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| pole = Ryan Briscoe | pole_speed = | fast_time = Ryan Briscoe | rookie = Rubens Barrichello | leader = Marco Andretti (59) | anthem = Martina McBride | back_home = Jim Nabors (video)〔 | start_engines = Mari Hulman George | pace_car = Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 | pace_driver = Guy Fieri | honorary_start = Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels | attendance = 300,000 + (est.) | network = ABC | announcers = Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, and Eddie Cheever | rating = 4.34 | share = | previous = 2011 | next = 2013 }} The 96th Indianapolis 500 was run on Sunday, May 27, 2012, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with the main race starting at noon EDT.〔 〕 It was the premier event of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season. For the first time since 1996 all entries featured turbocharged engines, and all entries were brand new model-year chassis, as part of the ICONIC Project. This was the first time since 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 pole position. The final practice, traditionally dubbed "Carb Day," was held Friday May 25. Dario Franchitti, who previously won the race in 2007 and 2010, won the event, becoming a three-time Indy 500 champion. On the final lap, second place Takuma Sato challenged Franchitti for the lead in turn one, but Franchitti pushed Sato's car down too low, causing Sato to lose control. As the two cars were side by side, Franchitti closed Sato's space to pass, resulting in his car clipping Sato's. Sato then spun and crashed into the outside wall. Sato finished in 17th, while Franchitti went on to take the victory. 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. 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. ==Event background== For the first time since 1947, the previous year's race winner had been killed in a racing crash in the time between races. Defending race winner Dan Wheldon was killed in a horrific crash during the 2011 season finale, the 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 race winner Buddy Rice, who suffered a concussion during practice, and sat out the 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 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. 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. Jim Nabors, who has traditionally sung "Back Home Again in Indiana" during the pre-race ceremonies in most years since 1972, was not able to attend the race due to health reasons. The Speedway sent a film crew to record him performing the song at his home in Hawaiʻi, and aired it on race morning. 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, 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. 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「2012 Indianapolis 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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