October 6, 2001
Race #56: Sam Hornish Jr. becomes the youngest champion ever in a major North American open-wheel series when he clinches the IZOD IndyCar Series championship in Texas at age 22.

August 11, 2002
Race #68: Sarah Fisher makes history by becoming the first woman in North American motorsports history to win the pole position for a major-league open-wheel race when she takes the top spot at Kentucky Speedway.

September 8, 2002
Race #70: Eight races have finishing margins of less than one second, including Sam Hornish Jr.’s league-record .0024-of-a-second victory over Al Unser Jr. at Chicagoland Speedway.

September 21, 2003
Race #86: The IZOD IndyCar Series sets a closed-course speed record in the Toyota 400 at California Speedway, won by Sam Hornish Jr. with an average speed of 207.151 mph.

August 29, 2004
Race #100: The 100th race in IZOD IndyCar Series history is won by Dan Wheldon at Nazareth Speedway. It’s also the final event before the track closes.

October 17, 2004
Race #103: Tony Kanaan accomplishes a feat unparalleled in American open-wheel racing history by completing all 3,305 laps on his way to the IZOD IndyCar Series championship.

May 29, 2005
Race #108: Dan Wheldon becomes the first Englishman to win the Indianapolis 500 in almost 40 years. Wheldon passes rookie Danica Patrick, who became the first female to lead the race, for the lead with six laps left.

May 28, 2006: Race #124: Pole sitter Sam Hornish Jr. wins the second-closest Indianapolis 500 in history, passing rookie Marco Andretti on the frontstretch to take the checked flag by 0.0635 of a second.

August 27, 2006: Race #133: Marco Andretti becomes the youngest winner of a major-league open-wheel race (19 years, 5 months, 14 days) by taking the checkered flag at Infineon Raceway.

Sept. 9, 2007: Race #151: The climactic championship points race goes down to the final lap with Dario Franchitti winning the race at Chicagoland Speedway and the series title as Scott Dixon’s car runs out of fuel.

April 6, 2008: Race #153: Graham Rahal becomes the youngest winner in major open-wheel racing history (19 years, 93 days old) by taking the checkered flag on the streets of St. Petersburg in his series debut. Two-time race winner Helio Castroneves finishes second.

April 20, 2008: Race #154: Danica Patrick becomes the first female to win a major closed-course auto race, prevailing at Twin Ring Motegi in an event postponed a day because of rain. Patrick, competing in her 50th event, beat Helio Castroneves, competing in his 100th race.

May 24, 2009: Race #172: Helio Castroneves performs his signature fence climb along the front straightaway after taking the checkered flag in his third race since returning to the IZOD IndyCar Series following an acquittal in federal court on charges of tax evasion. Castroneves became the ninth driver to win the Indianapolis 500 at least three times, and the first to do so since Rick Mears recorded the third of four race wins in 1988.

Oct. 10, 2009: Race #185: Dario Franchitti claims his second IZOD IndyCar Series championship by winning the Firestone Indy 300 on Oct. 10 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Franchitti and Target Chip Ganassi Racing used fuel strategy to beat second place Ryan Briscoe of Team Penske to the finish by 4.788 seconds. Franchitti's teammate, Scott Dixon, finished third.

March 14, 2010: Race #186: Will Power wins his return to the IZOD IndyCar Series in the series’ first race in South America, the Sao Paulo Indy 300 in Brazil. Power, driving for Verizon Team Penske, passes Ryan Hunter-Reay late in the event to score his second career win.

Aug. 28, 2010: Race #199: Dario Franchitti used a clever bit of strategy to win the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway. Franchitti held off Dan Wheldon by 0.0423 of a second for his third win of the season.