Danica Patrick, who won here last year to become the first woman to win a major open-wheel race, qualified sixth, a place behind Graham Rahal.

During that season, she became the first woman to finish runner-up in a major-league open-wheel race when she placed second at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

The first American open-wheel race in Japan was held in 1966 at Fuji Speedway.

The history of open-wheel races has a unique footnote.

Although the Group C formula was technically dead, the car was still legal for use against modified open-wheel race cars.

Most open-wheel races are on dedicated road courses, such as the Nürburgring in Germany.

In doing so, she became the first woman to win a developmental open-wheel race in North America.

It was the first American open-wheel race in the country since the Rio 200 at Jacarepaguá in 2000.

Todd Gibson, former open-wheel race car driver in the Indy Car series.

Michael Andretti decided to make the Indianapolis 500 his farewell because this is the most famous open-wheel race on the sport's best-known racetrack.