Second Indy 500 Career Win For Juan Pablo Montoya

Juan Pablo Montoya won his second Indy 500 crown after he passed a teammate in Turn One with three laps to go. The bold move of Montoya on Will Power gave him his second crown after he won the 2000 race when he was still a rookie.

Following his first win, the Colombian driver moved to NASCAR. The result was up in the air in the final fifteen laps of the race as Montoya traded places with Power and Scott Dixon for the top three spots in the race. Power came in second and Charlie Kimball finished in third place. Dixon ended up in fourth placed followed by Graham Rahal at fifth place.

Power was in the lead following a number of pits stops with thirty laps to go. But, he had to spend a good amount of time in front under caution following an accident with twenty-five laps to go. An extended amount of time was needed to clean up the accident.

While a number of crashes were recorded in the race, the most alarming involved numerous airborne wrecks that resulted to intense scrutiny at the Indy 500 for the month of May. The worst accident happened with twenty five laps to go when Jack Hawksworth clipped Sebastian Saavedra, which started a chain reaction that took Stefano Coletti out of the race.

Juan Pablo Montoya Cops Second Indy 500 Win - bleacherreport.com

Hawksworth was able to escape his car right away while Saavedra stayed inside for a number of minutes before he walked towards the safety vehicle.

One of the most popular drivers in the Verizon IndyCar Series, Tony Kanaan, was taken out of the contention after he hit the wall on lap 153. Kanaan was aiming for his second win in the Indy 500. Kanaan later revealed that they were going strong the entire day and they were going all out in the last stop. He added that he preferred going out in this way since he believes it’s either a win or nothing in the Indy 500.

Two Dale Coyne Racing pit crew members were injured after they were hit by a car while on the pit road. One of the crew members was brought to the hospital following the accident. Outside rear car changer Daniel Jang had to be transported by an ambulance to the IU Health Methodist Hospital for surgeries on his broken ankle. The other pit crew member was released after being checked at the infield medical center.

The accident involved the three cars of the Coyne racing team. James Davidson was side-swept by the car of Pippa Martin as he left the pit stall. Davidson crashed into two other pit crew members who were working on the car of Tristan Vautier. The Indy 500 medical team arrived soon after the accident before an ambulance brought Jang to the hospital.

Posted by Andre Monohan on Monday May 25 2015, 10:33 AM EDT. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under World. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0