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2003 Indianapolis 500

The 2003 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 race.It has existed since 1909, and is the original "Speedway," the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word....
on Sunday, May 25, 2003.

"curse of the Indy three-peat" prevailed again on lap 169, as pole-sitter and two-time defending champion Hélio Castroneves was held up behind lap car A.J. Foyt IV coming out of the second turn, allowing teammate Gil de Ferran to pull to the inside and pass for the lead. With downforce settings chosen throughout the race field for the day inhibiting passing with ease in the open, de Ferran was able to hold off his teammate to the end for the win, almost equalling the outcome of 1949, where Bill Holland, teammate to then two-time defending winner Mauri Rose, won a third straight race for their car owner, as de Ferran did for Roger Penske.

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The "curse of the Indy three-peat" prevailed again on lap 169, as pole-sitter and two-time defending champion Hélio Castroneves was held up behind lap car A.J. Foyt IV coming out of the second turn, allowing teammate Gil de Ferran to pull to the inside and pass for the lead. With downforce settings chosen throughout the race field for the day inhibiting passing with ease in the open, de Ferran was able to hold off his teammate to the end for the win, almost equalling the outcome of 1949, where Bill Holland, teammate to then two-time defending winner Mauri Rose, won a third straight race for their car owner, as de Ferran did for Roger Penske. Castroneves' second place tied Al Unser in 1972 for the highest place finish for a driver going for his third consecutive.

