Franchitti leaves Indy with $2.4 million after 500 win

INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, May 28, 2012 - Dario Franchitti earned $2,474,280 from an overall purse of $13,285,815 for his victory Sunday, May 27 in the 96th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race.

Scotland native Franchitti became just the 10th driver to win "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" at least three times. He also won in 2007 and 2010.

Franchitti, who started 16th, took the lead for good in the No. 50 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda on Lap 199 from his teammate, Scott Dixon, and overcame a spirited passing attempt by Takuma Sato in Turn 1 on the final lap. Sato spun and hit the SAFER Barrier in Turn 1, while Franchitti hung on to win the race under caution.

Four-time IZOD IndyCar Series champion Franchitti led seven times for 23 laps in a race that set an Indianapolis 500 record with 34 lead changes.

2008 Indianapolis 500 winner Dixon brought his No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda up from the 15th starting position to finish second and earn $1,102,280. It was Dixon's seventh consecutive top-six finish at Indianapolis.

2004 IZOD IndyCar Series champion Tony Kanaan posted the fifth top-five Indianapolis 500 finish of his career, placing third in the No. 11 GEICO/Mouser Electronics KV Racing Technology Chevrolet. Kanaan earned $636,580.

Oriol Servia climbed 23 spots from his 27th starting position - more positions gained than any other driver in this year's race - to finish an Indianapolis 500-best fourth in the No. 22 Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet. He earned $443,430.

After winning the closest battle for the pole in the history of the Indianapolis 500 on Saturday, May 19, Ryan Briscoe rounded out the top five finishers in the No. 2 IZOD Team Penske Chevrolet and earned $489,930.

Formula One veteran Rubens Barrichello won the prestigious Chase Rookie of the Year Award after placing 11th in the No. 8 BMC/Embrase KV Racing Technology Chevrolet, the highest-finishing rookie. Barrichello's total earnings were $331,080, which included a $25,000 bonus from Chase.

The Chase Rookie of the Year Award was the second major career achievement by Barrichello at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where he also won the 2002 United States Grand Prix Formula One race.

The Indianapolis 500 Mile Race purse consists of Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IZOD IndyCar Series awards, plus other designated and special awards. Purse awards were announced and presented at the Victory Awards Celebration presented by Ice Miller LLP on Monday, May 28 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The 97th Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for Sunday, May 26, 2013. First run in 1911, 1911, "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" is the world's largest single-day sporting event and most prestigious auto race.

96th Indianapolis 500

Results Sunday of the 96th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race IZOD IndyCar Series event on the 2.5 mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Fin	Str	Driver	Chassis/Engine	Laps	Status	Money
1.	16	Dario Franchitti	Dallara-Honda	200	Running	$2,474,280
2.	15	Scott Dixon	Dallara-Honda	200	Running	$1,102,280
3.	8	Tony Kanaan	Dallara-Chevy	200	Running	$636,580
4.	27	Oriol Servia	Dallara-Chevy	200	Running	$443,430
5.	1	Ryan Briscoe	Dallara-Chevy	200	Running	$489,930
6.	2	James Hinchcliffe	Dallara-Chevy	200	Running	$357,680
7.	21	Justin Wilson	Dallara-Honda	200	Running	$303,430
8.	14	Charlie Kimball	Dallara-Honda	200	Running	$277,655
9.	20	Townsend Bell	Dallara-Honda	200	Running	$251,305
10.	6	Helio Castroneves	Dallara-Chevy	200	Running	$308,930
11.	10	Rubens Barrichello	Dallara-Chevy	200	Running	$331,080
12.	11	Alex Tagliani	Dallara-Honda	200	Running	$252,205
13.	12	Graham Rahal	Dallara-Honda	200	Running	$306,680
14.	18	JR Hildebrand	Dallara-Chevy	200	Running	$306,680
15.	17	James Jakes	Dallara-Honda	200	Running	$252,555
16.	23	Simon Pagenaud	Dallara-Honda	200	Running	$303,680
17.	19	Takuma Sato	Dallara-Honda	199	Contact	$301,755
18.	9	EJ Viso	Dallara-Chevy	199	Running	$303,430
19.	22	Michel Jourdain	Dallara-Honda	199	Running	$253,305
20.	25	Sebastien Bourdais	Dallara-Chevy	199	Running	$252,805
21.	28	Ed Carpenter	Dallara-Chevy	199	Running	$304,930
22.	30	Katherine Legge	Dallara-Chevy	199	Running	$303,680
23.	13	Ana Beatriz	Dallara-Chevy	190	Running	$252,805
24.	4	Marco Andretti	Dallara-Chevy	187	Contact	$368,480
25.	7	Josef Newgarden	Dallara-Honda	161	Mechanical	$257,805
26.	24	Sebastian Saavedra	Dallara-Chevy	143	Electrical	$256,305
27.	3	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Dallara-Chevy	123	Suspension	$346,680
28.	5	Will Power	Dallara-Chevy	79	Contact	$310,430
29.	29	Mike Conway	Dallara-Honda	78	Contact	$305,430
30.	31	Bryan Clauson	Dallara-Honda	46	Mechanical	$258,055
31.	26	Wade Cunningham	Dallara-Honda	42	Electrical	$251,555
32.	32	Simona de Silvestro	Dallara-Lotus	10	Handling	$303,430
33.	33	Jean Alesi	Dallara-Lotus	9	Handling	$251,555

Race Statistics
Winners average speed: 167.734
Time of Race: 02:58:51.2532
Margin of victory: Under Caution
Cautions: 8 for 39 laps
Lead changes: 34 among 10 drivers

Lap Leaders: Hinchcliffe 1, Briscoe 2-4, Hinchcliffe 5-6, Briscoe 7-15, Hinchcliffe 16-17, Briscoe 18-19, Andretti 20-21, Briscoe 22, Andretti 23-44, Tagliani 45-46, Dixon 47, Kimball 48-49, Andretti 50-73, Dixon 74-78, Kimball 79, Andretti 80-90, Dixon 91-118, Sato 119-123, Barrichello 124-125, Sato 126-146, Dixon 147, Sato 148-152, Franchitti 153-159, Dixon 160, Franchitti 161-162, Dixon 163-171, Franchitti 172-173, Dixon 174-176, Franchitti 177, Dixon 178, Franchitti 179-186, Kanaan 187-193, Franchitti 194, Dixon 195-198, Franchitti 199-200.

Point Standings: Power 200, Castroneves 164, Hinchcliffe 164, Dixon 153, Hunter-Reay 143, Franchitti 136, Pagenaud 136, Briscoe 128, Kanaan 113, Hildebrand 103.