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Jones drives the car he drove in the Indianapolis 500 from 1961 through 1964 around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track in 2012. In the 1963 Indianapolis 500 , he started on the pole. This was the year the controversial Lotus - Ford rear-engined cars made their first appearance, and had ruffled the Indianapolis establishment.
The 47th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Thursday, May 30, 1963. Rufus Parnelli Jones took his only Indy 500 win. This win was controversial because his car (nicknamed "Calhoun") spewed oil from a cracked overflow tank for many laps, which allegedly caused at least one ...
Parnelli Jones, a hard-bitten, hard-charging race driver who came out of Torrance and won the controversial Indianapolis 500 in 1963, then was the hard-luck loser four years later, died Tuesday at ...
The 46th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Wednesday, May 30, 1962. A historic pole day saw Parnelli Jones break the 150 mph (240 km/h) barrier in qualifying. Rodger Ward and Len Sutton finished 1st-2nd for Leader Cards Racing.
Parnelli Jones won the 1963 Indianapolis 500 as a driver before Al Unser scored two wins in Jones-owned cars. ... a true champion,” Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Roger Penske said in a ...
Jones in 1962 became the first driver in at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to qualify at over 150 mph with a four-lap average of 150.370. He was the Indy 500 pole-sitter in 1962 and 1963 and co ...
The 51st International 500 Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, over two days, Tuesday May 30 and Wednesday May 31, 1967.The race was dominated by Parnelli Jones in the radically new, four-wheel drive STP-Paxton Turbocar gas turbine entered by prolific car owner Andy Granatelli.
In memory of Parnelli Jones, who could and did race anything on wheels, on- or off-road. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...