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Byline: Donald Davidson
Earlier in the week before the race, Dario Franchitti's father scored his first-ever hole-in-one at the track's golf course.
Franchitti's spotter, Dave Reininger, also spotted for Alex Lloyd, winner of the Indy Pro Series race at IMS.
One start per decade for Roberto Moreno (1986, 1999 and 2007) is not a first. Argentinian Raul Riganti's three starts came in 1923, 1933 and 1940.
Michael Andretti, who extended his laps-led total to 431 (10th all-time and the most without a win), is believed to be the only driver to have led the 500 while sporting a beard.
By completing 161 laps, Al Unser Jr. moved ahead of Mario Andretti and Gordon Johncock in the all-time laps-completed category, to rank third with ...
Source: HighBeam Research, DID YOU KNOW.(competitions of car racing)(Brief article)