2001 Indianapolis 500 | Official Full-Race Broadcast

The 85th Running of the Indianapolis 500 was held on Sunday, May 27, 2001, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The field saw the return of Roger Penske and Michael Andretti to the Indy 500, Tony Stewart make his second attempt at the double and rookie Brazilian named Helio Castroneves to win it all in his first visit to the Brickyard.