Math fail at the Indy 500!

1. 

   Jd

   July 1, 2012 at 10:34 pm

   I wonder if it might be the peak speeds achieved, ranked by actual lap times. Like how quarter miles are ranked by elapsed time, but they also note the top speed at the end, which could result in different rankings if the top speed was the target.
   1. 

      mendel

      November 29, 2012 at 5:00 am

      If the average speed is not just (lap time)/(statutory track length), but rather computed from car telemetry data, one driver could have passed the finish line slightly later and taken a slightly longer course around the track to be faster yet come in later, especially since the difference is very slight.
2. 

   SB

   July 2, 2012 at 5:29 pm

   This is math-fail fail.
3. 

   pmoney

   July 24, 2012 at 2:33 pm

   Those numbers correlate to seconds not mph 223.868 is a slower TIME than 223.684.
   1. 

      mendel

      November 29, 2012 at 4:56 am

      By your reasoning, 225.100 is even slower, yet ranked higher.

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