Briton Dan Wheldon collected a cool $2.5 million for winning the Indianapolis 500 last Sunday.
The collaboration between Bryan Herta Autosport and Sam Schmidt Motorsports was indeed an effective one this year. Wheldon won the Indy 500 back in 2005 with team Andretti Green Racing. On Sunday, he captured victory in dramatic fashion as race leader, rookie J.R. Hildebrand hit the wall in Turn 4 when trying to pass a backmarker. Dan Wheldon celebrated his win with his wife Susie, sons Sebastian and two-and-a-half-month-old Oliver. Pole sitter, Canadian Alex Tagliani of Sam Schmidt Motorsports collected $492,245 despite finishing 28th after brushing the wall because of handling problems.
Results of the race with prize money (Starting position in parentheses) All cars Dallara chassis, Honda engine, Firestone tires 1. (6) Dan Wheldon, 200 laps, $2,567,255. 2. (12) J.R. Hildebrand, 200, $1,064,895. 3. (29) Graham Rahal, 200, $646,945. 4. (22) Tony Kanaan, 200, $438,745. 5. (2) Scott Dixon, 200, $519,345. 6. (3) Oriol Servia, 200, $364,845. 7. (14) Bertrand Baguette, 200, $256,255. 8. (21) Tomas Scheckter, 200, $253,805. 9. (27) Marco Andretti, 200, $311,245. 10. (25) Danica Patrick, 200, $321,745. 11. (8) Ed Carpenter, 200, $251,655. 12. (9) Dario Franchitti, 200, $369,695. 13. (28) Charlie Kimball, 199, $251,555. 14. (5) Will Power, 199, $318,745. 15. (11) Vitor Meira, 199, $306,745. 16. (19) Justin Wilson, 199, $309,995. 17. (16) Helio Castroneves, 199, $320,245. 18. (7) Buddy Rice, 198, $252,805. 19. (30) Alex Lloyd, 198, $254,805. 20. (31) Pippa Mann, 198, $251,555. 21. (32) Ana Beatriz, 197, $306,745. 22. (17) John Andretti, 197, $251,305. 23. (33) Ryan Hunter-Reay, 197, $252,805. 24. (15) Davey Hamilton, 193, $251,305. 25. (24) Paul Tracy, 175, $252,805. 26. (4) Townsend Bell, 157, Contact, $252,805. 27. (26) Ryan Briscoe, 157, Contact, $356,745. 28. (1) Alex Tagliani, 147, Contact, $492,245. 29. (13) James Hinchcliffe, 99, Contact, $256,305. 30. (20) Jay Howard, 60, Contact, $251,555. 31. (23) Simona de Silvestro, 44, Handling, $311,745. 32. (18) E.J. Viso, 27, Contact, $306,745. 33. (10) Takuma Sato, 20, Contact, $310,245.
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