2014 Indianapolis 500 (Ryan Hunter-Reay edges Hélio Castroneves)
Hunter-Reay beats Castroneves by 0.06 seconds.
The 98th Indianapolis 500 was held on May 25, 2014. Ryan Hunter-Reay won, the first American-born winner since Sam Hornish Jr. in 2006, beating Helio Castroneves by 0.0600 seconds, the third-closest finish in the race's history.
Quick Facts
- Race name
- 98th Indianapolis 500
- Sanction
- INDYCAR
- Season
- 2014 IndyCar season
- Team
- Andretti Autosport
- Date
- May 25, 2014
- Winner
- USA Ryan Hunter-Reay
- Time
- 2:40:48.2305
- Pole
- USA Ed Carpenter
Lore & Background
Ed Carpenter started from pole for the second year running. The average speed made it the second-fastest Indianapolis 500 at the time, and Marco Andretti, Carlos Munoz and Juan Pablo Montoya completed the top five.
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