El novato Alexander Rossi gano la edicion de las 500 millas de Indianapolis, logrando una de las vueltas mas rapidas en la historia de la competencia a mas de 179 millas por hora…se impuso por casi 5 segundos de ventaja sobre Carlos Muñoz….Josef Newgarden termino tercero y el Campeon de las 500 Indy en el 2013, Tony Kanaan fue cuarto y Charlie Kimball quinto…
Rossi de 24 años, residente en Indianapolis y quien disputo la formula uno el año anterior, se convirtio en el decimo novato en ganar las 500 millas de indianapolis y el primero desde que ganara Helio Castroneves en el 2001. ademas es el primer novato Americano en conquistar la prestigiosa carrera desde que lo consiguiera Louis Meyer en 1928…
Alexander Rossi, The rookie won the historic 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil and his first Verizon IndyCar Series race with an improbable run to the finish on a rapidly vanishing fuel load, turning a final lap of 179.784 mph in the No. 98 NAPA Auto Parts/Curb Honda for Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian.
He won by 4.4975 seconds over Andretti Autosport teammate Carlos Munoz (whose last lap was 218.789 mph), taking the checkered flag on the 36th lap after his last pit stop. The usual fuel window for Honda engines is about 32 laps.
Josef Newgarden finished third, 2013 Indy 500 champion Tony Kanaan was fourth and Charlie Kimball was fifth in a race that treated the sold-out crowd to 54 lead changes, the second-most in “500” history behind the 2013 race, which had 68 lead changes.
Rossi, a 24-year-old Indianapolis resident who raced in Formula One last year before coming to the Verizon IndyCar Series, became the 10th rookie to win “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” and the first since Helio Castroneves in 2001. He’s the first American rookie winner since Louis Meyer in 1928.