Helio Castroneves won his fourth Indianapolis 500 race Sunday, becoming the fourth racer in history to do so.
Brazilian auto racer Helio Castroneves made history after winning his fourth Indianapolis 500 race on Sunday. He is now one of four drivers to win The Greatest Spectacle in Racing four times.
Castroneves, who took the checkered flag in 2001, 2002 and 2009, held off runner-up racer Alex Palou, winning by a mere .4928 of a second. Castroneves claimed his first three wins with Team Penske, but Sunday s win was the first Indy 500 win for Meyer Shank Racing.
In a tradition that dates back to 1936, Castroneves slugged back some milk while draped in a laurel of flowers in Victory Lane after the race.
Jun 3, 2021 | 5:06 AM
Daytona Beach, FL – Daytona International Speedway, after recently announcing the iconic track would fully open front stretch seating for the Aug. 27-28 NASCAR weekend, will also lift several more spectator restrictions when guests return to the iconic 2.5-mile venue. In addition, fans will have access to a host of pre-race experiences for the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale that will set the stage for the 2021 playoffs. The list of reopened options for fans include: Fully Open Tent Camping in GEICO Orange Campground Fully Open Infield RV Camping, including GEICO Green Shower facilities will be open and regularly sanitized No spacing restrictions for RV/camper guests and party sizes will no longer be limited Fully Open UNOH Fanzone/Pre-Race Access Saturday Pre-Race Concert on Ballfield (area between pit road and trioval) Fans can access Ballfield and sign the famed Start Finish Line Entertainment and VIP appearances on UNOH Fanzone Stage Take photos
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Without requiring vaccines, filled stadiums are unsafe
Some 135,000 fans gathered in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Indy 500 over the 2021 Memorial Day Weekend. A Washington University in St. Louis mathematician, who helped write a scientific formula and a paper regarding the risk analysis of fans attending sporting events, has a simple, evidence-driven answer to two questions about that race crowd: How many were vaccinated? How many were safe from COVID-19 transmission?
Not enough.
McCarthy
This has little to do with whether fans were masked, socially distanced, even scream-free to the point where potentially infectious droplets weren’t moisturizing the air much like the ever-present milk that is chugged in Victory Lane by the Indy 500 winner.
WashU Expert: Without requiring vaccines, filled stadiums are unsafe
Circa April 2021: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Gate Two Entrance. IMS is preparing for the Indy 500 and Brickyard 400 in the age of social distancing. (Photo: Shutterstock)
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Some 135,000 fans gathered in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Indy 500 over the 2021 Memorial Day Weekend. A Washington University in St. Louis mathematician, who helped write a scientific formula and a paper regarding the risk analysis of fans attending sporting events, has a simple, evidence-driven answer to two questions about that race crowd:
How many were vaccinated? How many were safe from COVID-19 transmission?
Not enough.