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Note: The car assignments for the 1975 Indianapolis "500" Mile Race had the VIN number for pace car #1 as 4H57H5-H125041 and VIN number for pace car #2 as 4H57H5-H125135. The VIN engine code identifies as a 350 c.i.d (5.7 litre) V8 and was actually the modified 455 c.i.d. (7.5 litre) V8.
The repaired 1971 Dodge Challenger pace car. For 1971, none of the Big Three auto manufacturers chose to supply a pace car for the Indianapolis 500, as the muscle car market had dried up and marketing efforts were shifted elsewhere. Four local Indianapolis-area Dodge dealers, spearheaded by Eldon Palmer, stepped up to supply the fleet of pace cars.
The 1911 Stoddard-Dayton pace car on display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum. The largest racing purse offered to date, $27,550, drew 46 entries from the United States and Europe, from which 40 qualified by sustaining 75 mph (121 km/h) along the quarter mile-long main straight. [7]
Turbo (2013) - computer-animated film starring Ryan Reynolds as Turbo, a garden snail who dreams of being the greatest racer in the world and winning the Indianapolis 500, racing against Guy Gagne , the French Canadian Adrenalode race car driver, but his brother, Chet (Paul Giamatti), tries to hinder Turbo's dream.
Most cars running at finish: 30 – 2021; Fewest cars running at finish: 7 – 1966; Most occasions running at finish: 2: 18, A. J. Foyt and Al Unser; Greatest improvement from starting position to finishing position (all-time): 32 positions, 38th to 6th, Zeke Meyer, 1932; Greatest improvement from starting position to finishing position (33 ...
This was the final Indianapolis 500 to feature a front-engined car in the starting field. Of the 33 cars, 32 were rear-engined machines (including three turbines). Jim Hurtubise 's entry, which dropped out after only nine laps, was the last front-engine car to race in the 500.
Foyt was planning a part-time Indy car schedule for 1991, racing at some ovals and a few road courses, and the 1991 Indianapolis 500 would be his last start at Indy. Still unable to drive due to his recuperation, Foyt skipped the Daytona 500 in February, the first time that he missed that race since 1968.
Strahan was announced as the honorary pace car driver for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. Here is a full list of Indy 500 pace car drivers from 1911. All-time list of Indy 500 pace car ...