Lap by Lap: 97th Indianapolis 500 won by Tony Kanaan

With a three-wide move for the lead past Carlo Munoz and Ryan Hunter-Reay, Tony Kanaan would take the lead and hold on to it till a caution came out with three laps to go. That caution would result in the race ending under caution.

 

Lap 1 Ed Carpenter grabs the early lead ahead of Marco Andretti and Carlos Munoz

Lap 2 Carpenter leads Andretti Viso Munoz Power

Caution lap 3 Hildebrand got into the wall after getting loose

Restart lap 7 Carpenter leads while Kanaan grabs second from Andretti

Lap 8 Kanaan passes Carpenter for the lead ahead of Andretti Viso

Lap 10 Carpenter grabs the lead back

Lap 12 Andretti passes Kanaan for second

Lap 13 Andretti passes Carpenter for the lead

Lap 14 Kanaan back to the lead by Andretti. Carpenter is third followed by Viso and Munoz

Lap 16 Andretti back to the lead by Kanaan. Andretti leads Kanaan Carpenter Viso and Munoz

Lap 20 Andretti and Kanaan continuing to swap back and forth the lead ahead of Carpenter

Lap 26 Andretti leads Kanaan Carpenter Munoz Hunter-Reay

Lap 27 Kanaan to the lead

Lap 28 Andretti back to the lead

Lap 29 Kanaan takes the lead, then pits. hands the lead back to Andretti

Lap 30 Andretti, Carpenter, Munoz pit, handing the lead to Hunter-Reay

Lap 31 Hunter-Reay pits, handing the lead to Power

Lap 32 Castroneves pits

Lap 33 Power pits, handing the lead to James Jakes

Lap 34 Kimball pits.

Caution lap 35 Sebastian Saavedra makes contact with the wall.  Saavedra got driven down into the grass by someone else, and then went up into the wall. Rest of cars pit, handing the lead back to Carpenter. Carpenter gets into the grass while cleaning tires, keeps going.

Restart Carpenter leads

Lap 53 Andretti to the lead

Lap 54 Carpenter back to the lead

Lap 57 Carpenter leads Andretti Hunter-Reay Castroneves Kanaan

Caution lap 58 Sato goes for a spin after getting loose off of turn two. Leaders hit pit road. Hunter-Reay leads Andretti Carpenter Kanaan off pit road

Restart lap 62 Andretti passes Hunter-Reay for the lead before they get to turn on

Lap 63 Hunter-Reay passes Andretti back for the lead ahead of Kanaan and Carpenter

Lap 64 Carpenter passes Andretti for second behind Hunter-Reay. Carpenter passes Hunter-Reay for the lead into turn three

Lap 65 Carpenter leads Hunter-Reay Andretti Kanaan and Power

Lap 68 Kanaan and Power pass Andretti

Lap 76 Kanaan climbs from fourth to the lead. He is then passed by Power for the lead

Lap 77 Power leads Kanaan Hunter-Reay Andretti and Viso. Carpenter has fallen back to seventh

Lap 84 Power leads Kanaan Hunter-Reay Andretti Allmendinger

Lap 86 Allmendinger passes Andretti for fourth

Lap 89 Power and Vautier pit. Kanaan takes the lead

Lap 90 Kanaan and Hunter-Reay lead a group of cars down pit road. Viso to the lead.

Lap 92 Viso and Dixon, Andretti pit. Munoz takes the lead.

Lap 93 Munoz and Castroneves pit. Kanaan goes to the lead as cycle completes.

Lap 94 Kanaan leads Hunter-Reay Viso Allmendinger and Andretti

Lap 98 Kanaan leads Allmendinger….Allmendinger grabs the lead from Kanaan. Hunter-Reay runs third ahead of Viso and Andretti.

Lap 103 Andretti and Castroneves pass Viso.

Belts coming undone drops Allmendinger to 25th, one lap down. Kanaan to the lead. Lap 117 Andretti up to second, ahead of Hunter-Reay, Viso and Castroneves.

Lap 118 Viso moves up to second, past Andreti and Hunter-Reay

Lap 120 Andretti and Hunter-Reay pass Viso, Munoz takes fifth from Castroneves

Lap 121 Andretti to the lead….then pits. Kanaan follows him on pit road so Hunter-Reay goes to the lead

Lap 123 Hunter-Reay and Viso pit, handing the lead over to Munoz

Lap 124 Munoz and Castroneves pit, handing the lead over to Tagliani

Lap 125 Tagliani pits, handing the lead over to Townsend Bell

Lap 126 Bell pits, handing the lead to James Hinchcliffe. Hinchcliffe pits, handing the lead to Hunter-Reay ahead of Andretti

Lap 128 Andretti goes back to the front, passing Hunter-Reay

Lap 131 Hunter-Reay grabs the lead back from Andretti, ahead of Viso, Kanaan

Lap 133 Viso passes Hunter-Reay for the lead as Andretti drops back to third. Kanaan and Castroneves round out the top five.

