Bryan Clauson]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing]] \| [[~~Honda~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Honda Indy V6\|Honda]] ~~\|align=center\| 46~~ \|align=center\| ~~Mechanical~~46 \|align=center\| 31Mechanical \|align=center\| 031 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~13~~'''~~ \|- ! 31 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~41~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} [[Wade Cunningham]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises]] \| [[~~Honda~~Dallara DW12]] \|[[Honda Indy V6\|Honda]] ~~\|align=center\| 42~~ \|align=center\| ~~Electrical~~42 \|align=center\| 26Electrical \|align=center\| 026 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~13~~'''~~ \|- ! 32 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~78~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|SUI}} [[Simona de Silvestro]] \| [[HVM Racing]] \| [[~~Lotus~~Dallara ~~Cars\|Lotus~~DW12]] \|[[Lotus Cars\|Lotus]] ~~\|align=center\| 10~~ \|align=center\| 10 \|align=center\|Black Flagged \|align=center\| 32 \|align=center\| 013 ~~\|align=center\| '''13'''~~ \|- ! 33 \|~~style="text-~~align:=center"\|~~'''~~64~~'''~~ \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} [[Jean Alesi]] '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=~~darkgray~~silver}}''' \| [[Fan Force United]] \| [[~~Lotus~~Dallara ~~Cars\|Lotus~~DW12]] \|[[Lotus Cars\|Lotus]] ~~\|align=center\| 9~~ \|align=center\| ~~Black Flagged{{ref\|race5\|2}}~~9 \|align=center\|Black 33Flagged \|align=center\| 033 \|align=center\| ~~'''~~13~~'''~~ \|- ~~\|colspan=10 align=center\|''<sup>†</sup> Under caution''~~ \|- \|style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center" colspan="10"\|'''[http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.net/~/media/Files/2012/05-Indianapolis-500/05-IND-FullBoxScore.pdf?vs=1&d=20120528T215046 OFFICIAL BOX SCORE]''' \|} '''{{Color box\|gold\|W\|border=silver}}''' Former Indianapolis 500 winner ~~;Notes:~~ '''{{Color box\|orange\|R\|border=silver}}''' Indianapolis 500 Rookie ~~{{ref\|race5\|1}} Points include qualification points from [[2012 Indianapolis 500#Time Trials\|Time Trials]] and 2 points for most laps led.~~ All entrants utilized [[Firestone Tire and Rubber Company\|Firestone]] tires. {{ref\|race5\|2}} [[Jean Alesi]] was penalized 2 laps for ignoring the black flag, which dropped him to last as he had been in front of [[Simona de Silvestro]] when they were both black flagged under the 105% rule. [[Jean Alesi]] was penalized 2 laps for ignoring the black flag, which dropped him to last as he had been in front of [[Simona de Silvestro]] when they were both black flagged under the 105% rule. ===Race statistics=== {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} {\| class="wikitable" !colspan=2\|Lap Leaders \|- ! Laps ! Leader \|- \|1 \|\| [[James Hinchcliffe]] \|- \|2–4 \|\| [[Ryan Briscoe]] \|- \|5–6 \|\| [[James Hinchcliffe]] \|- \|7–15 \|\| [[Ryan Briscoe]] \|- \|16–17 \|\| [[James Hinchcliffe]] \|- \|18–19 \|\| [[Ryan Briscoe]] \|- \|20–21 \|\| [[Marco Andretti]] \|- \|22 \|\| [[Ryan Briscoe]] \|- \|23–44 \|\| [[Marco Andretti]] \|- \|45–46 \|\| [[Alex Tagliani]] \|- \|47 \|\| [[Scott Dixon]] \|- \|48–49 \|\| [[Charlie Kimball]] \|- \|50–73 \|\| [[Marco Andretti]] \|- \|74–78 \|\| [[Scott Dixon]] \|- \|79 \|\| [[Charlie Kimball]] \|- \|80–90 \|\| [[Marco Andretti]] \|- \|91–118 \|\| [[Scott Dixon]] \|- \|119–123 \|\| [[Takuma Sato]] \|- \|124–125 \|\| [[Rubens Barrichello]] \|- \|126–146 \|\| [[Takuma Sato]] \|- \|147 \|\| [[Scott Dixon]] \|- \|148–152 \|\| [[Takuma Sato]] \|- \|153–159 \|\| [[Dario Franchitti]] \|- \|160 \|\| [[Scott Dixon]] \|- \|161–162 \|\| [[Dario Franchitti]] \|- \|163–171 \|\| [[Scott Dixon]] \|- \|172–173 \|\| [[Dario Franchitti]] \|- \|174–176 \|\| [[Scott Dixon]] \|- \|177 \|\| [[Dario Franchitti]] \|- \|178 \|\| [[Scott Dixon]] \|- \|179–186 \|\| [[Dario Franchitti]] \|- \|187–193 \|\| [[Tony