Wheldon Wins!

Dan Wheldon won the 95th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday after the greatest finish in race history.  Rookie JR Hildebrand appeared to have the race in hand, when, coming out of turn 4 on the last lap, the Panther Racing driver slammed in to the outside wall.  Hildebrand then skidded all the way past the start/finish line, but not quickly enough as Wheldon was able to snag his 2nd 500 title. Wheldon, driving for Bryan Herta Autosport, was a contender all day, but never seemed to have the speed to take the lead and hold it.

The first 3/4 of the race was dominated by Team Target driver's Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti.  Running 1-2 for a large portion of the afternoon, it appeared the veterans had the race in the bag.  A caution brought out by a crash involving Ryan Briscoe and Townsend Bell set up all the drivers for a fantastic fuel strategy finish.  Franchitti and Hildebrand both pitted on the final caution lap, hoping it would be enough to get them to the checkers.  Franchitti ended up having to pit again, while Hildebrand's luck just flat ran out.

I will soon be posting some videos from this year's "Greatest Spectacle in Racing", so stay tuned!