May 22, 2016
James "Hince" Hinchcliffe
A year after he almost died while practicing for the Indianapolis 500, James Hinchcliffe lead the field to green in the 100th running of the famed race.
Hinchcliffe grabbed the pole from Josef Newgarden in the final qualifying run of the day on Sunday with a four-lap average speed of 230.760 MPH. Hinchcliffe had earned the opportunity to run after everyone else by posting the fastest speed in Saturday's preliminary qualifying session. And not only is it Hinchcliffe's first career pole for the Indianapolis 500, it's the first time he's ever qualified first in the IndyCar Series.
The popular Canadian was impaled by a suspension piece the year before, when his car careened into the wall during practice. The suspension piece from the front of the car had severed an artery in his leg. Only due to the quick response by the IndyCar Series safety team was his life saved.
Hinchcliffe drives for Schmidt-Peterson Motorsports, a team co-owned by former IndyCar driver Sam Schmidt.
Schmidt was paralyzed in a testing crash in 2000 and spent months in the hospital on a respirator. He founded his team in 2004 and the team won the pole for the 2011 Indianapolis 500 with Canadaian Alex Tagliani, in a race won by the late Dan Wheldon.
Hinchcliffe grabbed the pole from Josef Newgarden in the final qualifying run of the day on Sunday with a four-lap average speed of 230.760 MPH. Hinchcliffe had earned the opportunity to run after everyone else by posting the fastest speed in Saturday's preliminary qualifying session. And not only is it Hinchcliffe's first career pole for the Indianapolis 500, it's the first time he's ever qualified first in the IndyCar Series.
The popular Canadian was impaled by a suspension piece the year before, when his car careened into the wall during practice. The suspension piece from the front of the car had severed an artery in his leg. Only due to the quick response by the IndyCar Series safety team was his life saved.
Hinchcliffe drives for Schmidt-Peterson Motorsports, a team co-owned by former IndyCar driver Sam Schmidt.
Schmidt was paralyzed in a testing crash in 2000 and spent months in the hospital on a respirator. He founded his team in 2004 and the team won the pole for the 2011 Indianapolis 500 with Canadaian Alex Tagliani, in a race won by the late Dan Wheldon.
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