Justin Timberlake Sponsored Car Wins Indianapolis 500

Award winning singer Justin Timberlake has accomplished a lot in his career.

But now he can add Indy 500 winner to his resume.

Kind of…

In a remarkable finish to this year’s race – rookie JR Hildebrand was leading in the last lap but then crashed into the wall with only half a lap to go.

This set the stage for second place Dan Wheldon to cruise to his second Indianapolis 500 career win.

But what made this win special for Justin Timberlake?

Timberlake's William Rast clothing line-sponsored Wheldon’s #10 Target Chip Ganassi car this year.

William Rast clothing is sold through Target so it was a logical move for Timberlake to sponsor the tem.

Timberlake took to twitter moments after the final lap saying,

"What a Memorial Day weekend! The William Rast car just won the Indy 500. Congrats to Dan Wheldon, the WR racing team and everyone else who put in the hard work for this victory! Unreal!"

Watch the historic Indy 500 2011 Final Lap


It is not unusual these days for Hollywood to be part of the big race.

In fact, David Letterman is partners in “Rahal Letterman Racing” with friend Bobby Rahal. Their big catch is driver Danica Patrick who has raced for their team since she started.

Watch Justin Timberlake talk about William Rast


This was an exciting race this year, and some of the drama started before the first car even left the pits.

It seems that our good friend (not) Donald Trump was scheduled to drive this year’s pace car but at the last minute was….. wait for it…. FIRED!

Related: Donald Trump Fired as 2011 Pace Car Driver

Thank you Indianapolis.

We could not have stood by and watched that douche bag on the track. After getting Trump out of the way, A.J. Foyt was given the honor of driving the pace car this year.

For his part, Timberlake can now go back to making music and poking fun at Justin Bieber on Saturday Night Live.

Related: Justin Timberlake Slams Justin Bieber on SNL – Video

He is also currently working on the movie “Friends with Benefits” with pals Mila Kunis, Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Andy Samberg, and Jenna Elfman.

The film will show that while trying to avoid the clichés of Hollywood romantic comedies, Dylan (Timberlake) and Jamie (Kunis) discover that adding sex to their friendship really does lead to complications.

“Friends with Benefits” is scheduled for release in late 2011.

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Stephen Colbert Pulls to the Front of the Pack in Sailing Regatta – Go Captain Colbert!

Friday Update: As of the 7:00 a.m. update today, Tucana held a 40-mile margin over their rivals on board the other OnDeck Farr 65, Stephen Colbert and his crew on the Spirit of Juno. Tucana seems to be a solid bet to win first-to-finish honors as well as first place in the Racing Division.

Wednesday Update:
With steady southwest winds across this region of the North Atlantic, the competitors in this eighth edition of the Charleston Bermuda Race have been making remarkable progress throughout the afternoon hours yesterday.

As of the 8:00 p.m. position update yesterday evening, the lead boat, Tucana, was 288 miles from Bermuda. Tucana’s closest rivals were Spirit of Juno (with Stephen Colbert on board) and Yanosha. According to the Race Director it’s likely that the first finishers will arrive in Bermuda on Thursday.


Tuesday Update:

As the 11-boat fleet continues to make impressive progress toward Bermuda, two entries have pulled ahead during the wee hours of Sunday night and Monday morning.

Tucana, one of five boats in the race, has led the way since the fleet left Charleston Harbor. As of midnight last night, the boat was sailing in a northeasterly direction at over 10 knots.

But by daybreak, Captain Stephen Colbert and “The Spirit of Juno” crew had come within five miles of the lead vessel.

Go Stephen!

Despite his second-place standing, Colbert, who has vowed to win this race, seemed characteristically jolly based on an e-mail he sent late Sunday night.

Colbert said in his email,

“Dear land-based life forms. Fantastic day. We started with windless bobbing from 4:00 a.m. until 8:00 a.m. We punctuated this inertia by catching, on a hand line, two mahi-mahi, a very beautiful fish-fish! They both were laid to rest in a small Tupperware coffin surrounded by lime juice and chopped onions.

Spent the afternoon dodging wind holes and watching dolphins play in our bow wake. We’ve also been introducing our English crew to the joys of grits. They are dubious, but too polite to admit they tossed it overboard.

We are on four hour watches and lucky to get three hours’ sleep at a time. Those of you familiar with totalitarian regimes will remember that sleep deprivation is one way that dictators break their enemies.

We are in good position thanks to our skipper, Tim Scarisbrick, first mate Bertie Whitley and second mate Chris Miller.

We all smell wonderful.  See you in Bermuda!”

Colbert and his crew have vowed to win the race this year, after a dismal attempt in 2005 where his boat came in last place.

Related: Stephen Colbert admits he pooped in the ocean.

Keep your dial tuned to InfoStar for the latest news and progress of our mighty captain and the U.S.S. Spirit of Juno.

God speed Captain Colbert.

Oh yea, there is a shit-pile of news waiting for you to make funny once you get back to New York.

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