00:3100:31, 12 July 2020diffhist−277
Indianapolis 500 records
→Race conditions: Corrected inaccurate ESPN reporting during 2018 race; 91°F, one degree below record, reported by Indianapolis Star newspaper the next day. Removed note on further ESPN inaccuracy in 2010, an apparent behavioral pattern that does not deserve mention.Tags: Mobile editMobile app editAndroid app edit
17:3917:39, 7 June 2020diffhist+31
Scott Dixon
Foyt's nickname has historically been presented with periods after each letter, and Foyt's and Andretti's win counts put Dixon's in historical perspective.Tags: Mobile editMobile app editAndroid app edit
11:4411:44, 19 January 2017diffhist+263 m
Indianapolis 500 records
The back text on the box of the 100th-running anniversary DVD describes Alexander Rossi as the first American rookie to win since Louis Meyer in 1928, defining the official stance on Meyer's rookie status, and raising the number of rookie winners to ten.
29 September 2016
18:4418:44, 29 September 2016diffhist+10 m
Dale Earnhardt
→1990: Yes, you read that correctly, a forty-second lead in a restrictor plate NASCAR. The announcers' amazement can be heard throughout the second half of the race.