The 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been the home to a race on Memorial Day nearly every year since 1911. Even during the first race there were controversies. Ralph Mulford was given the checkered flag first but took three extra laps just to make sure he€™d completed 500 miles. When he finished, another driver, Ray Harroun, was being presented with the winner€™s trophy, and Mulford€™s protests were ignored. Harroun averaged 74.6 mph for the 500 miles. Here are the data for the first few and six recent Indianapolis 500 races.

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Time (hrs) Speed (mph) Year Car 1911 Ray HarrounMarmon National Peugeot Winner Car # 6.7022 74.602 32 Model 32 1912 Joe Dawson 1913 Jules Goux 6.3517 78.719 8 6.5848 75.93316 2007 Dario Franchitti Dallara/Honda 3.2943 151.77427 2008 Scott Dixon 2009 Hélio Castroneves Dallara 2010 Dario Franchitti Dallara/Honda 3.0936 161.623 10 2011 Dan Wheldon Dallara/Honda 29366 0.2598 2012 Dario Franchitti Dallara/oa 2.9809 167.734 50 3.4826 143.5679 3.3262 150.318 3 Dallara