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| pole = Scott Dixon | pole_speed = | fast_time = Scott Dixon | rookie = Gabby Chaves | leader = Scott Dixon (84) | anthem = Jordin Sparks | back_home = Straight No Chaser | start_engines = Mari Hulman George | pace_car =Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | pace_driver =Jeff Gordon | honorary_start =Patrick Dempsey | attendance = 220,000 (estimated) | network = ABC | announcers = Allen Bestwick, Scott Goodyear, Eddie Cheever | rating =4.3 (6.4 million viewers) | share = | previous = 2014 | next = 2016 }} The 99th Indianapolis 500 was held on Sunday May 24, 2015, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was the premier event of the 2015 season of the Verizon IndyCar Series. Juan Pablo Montoya won his second Indianapolis 500, followed in the finish by Will Power, Charlie Kimball, polesitter Scott Dixon, and Graham Rahal. For the second year in a row, the month of May activities opened with the Grand Prix of Indianapolis over May 7–9. Practice opened on May 11, and time trials were held on May 16–17. Rain interrupted washed out time trials on May 16, and all qualifications were rescheduled for Sunday May 17. The 2015 race saw the debut of unique aero kits from Chevrolet and Honda, respectively, outfitted for the Dallara DW12 chassis. As part of the ICONIC project, aero kits were originally planned for 2012, but a series of delays due to cost issues put off their homologation and implementation until 2015. During practice, three Chevrolet entries suffered major crashes that resulted in flip-overs. The crashes raised safety concerns around the paddock, and series officials delayed time trials for several hours in order to address the situation with rule and procedural changes, removing qualifying from its status as a points-paying event. A May 18 practice run is also being remembered for a life-saving effort by the Holmatro Safety Team to rescue driver James Hinchcliffe. During the run, Hinchcliffe was involved in a major crash, and was impaled by a suspension member. The rapid response by the medical crews was credited with likely saving his life, and nine days later he was released from Methodist Hospital, expected to make a full recovery. Hinchliffe was able to drive the INDYCAR two-seater at the Sonoma Raceway promotional event on the Golden Gate Bridge, and made his first competitive laps at the Dan Wheldon Memorial karting event at former Indy 500 driver Mark Dismore's karting track during the Dan Wheldon Cup karting weekend in late September. ==Race background== 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「2015 Indianapolis 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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