Results

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	C	E	Laps	Led	Status	Entrant
1	10	6	Gil de Ferran Gil de Ferran Gil de Ferran , is a professional racing driver and team owner. De Ferran was the 2000 and 2001 Champ Car champion driving for the Penske Honda Team and the winner of the 2003 Indianapolis 500....	228.633	10	P	T	200	31	Running	Team Penske
2	1	3	Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing.... (W)	231.725	1	D	T	200	58	Running	Team Penske
3	2	11	Tony Kanaan Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....	231.006	2	D	H	200	2	Running	Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....
4	12	10	Tomas Scheckter Tomas Scheckter Tomas Scheckter is a South African racing driver, born in Monte Carlo, currently competing in the Indy Racing League and the A1 Grand Prix series....	227.768	12	P	T	200	63	Running	Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....
5	7	12		229.358	7	P	T	200	2	Running	Mo Nunn Racing
6	25	20	Alex Barron Alex Barron (driver) Alex Barron in San Diego, California) is a race car driver. He began racing in CART in 1998 and made his first Indy Racing League IndyCar Series start in 2001....	227.274	15	P	T	200	0	Running	Mo Nunn Racing
7	8	32	Tony Renna Tony Renna Tony Renna was an American race car driver from DeLand, Florida who raced in the Indy Racing League. He made 7 starts for Kelley Racing in 2002 and 2003 including the 2003 Indianapolis 500.... (R)	228.765	8	D	T	200	0	Running	Kelley Racing Kelley Racing Kelley Racing is a former Indy Racing League team founded by Fort Wayne, Indiana-based car dealer Tom Kelley that most notably fielded a Delphi sponsored car for Scott Sharp during its entire existence from 1998 in IRL to 2004 in IRL....
8	14	13	Greg Ray Greg Ray Greg Ray is a former Indy Racing League IndyCar Series driver.After winning the SCCA national Formula Atlantic championship in 1993, he moved up to the CART-sanctioned Toyota Atlantic series in 1994....	227.288	14	P	H	200	0	Running	Access Motorsports Greg Ray Greg Ray is a former Indy Racing League IndyCar Series driver.After winning the SCCA national Formula Atlantic championship in 1993, he moved up to the CART-sanctioned Toyota Atlantic series in 1994....
9	17	31	Al Unser, Jr. Al Unser, Jr. Alfred Unser, Jr. , nicknamed "Little Al", "Al Junior" or simply "Junior" is an United States race car driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner.... (W)	226.285	20	D	T	200	0	Running	Kelley Racing Kelley Racing Kelley Racing is a former Indy Racing League team founded by Fort Wayne, Indiana-based car dealer Tom Kelley that most notably fielded a Delphi sponsored car for Scott Sharp during its entire existence from 1998 in IRL to 2004 in IRL....
10	11	55	Roger Yasukawa Roger Yasukawa Roger Yasukawa is an Japanese-American auto racing driver.Yasukawa started karting in Southern California, winning the California State Championship in 1991 in Junior Sportsman.... (R)	228.577	11	D	H	199	0	Running	Super Aguri Fernandez Racing Autobacs Racing Team Aguri AUTOBACS Racing Team AGURI is a joint racing project formed between former F1 driver Aguri Suzuki and Autobacs Seven Co. in 1997. The team's original name was "ARTA F1 Project," but due to copyright claims based on the usage of the word "F1," the name has since been shortened to "ARTA." ARTA is also the 2007 SuperGT GT500's series champion...
11	19	52	Buddy Rice Buddy Rice Buddy Rice is an auto racing driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for winning the 2004 Indianapolis 500 while driving for Rahal Letterman Racing and the 2009 24 Hours of Daytona for Brumos Racing.... (R)	226.213	22	D	C	199	0	Running	Team Cheever
12	26	22	Vitor Meira Vitor Meira Vitor Meira is an auto racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for twice finishing second in the Indianapolis 500.... (R)	227.158	18	D	C	199	0	Running	Team Menard Team Menard Team Menard was an auto racing team in the Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League owned by John Menard. From 1991 to 1996 they modified their own Buick V6 engines for racing....
13	32	18	Jimmy Kite Jimmy Kite Jimmy Kite is an United States race car driver. He debuted in the Indy Racing League in 1997 and has competed in over 30 IRL races, including 4 Indianapolis 500s....	224.195	30	D	C	197	0	Running	PDM Racing PDM Racing PDM Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League and United States Auto Club Silver Crown series owned by Paul Diatlovich. Almost always a low budget team and affectionately dubbed "Poor Dumb Mechanics" by one of its former owners, it is known to make the most out of mediocre equipment....
14	15	54	Shinji Nakano Shinji Nakano Shinji Nakano is a racing driver from Japan.His father, Tsuneharu Nakano was also a racing driver who competed in the All-Japan Formula Three etc.... (R)	227.222	16	D	H	196	0	Running	Beck Motorsports
15	18	4	Sam Hornish, Jr. Sam Hornish, Jr. Samuel Jon Hornish, Jr. is an United States race car driver. He is best known for his open wheel accomplishments, which include an 2006 Indianapolis 500 victory and three Indy Racing League championships....	226.225	21	D	C	195	0	Engine	Panther Racing Panther Racing Panther Racing is an American open wheel car auto racing team. It is one of the oldest continually operating teams in the Indy Racing League ....
16	6	15	Kenny Bräck Kenny Bräck Kenneth "Kenny" Br?ck is a race car driver from Sweden. Until his retirement from racing, he competed in the CART, Indy Racing League and the IROC series.... (W)	229.509	6	D	H	195	0	Running	Team Rahal
17	4	9	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008.... (R)	230.099	4	P	T	191	15	Accident	Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....
18	23	14		224.177	31	D	T	189	0	Running	A.J. Foyt Enterprises
19	5	26	Dan Wheldon Dan Wheldon Daniel Clive Wheldon is a successful England auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament.... (R)	229.958	5	D	H	186	0	Accident	Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....
20	9	8	Scott Sharp Scott Sharp Scott Sharp is an American race car driver in the American Le Mans Series. He is the son of six-time SCCA champion Bob Sharp. Scott Sharp is best known for his years as a competitor in the Indy Racing League....	228.756	9	D	T	181	0	Accident	Kelley Racing Kelley Racing Kelley Racing is a former Indy Racing League team founded by Fort Wayne, Indiana-based car dealer Tom Kelley that most notably fielded a Delphi sponsored car for Scott Sharp during its entire existence from 1998 in IRL to 2004 in IRL....
21	21	91	Buddy Lazier Buddy Lazier Robert Buddy Lazier is an United States of America open-wheel racecar driver. He won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and has finished in the Top Ten in that race six times.... (W)	224.910	26	D	C	171	0	Engine	Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The team won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and 2000 in IRL with driver Buddy Lazier....
22	3	27	Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Robert W. Gordon is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, owning his #7 Toyota Camry, sponsored by Jim Beam, and also owning his #55 Jim Beam/Camping World ride which competes part-time in the Nationwide Series, he has also raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Champ Car, the Indy Racing...	230.205	3	D	H	169	0	Gearbox	Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....
23	22	24	Robbie Buhl Robbie Buhl Robbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series....	224.369	29	D	C	147	0	Engine	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an American motor racing team in the open wheel Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, with one series win by co-owner Robbie Buhl, who owns the team with Indianapolis, Indiana BMW, Infiniti and Volkswagen dealer Dennis Reinbold....
24	33	41	Airton Daré Airton Daré Airton Dar? is a race car driver who has competed in the Indy Racing League. He made his first IRL start in 2000 and was a long-time driver for A.J....	223.609	33	P	T	125	0	Accident	A.J. Foyt Enterprises
25	31	44	Robby McGehee Robby McGehee Robby McGehee is a former Indy Racing League driver from St. Louis, Missouri. He won the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award in 1999 after finishing 5th and raced for veteran owner Fred Treadway the next few seasons....	224.493	28	D	C	125	0	Steering	Panther Racing Panther Racing Panther Racing is an American open wheel car auto racing team. It is one of the oldest continually operating teams in the Indy Racing League ....
26	27	19	Jimmy Vasser Jimmy Vasser Jimmy Vasser is an United States racing driver and current race team owner. Vasser won the 1996 Champ Car champion with Chip Ganassi Racing, and scored ten victories in the series....	226.872	19	D	H	102	1	Gearbox	Team Rahal
27	13	7	Michael Andretti Michael Andretti Michael Mario Andretti is an United States retired Champ Car and Formula One driver with Italy heritage. He now co-owns the Andretti Green Racing team in the Indy Racing League....	227.739	13	D	H	94	28	Throttle Linkage	Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....
28	28	99	Richie Hearn Richie Hearn Richie Hearn is an American auto racing driver born January 4, 1971 in Glendale, California, California.He ran in the Toyota Atlantic championship for two seasons, winning the title in 1995....	225.864	24	P	T	61	0	Accident	Sam Schmidt Motorsports Sam Schmidt Motorsports Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Quadriplegia former driver Sam Schmidt that currently fields several full-time cars in the Firestone Indy Lights Series and a part-time effort in the IndyCar Series....
29	20	2	Jaques Lazier Jaques Lazier Jaques Lazier is an Indy Racing League driver born January 25, 1971 in Denver, Colorado and is the younger brother of 1996 Indianapolis 500 champion Buddy Lazier and son of former Indy racer Bob Lazier....	225.975	23	D	C	61	0	Accident	Team Menard Team Menard Team Menard was an auto racing team in the Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League owned by John Menard. From 1991 to 1996 they modified their own Buick V6 engines for racing....
30	30	5	Shigeaki Hattori Shigeaki Hattori Shigeaki Hattori is a Japanese race car driver currently based in the United States. He is not related to Naoki Hattori, whom he briefly raced against in CART....	224.589	27	D	T	19	0	Fuel System	A.J. Foyt Enterprises
31	24	23	Sarah Fisher Sarah Fisher Sarah Marie Fisher...	224.170	32	D	C	14	0	Engine	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an American motor racing team in the open wheel Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, with one series win by co-owner Robbie Buhl, who owns the team with Indianapolis, Indiana BMW, Infiniti and Volkswagen dealer Dennis Reinbold....
32	29	98	Billy Boat Billy Boat William "Billy" Leonard Boat is a former American open wheel driver who raced in the Indy Racing League.Boat is a graduate of Arizona State University....	225.598	25	D	C	7	0	Engine	Panther Racing Panther Racing Panther Racing is an American open wheel car auto racing team. It is one of the oldest continually operating teams in the Indy Racing League ....
33	16	21	Felipe Giaffone Felipe Giaffone Felipe Giaffone is a race car driver from Brazil. He competed in the Indy Racing League between 2001 and 2006. His father, "Zeca" Giaffone is the 1987 Stock Car Brasil champion and Mil Milhas Brasil five times winner in the 1980s....	227.210	17	P	T	6	0	Electrical	Mo Nunn Racing