Kanaan]] \|- \|194 \|\| [[Dario Franchitti]] \|- \|195–198 \|\| [[Scott Dixon]] \|- \|199–200 \|\| [[Dario Franchitti]] \|} {{col-break}} {\| class="wikitable" !colspan=2\|Total laps led \|- ! Driver ! Laps \|- \|[[Marco Andretti]] \|\| 59 \|- \|[[Scott Dixon]] \|\| 53 \|- \|[[Takuma Sato]] \|\| 31 \|- \|[[Dario Franchitti]] \|\| 23 \|- \|[[Ryan Briscoe]] \|\| 15 \|- \|[[Tony Kanaan]] \|\| 7 \|- \|[[James Hinchcliffe]] \|\| 5 \|- \|[[Charlie Kimball]] \|\| 3 \|- \|[[Rubens Barrichello]] \|\| 2 \|- \|[[Alex Tagliani]] \|\| 2 \|} {{col-break}} {\| class="wikitable" \|- !colspan=2\|Cautions: 8 for 39 laps \|- !Laps !Reason \|- \|14–17 \|\| [[Bryan Clauson]] spin in turn 2 \|- \|80–86 \|\| [[Will Power]], [[Mike Conway]] crash in turn 2 \|- \|90–94 \|\| [[Ana Beatriz]] spin in turn 2 \|- \|146–151 \|\| [[Sebastián Saavedra]] stalled on track \|- \|164–170 \|\| [[Josef Newgarden]] stalled on track \|- \|181–183 \|\| [[Ed Carpenter (racing driver)\|Ed Carpenter]] spin in turn 1 \|- \|188–193 \|\| [[Marco Andretti]] crash in turn 1 \|- \|200 \|\| [[Takuma Sato]] crash in turn 1 \|} {{col-end}} ==Broadcasting== ===Television=== Time trials and Carb Day were covered live in the United States on [[NBC Sports Network]].<ref name="IMS 08-07-2008"/> The on-air crew consisted of [[Bob Jenkins]], [[Jon Beekhuis]], and [[Wally Dallenbach, Jr.]] Pit reporters included [[Marty Snider]], Kevin Lee, [[Derek Daly]], and [[Townsend Bell]] (who also qualified for the race). [[Robin Miller (journalist)\|Robin Miller]] served as a reporter and "insider.". During the Carb Day broadcast Bob Jenkins announced that he would retire from race broadcasting following the season finale in Fontana on September ~~15th~~15 to spend more time with his at the time ailing wife Pam who was diagnosed with brain cancer. Pam would pass away on October ~~25th~~25. The 2012 Indianapolis 500 (race day) was broadcast live in high definition in the United States on [[American Broadcasting Company\|ABC]].<ref name="IMS 08-07-2008">{{cite news \|url=http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/news/show/36683-abc-ims-extend-indianapolis-500-partnership-through-2012/\|title=ABC, IMS Extend Indianapolis 500 Partnership Through 2012\|publisher=[[Indianapolis Motor Speedway\|IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com]]\|date=2008-08-07\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2011-05-06}}</ref> [[ESPN3]] simulcast the race with an alternate feed of twelve [[RaceCam\|in-car cameras]]. The overnight television rating for the race was 4.1, and 1.9 for the pre-race. The Fast National rating of 4.34<ref name="FNC rating"/> and 6.9 million viewers marked the highest ratings since 2008. {\| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" Line 1,669 ⟶ 1,808: ===Radio=== The [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network\|IMS Radio Network]] broadcast the race live on approximately 400 [[affiliates]], as well as [[American Forces Network\|AFN]], the [[Lester Sumrall\|LeSEA]] broadcasting network, and [[World Harvest Radio International\|World Harvest Radio]]. The broadcast was carried on [[XM Satellite Radio\|XM]] channel 94 and [[Sirius Satellite Radio\|Sirius]] channel 212. [[Mike King (radio announcer)\|Mike King]] served as chief announcer for the 14th year (18th year overall with the crew). [[Davey Hamilton]], who did not secure a ride for the race (the first time since 2006), returned to the booth and served as "driver expert.". For 2012, the commercial out-cues used were both renditions by the former "Voices of the 500" and those recited by drivers in the starting field. Line 1,699 ⟶ 1,838: ==External links== {{commons category~~\|2012 Indianapolis 500~~}} [http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Official Site] [https://web.archive.org/web/20150817050745/http://www.indycar.com/ IndyCar – Official Site] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PQdj-D1FYs 2012 Indianapolis 500 race broadcast]