Lap 134 Viso leads Andretti, Hunter-Reay, Kanaan and Allmendinger

Lap 136 Hunter-Reay passes both Viso and Andretti….Allmendinger passes Andretti for third

Lap 137 Kanaan passes Andretti……Allmendinger passes Viso

Lap 138 Allmendinger grabs the lead ahead of Hunter-Reay, Kanaan, Andretti and Viso

Lap 142 Allmendinger leads Hunter-Reay, Andretti, Kanaan and Castroneves

Lap 143 Allmendinger pits, handing the lead over to Hunter-Reay

Lap 146 Three-wide battle for the lead as Castroneves grabs the lead ahead of Andretti and Hunter-Reay. Andretti grabs the lead from Castroneves ahead of Hunter-Reay, Kanaan and Munoz

Lap 151 Andretti hits pit road, handing the lead over to Hunter-Reay

Lap 152 Hunter-Reay pits, handing the lead to Munoz

Lap 153 Carpenter pits

Lap 154 Viso has stalled on pit road

Lap 155 Power and Castroneves pit

Lap 156 Munoz pits, handing the lead over to Dixon. Dixon and Tagliani pit, handing the lead over to Hinchcliffe

Lap 157 Hinchcliffe pits, handing the lead over to Hunter-Reay

Lap 158 Andretti passes Hunter-Reay for the lead

Lap 160 Hunter-Reay passes Andretti back for the lead

Lap 163 Hunter-Reay leads Andretti, Allmendinger, Munoz and Kanaan

Lap 165 Allmendinger passes Andretti for second

Lap 166 Allmendinger and Andretti pass Hunter-Reay for position. Allmendinger to the lead. Kanaan passes Munoz for fourth. Castroneves passes Munoz for fifth.

Lap 168 Andretti passes Allmendinger for the lead….Hunter-Reay grabs second from Allmendinger. Munoz passes Castroneves back for fifth

Lap 169 Hunter-Reay grabs the lead back from Andretti. Tagliani makes an unscheduled pit stop after brushing the wall. Bell makes an unscheduled pit stop for getting into the wall.

Lap 170 Andretti grabs the lead back from Hunter-Reay ahead of Allmendinger, Kanaan and Munoz

Lap 176 Andretti leads Kanaan, Hunter-Reay, Munoz and Castroneves

Lap 177 Kanaan grabs the lead, Andretti grabs the lead back

Lap 178 Kanaan and Munoz pass Andretti ahead of Hunter-Reay and Castroneves. Kanaan pits, handing the lead to Munoz.

Lap 179 Carpenter pits while Sebastian Bourdais crashes on his way in pit road, but keeps going. Andretti passes Munoz for the lead.

Lap 180 Andretti pits, handing the lead to Munoz.

Lap 181 Hunter-Reay pits

Lap 182 Pagenaud pits

Lap 183 Dixon and Wilson pit

Lap 185 Castroneves, Power, Munoz pit, handing the lead to Hinchcliffe

Lap 188 Hinchcliffe and Franchitti pit. Hunter-Reay grabs the lead

12 laps to go Kanaan passes Hunter-Reay in turn four ahead of Andretti

11 laps to go Hunter-Reay passes Kanaan in turn three ahead of Andretti and Munoz

10 laps to go Kanaan passes Hunter-Reay back for the lead in turn four.

9 laps to go Hunter-Reay passes Kanaan down the frontstretch. Munoz passes Andretti for third.

8 laps to go Kanaan passes Hunter-Reay down the fronstretch.

7 laps to go Hunter-Reay passes Kanaan on the front stretch. Caution as Graham Rahal gets into the turn two wall.

Under caution with 5 to go Hunter-Reay leads Kanaan Munoz Andretti Wilson Castroneves Allmendinger Pagenaud

3 to go three-wide for the lead between Munoz, Kanaan and Hunter-Reay as Kanaan grabs the lead ahead of Munoz, Hunter-Reay and Andretti. Caution as Franchitti gets into the wall.

This will end the Indy 500 as they won’t be able to get it restarted. Tony Kanaan will be your 2013 Indianapolis 500 winner.

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