96th indianapolis 500 in the books

dario franchitti just won te 96th running of the indianapolis 500 coming from the 28th spot to win it.  scott dixon was second and tony kanaan was third.  franchitti got it after takuma sato tried to pass him in turn two on the last lap and sato spun out and hit the wall.  franchitti is now a three time winner joining exclusive company joining helio castroneves, maury rose, johnny rutherford, bobby unser, louis meyer and wilbur shaw.  there's 500 miles.  coming up the coke 600 in a couple of hours

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