“Ladies & Gentleman, Start! Your! Engines!” Those iconic words have been spoken 98 previous times from the podium at the famous speedway, and this past Sunday, 32 brave drivers, 16 of which have a Chevy in the engine bay, were led over the yard of bricks for the 99^th time. Scott Dixon sat on pole with hopes of holding off defending past winner Ryan Hunter-Reay who starts back in 16^th, and claim his 2^nd Indy 500 victory.

Neither Dixon or Hunter-Reay got to drink to the traditional milk this weekend because that honor went to Juan Pablo Montoya of Team Penske Chevrolet.  He made a brilliant pass on his teammate, Will Power, going into turn 1 with only 4 laps remaining.  Power tried to claw his way back but fell short of victory by only 0.1046sec.  Will Power said shortly after the race, “Anywhere else I’d be happy with second, but here it sucks.”  Montoya with a 2^nd victory joins an elite and exclusive group of drivers such as: A.J. Foyt, Al Unser, Al Unser Jr., Helio Castroneves, Dan Wheldon, and Rick Mears. Team Penske Chevrolet claimed 1^st, 2^nd, 7^th & 10^th and achieved their 16^th Indy 500 victory.

Chevrolet certainly has reason to celebrate with their engines in nearly every car finishing in the Top 11. IndyCar racing and Chevrolet began their relationship nearly 100 years ago starting with Mr. Chevrolet’s (Louis), passion for motorsports. He and his brothers, Arthur and Gaston, entered the famous race back in the 1920’s in a state-of-the-art machine they designed and built. They achieved back-to-back victories in 1920 & 1921 with Gaston as the driver in 1920 and Louis as the owner in 1921.