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Montoya has best finish of former Indy winners
The Associated Press
Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007
There were three Indianapolis 500 winners in a NASCAR field for the first time – Juan Pablo Montoya, Jacques Villeneuve and Sam Hornish Jr.
Montoya finished 17th, the highest by a rookie. Hornish finished 30th and Villeneuve had an accident and was 41st.
| TRACK FACTS Date Opened: 1964 First NWCS Race: Checker 500, November 6, 1988 Qualifying Record: Ryan Newman, 135.854 mph (26.499 sec.), 11/5/04 Race Record: Tony Stewart, 118.132 mph, 11/7/99 Owner: ISC President: Emmett "Buddy" Jobe Phone: (602) 252-3833 Tickets: (623) 252-2227 Shipping Address: (Downtown Office) 1313 N. Second St. #1300 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Mailing Address: (Track) 7602 S. 115th Ave. Avondale, AZ 85323 |
TRACK CONFIGURATION Distance: 1.0 Mile Oval Banking in Turns 1-2: 11° Banking in Turns 3-4: 9° Banking on Straights: None Length of Frontstretch: 1,179 ft. Length of Backstretch: 1,551 ft. Grandstand Seating: 76,812 Miles/Laps: 312 mi. = 312 laps |