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The 54th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Saturday, May 30, 1970. [3] [4] [5] Al Unser, Sr. dominated the race, winning the pole position and leading 190 laps (of 200) en route to victory.
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 Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, [1] [2] and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis. The event is traditionally held over Memorial Day weekend, usually the last weekend of May.
Unser won the Indy 500 in 1970, 1971, 1978 and 1987, and is the only driver in history to have both a sibling and a child also win one of the biggest races in the world.
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.
Donohue won the inaugural Pocono 500 in 1971. In 1969, Penske and Donohue raced in their first Indianapolis 500, [14] with Donohue finishing seventh, winning the rookie of the year award. Donohue raced at Indianapolis each year following, [15] finishing second in 1970 and 25th in 1971. Donohue won in 1972, driving for Penske.
In memory of Parnelli Jones, who could and did race anything on wheels, on- or off-road.
Printable IMS map for Indy 500. Below is a printable map of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the day of the race.. To print, click the 'pop out' button in the top right corner, then use the ...
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