(W) = Former Indianapolis 500 winner; (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie

*C Chassis

Chassis

A chassis consists of a Frame that supports an inanimate object, analogous to an animal's skeleton, for example in a motor vehicle or a firearm....
: D=Dallara

Dallara

Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....
, P=Panoz

Panoz

Panoz Auto Development is an American manufacturer of high-performance automobiles founded in 1989 by Dan Panoz, son of pharmaceutical and motorsport mogul Don Panoz....

*E Engine

Engine

An engine is a mechanical device that produces some form of output from a given input.An engine whose purpose is to produce kinetic energy output from a fuel is called a Wiktionary:prime mover; alternatively, a motor is a device which produces kinetic energy from a preprocessed "fuel" ....
: C=Chevrolet

Chevrolet

Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....
, H=Honda

Honda

is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....
, T=Toyota

All cars in the 2003 Indianapolis 500 used Firestone

Firestone Tire and Rubber Company

The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era....
tires.

Failed to qualify:
#27 Bryan Herta

Bryan Herta

Bryan John Herta is an United States race car driver. He currently runs his own team, Bryan Herta Racing in the Indy Lights Series....
(injured)
#20 Arie Luyendyk

Arie Luyendyk

Arie Luyendyk, originally Arie Luijendijk is a Netherlands automobile racing driver, twice winner of the Indianapolis 500.Born in Sommelsdijk, Luyendyk started racing in the early 1970s, winning a number of Dutch national titles....
(injured)
#18 Scott Mayer (failed rookie orientation)