The 89th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 29, 2005. It was the premier event of the 2005 IndyCar Series season, and the tenth Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League. Dan Wheldon won the race under a yellow flag.[1] Wheldon became the first British-born winner since Graham Hill in 1966.[2] It was the first of two victories for Wheldon in the Indianapolis 500 (the 2011 race being the second).
Rookie Danica Patrick, who qualified fourth and finished fourth, became the first female driver in Indy history to lead laps during the race. Patrick led three times for a total of 19 laps, and won the Rookie of the Year award.[3] Considerable media hype and attention was focused on the race and on Patrick in particular during the month,[4][5] giving birth to the term "Danica Mania."[6][7][8] Her 4th place starting position broke the record set by Lyn St. James (6th in 1994) and her 4th-place finishing position broke record set by Janet Guthrie (9th in 1978).
The increased attention going into the race helped register a 6.5 Nielsen rating, the highest since 1996.
Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Indianapolis_500
Starting Lineup:
| Row | Inside | Middle | Outside |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tony Kanaan |
 Sam Hornish, Jr. |
Scott Sharp |
| 2 | Danica Patrick (R) |
Hélio Castroneves (W) |
 Dario Franchitti |
| 3 | Vitor Meira |
 Kosuke Matsuura |
Buddy Lazier (W) |
| 4 |  Tomáš Enge (R) |
 Tomas Scheckter |
Bruno Junqueira |
| 5 |  Scott Dixon |
 Adrian Fernández |
 Sébastien Bourdais (R) |
| 6 | Dan Wheldon |
Roger Yasukawa |
Bryan Herta |
| 7 | Darren Manning |
Richie Hearn |
Jeff Bucknum (R) |
| 8 | Alex Barron |
 Kenny Bräck (W) |
 Ryan Briscoe (R) |
| 9 |  Patrick Carpentier (R) |
Ed Carpenter |
Jaques Lazier |
| 10 | A. J. Foyt IV |
Marty Roth |
Larry Foyt |
| 11 | Jeff Ward |
Jimmy Kite |
Felipe Giaffone |
Other Drivers on Entry List:
| Arie Luyendyk, Jr. |
| Buddy Rice |
| Paul Dana |
| Scott Mayer |
Lap-By-Lap Summery:
Green Flag: Sam Hornish Leads Lap 1
Lap 3: Tony Kanaan Took the lead
Lap 4: Sam Hornish Took the lead
Lap 8: Tony Kanaan Took the lead
Lap 18: Caution #1 Car #41 Larry Foyt Crashed in Turn 1
Lap 24: Green Flag
Lap 26: Dario Franchitti Took the lead
Lap 27: Tony Kanaan Took the lead
Lap 38: Sam Hornish Took the lead
Lap 55: Dario Franchitti Took the lead
Lap 56: Danica Patrick Took the lead
Lap 57: Bruno Junqueira Took the lead
Lap 59: Sam Hornish Took the lead
Lap 77: Caution #2 Car #14 A.J. Foyt IV, and Car #36 Bruno Junqueira HUGH CRASH in Turn 2
Lap 86: Green Flag
Lap 98: Tony Kanaan Took the lead
Lap 101: Sam Hornish Took the lead
Lap 112: Tony Kanaan Took the lead
Lap 114: Caution #3 Car #9 Scott Dixon, and Car #70 Richie Hearn Crashed in Turn 1
Lap 116: Sam Hornish Took the lead
Lap 119: Green Flag
Lap 120: Tony Kanaan Took the lead
Lap 123: Dario Franchitti Took the lead
Lap 124: Tony Kanaan Took the lead
Lap 136: Dario Franchitti Took the lead
Lap 144: Tony Kanaan Took the lead
Lap 146: Dario Franchitti Took the lead
Lap 147: Caution #4 Car #6 Sam Hornish Crashed in Turns 1 and 2
Lap 150: Dan Wheldon Took the lead
Lap 154: Green Flag
Lap 155: Caution #5 Car #2 Tomas Enge, Car #4 Tomas Scheckter, Car #16 Danica Patrick, Car #24 Roger Yasukawa, and Car #44 Jeff Bucknum Crashed in Turns 3 and 4.
Lap 161: Green Flag
Lap 162: Vitor Meira Took the lead
Lap 165: Dan Wheldon Took the lead
Lap 171: Caution #6 Car #24 Roger Yasukawa Blew an Engine
Lap 172: Danica Patrick Took the lead
Lap 173: Green Flag
Lap 186: Dan Wheldon Took the lead
Lap 187: Caution #7 Car #55 Kosuke Matsuura Crashed in Turn 4
Lap 189: Green Flag
Lap 190: Danica Patrick Took the lead
Lap 194: Dan Wheldon Took the lead
Lap 199: Caution #8 Car #37 Sebastien Bourdais Crashed in Turn 3
Lap 200: Checkered Flag: Dan Wheldon Wins his First Indy 500.
Race Results:
| Finish | Driver | Laps | Status | Prize Money |
| 1 | Dan Wheldon | 200 | 157.603 | $1,537,805 |
| 2 | Vitor Meira | 200 | 157.602 | $656,955 |
| 3 | Bryan Herta | 200 | 157.601 | $457,505 |
| 4 | Danica Patrick | 200 | 157.541 | $378,855 |
| 5 | Buddy Lazier | 200 | 157.537 | $288,805 |
| 6 | Dario Franchitti | 200 | 157.532 | $309,055 |
| 7 | Scott Sharp | 200 | 157.526 | $295,305 |
| 8 | Tony Kanaan | 200 | 157.516 | $467,105 |
| 9 | Helio Castroneves | 200 | 157.496 | $277,805 |
| 10 | Ryan Briscoe | 199 | Running | $273,555 |
| 11 | Ed Carpenter | 199 | Running | $258,305 |
| 12 | Sebastien Bourdais | 198 | Accident | $234,555 |
| 13 | Alex Barron | 197 | Running | $254,805 |
| 14 | Adrian Fernandez | 197 | Running | $226,305 |
| 15 | Felipe Giaffone | 194 | Running | $247,305 |
| 16 | Jaques Lazier | 189 | Running | $219,305 |
| 17 | Kosuke Matsuura | 186 | Accident | $236,305 |
| 18 | Roger Yasukawa | 167 | Mechanical | $233,305 |
| 19 | Tomas Enge | 155 | Accident | $232,055 |
| 20 | Tomas Scheckter | 154 | Accident | $257,305 |
| 21 | Patrick Carpentier | 153 | Mechanical | $231,055 |
| 22 | Jeff Bucknum | 150 | Accident | $222,555 |
| 23 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 146 | Accident | $391,455 |
| 24 | Scott Dixon | 113 | Accident | $225,805 |
| 25 | Richie Hearn | 112 | Accident | $202,305 |
| 26 | Kenny Brack | 92 | Mechanical | $275,805 |
| 27 | Jeff Ward | 92 | Handling | $194,805 |
| 28 | A.J. Foyt IV | 84 | Handling | $218,805 |
| 29 | Darren Manning | 82 | Mechanical | $212,805 |
| 30 | Bruno Junqueira | 76 | Accident | $192,205 |
| 31 | Marty Roth | 47 | Handling | $195,305 |
| 32 | Jimmy Kite | 47 | Handling | $210,305 |
| 33 | Larry Foyt | 14 | Accident | $189,305 |
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