The 2012 Indianapolis 500 went down on Sunday afternoon in record-breaking heat, and Dario Franchitti took home the top spot for the third time in his career. Finishing second in the race is Franchitti's teammate, Scott Dixon, who battled with his colleague down the stretch before ultimately bowing out.
With Franchitti and Dixon finishing 1-2, it's the seventh time in history that a owner has had his cars finish in the top-two spots. Below is the full finishing order for Sunday's race:
1. Dario Franchitti
2. Scott Dixon
3. Tony Kanaan
4. Oriol Servia
5. Ryan Briscoe
6. James Hinchcliffe
7. Justin Wilson
8. Charlie Kimball
9. Townsend Bell
10. Helio Castroneves
11. Rubens Barrichello
12. Alex Tagliani
13. Graham Rahal
14. JR Hildebrand
15. James Jakes
16. Simon Pagenaud
17. Takuma Sato
18. E.J. Viso
19. Michel Jourdain Jr.
20. Sebastien Bourdais
21. Ed Carpenter
22. Katherine Legge
23. Ana Beatriz
24. Marco Andretti
25. Josef Newgarden
26. Sebastian Saavedra
27. Ryan Hunter-Reay
28. Will Power
29. Mike Conway
30. Bryan Clauson
31. Wade Cunningham
32. Simona De Silvestro
33. Jean Alesi
Justin Wilson and James Jakes of Dale Coyne Racing finished 7th and 15th, respectively. The team is centered in Plainfield, Ill.
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