Scottish pilot Dario Franchitti gained east Sunday edition 91 of legendary the 500 Miles of Indianapolis, the most famous race of the world and principle tries of the North American series IndyCar.
The race had to be interrupted in the rain during three hours, when the route mediated. Then, it led the Brazilian Tony Kanaan, followed by Frame Andretti and Danica Patrick. Finally the test occurred by finalized after 166 of the 200 programmed returns.
Franchitti, one of the five members of the powerful square Andretti Green Racing, prevailed thanks to the strategic handling of the haltings realized in pits. The Scot remained with the leadership when remaining in the track when both pilots who went ahead, their companion Tony Kanaan and the previous winner, Sam Hornish Jr, entered turn 156.
Franchitti, husband of the famous actress Ashley Judd, was seconded by the New Zealander Scott Dixon, the Australian Ryan Briscoe, the American Scott Sharp and the Brazilian Tony Kanaan.
“It could not believe it”, said moved Franchitti. ”Had thought who it? Now I know what means to gain this race ", added.
Franchitti realized the return of the victory under the strong rain while her wife, the actress Ashley Judd, with her wet dress, jumped the barrier of boxes and she was added to the celebration.
The American Andretti Frame, that hardly lost the previous edition of the test by some meters in favor of Sam Hornish Jr, suffered a spectacular accident when they only reduced 39 returns. This accident was most spectacular of the seven that was. The car Would cut with a scythe of Frame flew of head meters, but the pilot did not undergo consideration wounds.
One of the attractions on the oval of four kilometers was the Danica women Patrick, Sara Fisher and the Venezuelan Milka Duno, who conformed the first feminine trio that participates in the 500 Miles.
Patrick, who was fourth in 2005, secondly stayed great part of the test in third and place after the race after three hours of suspension in rain was started again.
The American finished finally in the eighth position, in front of Castroneves, whereas Fisher was in step 22.
Venezuelan pilot Milka Duno had to leave in return 65 of the edition number 91 of the 500 Miles of Indianapolis, when carrying out an accident in curved number 1, mishap that did not have physical consequences in the Caracas steering wheel that made its debut in the traditional North American competition that reunited more than 300 thousand spectators in Motor Indianapolis Speedway.
“We have realized a good race until the moment of the accident - Duno needed - the car is lost completely aerodynamic sustenation when I entered the turbulence that left two cars that were in front of us and that took me by surprise, I tried to control it but I lost unfortunately it and the car went against the defenses. A pain because we were maintaining a wonderful rate, we were in position twenty-two, but in the last shutdown that we did penalized to us to exceed the speed in pits, something that seemed unjust to us because others did also it, and it sent that us to the bottom of the group. But for that sanction, we would have returned between the first twenty and although they still lacked many returns, the yield of our car was very good and we hoped to improve much more”.
San Hornish Jr, winner of the edition of the last year, crossed the goal in this occasion in sixth place after resupplying itself in pits to very little of the end.
The author of pole position and twice winning of the test, the Brazilian Castroneves Helium, arrived third party.

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