Talk:Indianapolis 500 by year

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Request adjustment of article name, to 'History of Indianapolis 500'; similar article example, 'History of Formula One." --Chr.K. 12:26, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Now considering it, this page should slowly be translated over into the pages dedicated to the individual Indianapolis 500s of given years, so that far more comprehensive coverage can be given. --Chr.K. 18:13, 16 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I started to move some of the descriptions over to the individual race pages, and thus, eliminating them here.Doctorindy 16:29, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Eventually I would like to see this page as summarizing the whole of the race's history with quite a bit of detail, but the exhaustive detail of each race going to each's respective pages. Thus, the story of the crowd singing Back Home Again in Indiana for the first time in 1919 should go to the 1919 page, but the USAC/CART split of 1979 would go to both, with a wider view being taken here. --Chr.K. 22:40, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

"History of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway"?
Perhaps that would be a better subject, as it would allow for the widest possible review of the matters present. --Chr.K. 22:41, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
 * I concur, if the direction of the page is going to become more "overall history," the name should be changed. We can move the rest of the short descriptions to the individual race pages, then start from scratch here with an intirely new format. I think several paragraphs from Indianapolis 500 can be moved here, to trim some fat off of that pageDoctorindy 13:46, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

I find it puzzling that they don't list the winning times. For me, pretty much any other information is secondary. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.195.3.100 (talk) 23:09, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

2002 edits
It appears someone in the CW crowd found it "fun" to butcher the 2002 recap. I took out some of the looney content. Doctorindy 17:08, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

1981
This was posted in hidden tags in the 1981 listing:

-- Mario Andretti did not pass any cars while exiting the pit area; only Bobby Unser passed other competitors on the exit lane after passing the pit exit marker. During the same caution period, and after Unser's exit, Andretti and Foyt vied for restart position based on their exit order. Mario was convinced he had establised the postion, and Foyt finally relinquished position by clearly waving Mario around while they crossed the start finish line on the front straight. Foyt's gesture might have been in response to Unser's error. Foyt waited until he and Mario were in clear view of race officials before relinquishing position to make sure there would be no question about how Mario "passed" Foyt under the yellow--

Which lends a comment, because Mario is clearly observed passing at least one or two lap cars in the apron exiting the pits. The ABC Sports footage is not conclusive, however the Indy 500 Films angles show it. It was even often-discussed at the time of the appeal. Doctorindy 17:16, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 * The page should reflect whatever can be factually proven to have transpired during all events in question, provided that it is not "original research." --Chr.K. 22:38, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

2011
OK, well 2011 winner Dan Wheldon only led 1 lap in his win: the last. So why does the 1912 recap still say Joe Dawson with 2 laps has the fewest? We need to update the article. 69.225.234.32 (talk) 02:40, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

DNF
I've noticed the individual year report pages don't mention any entrant chassis, engines, or names. Why not? TREKphiler any time you're ready, Uhura  20:58, 11 September 2018 (UTC)