Closest Finish in Indy History

The Freedom 100 was an automobile race held annually at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, as part of the Indy Lights. The event was a support race for the IndyCar Series Indianapolis 500, and since 2005, it was held on the Friday preceding the Indianapolis 500, the day known as "Carb Day". The Freedom 100 was the second race annually at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the other being the Grand Prix on the combined road course. Wikipedia

Carb Day kicks off the Memorial Day weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with the final Indianapolis 500 practice, a pit stop challenge and a concert. It's a perfect day to get into the spirit of the race (and blow off work).

But, Carb Day? What's that about? Sure, a lot of fans will ingest a lot of carbs at the track, but that's not what we're talking about.

Decades ago, the track hosted Carburetion Day, when race teams had their last chance to tune the carburetors on their gasoline-powered cars. The cars that race at IMS haven't used carburetors in decades, but at a facility steeped in tradition, the name stuck.

Carburetion Day was held on a random day the week before the race and wasn't open to the public until the mid-1950s. From 1969-2004, the event was held on Thursday of race week. In 2005, Speedway officials moved it to Friday and started the party.

Venue Indianapolis Motor Speedway First race 2003 First Lights race 2003 Last race 2019 Distance 100 miles (160 km) Laps 40 Previous names Firestone Freedom 100 (2008–2013), Futaba Freedom 100 (2004–2005) Most wins (driver) Wade Cunningham (3) Most wins (team) Sam Schmidt Motorsports (7)