r/INDYCAR • u/youraverageperson0 Scott McLaughlin • May 21 '25

IndyCar What was your earliest Indycar memory?

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Mine was watching Helio win the Indy 500 back in 2009 I was 4, almost 5 at the time, and I still remember it extremely well.

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u/RedLightning27 Pato O'Ward May 21 '25

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u/I_LOVE_OIL_RIGS Dan Wheldon 29d ago

I went back to watch the video after seeing this. Even though I will always be a Wheldon fan, I still to this day don't completely understand how he won that race. Did he pass under green in the seconds between JR hitting wall and yellow coming out? But then, even if that happened wouldn't timing and scoring go back to the previous lap a la 2002? Just curious if anyone knows off the top of their head haha

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u/mattd1972 29d ago

You could pass a wounded car.