With the two month IndyCar rain delay at Texas nearly over, we look back at the last time two races were run at the track – the 2011 Firestone Twin 275s.

As IndyCar fans prepare for the resumption of the 2016 Firestone 600 some two and a half months after it started, they may not remember that Texas has been home to some unique IndyCar races in the past – particularly the Firestone Twin 275s five years ago.

In 2011, IndyCar and Texas Motor Speedway divided the 550 kilometer single-race distance into two 114-lap shootouts. The Firestone Twin 275s would only last for one year before returning to one full race, but there are many memories of that night – both exciting and controversial.

While the event is often remembered for being the first oval victory for Team Penske driver Will Power, it’s also known for a number of quirks.

The first was the sheer number of entrants. Thirty cars were entered for the race at Texas, a theme that continued at other tracks in 2011. Much of this could be attributed to that being the final season of the IR-05 Dallara chassis, thus the lack of worry about tearing up too much equipment.

Then there was the controversial qualifying format. The first of the Twin 275s had its grid set based on qualifying speeds, but then the second was a blind draw – in reverse order from how they finished in the first race. This ended up sending Dario Franchitti from winning the first race to starting 28th in the second one.

But that proved to not be much of a hindrance to him, or his team overall. Chip Ganassi Racing continued to flex their muscle as Franchitti and Scott Dixon finished first and second in the first race and combined for 7th and 2nd in the second.

With each of them taking a victory, the Firestone Twin 275s would set up the battle for the championship going into the second half of the season between Power and Franchitti.

Check out the full broadcast of the 2011 Firestone Twin 275s from Texas Motor Speedway below, as shown on Versus (now NBCSN) in the United States. Bob Jenkins, Jon Beekhuis, and the late Dan Wheldon called the race from the booth, with Kevin Lee, Lindy Thackston, and Robbie Floyd on pit road:

Is Power going to find similar success this weekend at Texas? Tune in tomorrow night as the 2016 Firestone 600 resumes from Texas Motor Speedway at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET with the broadcast on NBCSN.