The 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series was the 16th season of the IndyCar Series and the 100th recognized season of American open-wheel motor racing. The season was sanctioned by IndyCar and was part of the Maz
Dario Franchitti 2009 Indy 500 Carb Day
Will Power at Carb Day 2015 Stierch
The 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship Presented by Honda was the scheduled final race of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series. It was to be run at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 16, 2011, and was sche
2011 IndyCar Series
…premier event was the 95th Indianapolis 500, won by Dan Wheldon. Dario Franchitti claimed his fourth IndyCar Series Championship title. He went into the final race of the season leading Will Power by 18 points. However, the race and the season were both marred by a 15-car pile-up early in the race that claimed Wheldon's life…
Tony Kanaan won the pole position with an average speed of 222.078 miles per hour
The crash scene just shortly after it began. Dan Wheldon's car, seen at the bottom of the picture (white nose cone, damaged front wing), has just left the racing surface.
After the race was abandoned, the 19 cars that were not involved in the accident returned to the circuit at pace-lap speed for five laps as a mark of respect to Dan Wheldon. At the far right of this photo is the scoring pylon showing Wheldon's No. 77 at the top.