Live blog: Indianapolis 500 – fantastic finish

Published 3:17 pm Sunday, May 29, 2011

INDIANAPOLIS – In one of the most dramatic finishes in Indianapolis 500 history, rookie JR Hildebrand crashed in the final turn of the race and allowed Dan Wheldon to win second race.

Graham Rahal was third, Tony Kanaan fourth and Oriol Servia fifth.

Rounding out the top 10 were Scott Dixon, Bertrand Baquette, Tomas Scheckter, Marco Andretti and Danica Patrick.

Wheldon’s first win came in 2005.