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| fast_time = Alex Tagliani | rookie = J. R. Hildebrand〔 | leader = Scott Dixon (73) | anthem = Seal, Kelly Clarkson, and David Foster | back_home = Jim Nabors | start_engines = Mari Hulman George | pace_car = Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible | pace_driver = A. J. Foyt | honorary_start = Bruce P. Crandall | attendance = Est. 300,000+ | url = – | publisher = | network = ABC | announcers = Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Eddie Cheever | rating = 4.0 | share = | previous = 2010 | next = 2012 }} The 95th Indianapolis 500 was held on May 29, 2011 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the premier event of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The track opened for practice on May 14 and time trials were held from May 21 to 22. The race was won by Dan Wheldon (his second after winning the 2005 race) and this was the last win of his racing career. Alex Tagliani won the pole position. American rookie J. R. Hildebrand was leading the race until he hit the wall on the final turn of the final lap. As his wrecked car was sliding down the frontstretch, Wheldon slipped by in the final 1,000 feet to take the victory. Hildebrand slid across the line to place second. Four months later, Wheldon was killed in a crash in the IZOD IndyCar World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, driving the car Tagliani had qualified on the pole in. The race was the culmination of the three-year-long Centennial era, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the opening of the track (1909) and the 100th anniversary of the inaugural ace in 1911. Throughout May, the race was advertised as the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 and the Centennial Indianapolis 500. Since the race was suspended during World Wars I and II, the 100th running of the 500 will not be held until 2016. The race was billed as the "Most Important Race in History". It was the final Indy 500 contested with the normally aspirated "spec" Dallara IR-05/Honda Indy V-8 machines. In 2012, the series implemented a new chassis package and reintroduced turbocharged engines. ==Event news== *On February 21, the Speedway announced the start time for the race would be 12 noon EDT (UTC-04), one hour earlier that it had been scheduled from 2006–2010. *The 100th anniversary Indy 500 Celebration of Automobiles was held the weekend of opening day. It was a classic/antique car show and contest featuring automobiles linked to race and to the city of Indianapolis from 1911–1961. *Staind headlined the annual Carb Day concert on Friday May 27, with special guest Papa Roach. *On April 5, Donald Trump was named the driver of the Chevrolet Camaro SS pace car. However, after mounting criticism of Trump, and a Facebook campaign to oust him from the position, he announced he was stepping down from the honor due to business and time constraints. He was replaced by four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A. J. Foyt.〔 *On the morning of the race, a special auto stunt was performed in the infield. For "IZOD Presents Hot Wheels Fearless at the 500", a mystery stunt driver (later to be revealed as Tanner Foust) from Team Hot Wheels sped down a 90-foot ramp, suspended on a 10-story high door and jumped across the track's infield inside the fourth turn. *The national anthem was performed by Seal and Kelly Clarkson, accompanied by David Foster on piano. *All of the 269 living Indy 500 veteran drivers were invited to attend the race. At least 161 attended during race weekend (including the 28 veteran drivers that qualified for the race)〔"The Talk of Gasoline Alley" - May 3, 2012〕 and upwards of 175 attended throughout the entire month of May.〔"The Talk of Gasoline Alley" - May 5, 2012〕 A total of 21 of the 27 living winners of the Indianapolis 500 attended the race. Those in attendance included: * *Dario Franchitti, Helio Castroneves, Scott Dixon, Dan Wheldon, and Buddy Rice who drove in the race * *A. J. Foyt, Bobby Rahal, Rick Mears, Arie Luyendyk, and Mario Andretti who were team owners or had team-related duties * *Johnny Rutherford and Al Unser, Jr. who worked as officials * *Eddie Cheever and Kenny Brack who worked in broadcasting * *Gil de Ferran, Buddy Lazier, Emerson Fittipaldi, Tom Sneva, Bobby Unser, Al Unser, and Parnelli Jones also attended, taking part in various special pre-race activities. * *Danny Sullivan made an appearance at the track during May but had to leave prior to race day due to a previous commitment. * *Those not attending included Juan Pablo Montoya, who was at Charlotte for the Coca-Cola 600, Sam Hornish, Jr., who was also in Charlotte for the Nationwide Series race; Jim Rathmann, who was in poor health and could not travel; Gordon Johncock and Jacques Villeneuve. *In the days leading up to the race, a special list entitled The Greatest 33 was compiled from a panel of experts and fan voting, to establish the best drivers of the first century of the event. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2011 Indianapolis 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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