Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The winner of the Indianapolis 500 is awarded a small replica of the Borg-Warner Trophy. The Indianapolis 500 (also called the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race) [a] [2] is an annual American open-wheel car race held on American Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), in Speedway, Indiana. [3]
The first Indianapolis 500 was in 1911 and has continued since, interrupted only by world wars. ... Indy 500 winners in the 2020s. Year. Driver. mph. 2023. Josef Newgarden. 168.193. 2022. Marcus ...
Won Indianapolis 500 and F1 World Championship: 5 Jim Clark (1965 / 1963, 1965) Graham Hill (1966 / 1962, 1968) Mario Andretti (1969 / 1978) Emerson Fittipaldi (1989, 1993 / 1972, 1974) Jacques Villeneuve (1995 / 1997) Won Indianapolis 500 and 24 Hours of Le Mans: 2 A. J. Foyt (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977 / 1967) Graham Hill (1966 / 1972)
1970 Indianapolis 500 winning car (#2). The 1971 winning car (#1) is visible to the left. Jones started Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing, which won the Indianapolis 500 again as an owner in 1970 and 1971 with driver Al Unser driving the Johnny Lightning special. The team also won the 1970, 1971, and 1972 USAC National Championships.
Parnelli Jones, the 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner, died Tuesday at Torrance Memorial Medical Center after a battle with Parkinson's disease, his son said. Jones was 90. At the time of his death ...
A.J. Foyt ultimately received the most votes among former winners, but Rick Mears and Al Unser received plenty of support in what proved to be the most difficult question on the list. Indy 500 ...
Shortly thereafter, Foyt and Ray Harroun (who won the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911) appeared together on a segment of the TV program I've Got a Secret—their secret being their respective wins 50 years apart. As of June 2024, Foyt stands as not only the oldest living winner of the Indianapolis 500, but also the oldest with the earliest win ...
Hard-charging and hard-bitten, Parnelli Jones electrified the Indy crowds and became the first driver to break 150 mph before winning the Indy 500 in 1963. Parnelli Jones, winner of controversial ...