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Live Indy 500 coverage from IMS ... Traveling 4,000 miles for the 500-mile race . Ed van den Ham, Charly Cojanus and Hans Hulsebos, from right to left, traveled from the Netherlands for the Indy ...
The Michigan 500 was the first time ever that a 500-mile Indy Car race was broadcast live in its entirety. NBC's broadcast was overseen by Don Ohlmeyer, who said, "We probably put as much effort into preparing for this telecast as we have ever put into any single sports event." [28] Paul Page and Charlie Jones did the play-by-play coverage for NBC.
NBC agreed to broadcast the race live, making it the first 500-mile Indy car race to be broadcast live. During a private test session in November 1986, Rick Mears set an Indy car closed-course speed record driving a March 86C/Ilmor-Chevrolet with a lap of 233.934 mph. [1] The lap was an Indy car speed record that would stand for a decade.
The 1986 Michigan 500, the sixth running of the event, was held at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, on Saturday, August 2, 1986. The race was won by Johnny Rutherford, his 27th and final Indy Car victory. It was Rutherford's sixth win in IndyCar racing's Triple Crown of 500 mile races, and his first at the Michigan 500.
The first full 2024 Indianapolis 500 practice is Thursday, May 16, on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. Most of the first two days of scheduled practice was washed out by rain, and ...
As was the case in 1983 and 1984, Domino's Pizza offered a one million dollar bonus to any driver who could win IndyCar's Triple Crown of 500 Mile Races: The Indianapolis 500, Michigan 500, and Pocono 500. [2] Danny Sullivan won the 1985 Indianapolis 500 and entered Michigan still eligible to win the million dollars.
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The 2020 Indianapolis 500 (branded as the 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons) was a 500-mile (800 km, 200-lap) automobile race held on Sunday, August 23, 2020, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. It was the premier event of the 2020 IndyCar Series. [4]