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The 63rd 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on Sunday May 27, 1979.Brothers Al and Bobby Unser combined to lead 174 of the 200 laps, but Al dropped out around the midpoint, and Bobby slipped to 5th place at the finish nursing mechanical issues.
1979 Mustang Indianapolis 500 pace car 1981 Ford Mustang Cobra hatchback. The Ford Mustang was chosen as the Official Pace Car of the 1979 Indianapolis 500. Ford commemorated this event with a mid-year "Indy 500" Pace Car version (10,479 produced). All were finished in two-tone pewter and black with orange and red graphics.
During the summer of 1979, after the California 500 switched alliances mid-season to become a CART series race, USAC proposed a Labor Day weekend race meet that would consist of a USAC Stock Car/Championship Car doubleheader at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A 250-mile stock car race on Saturday would be followed by a 250-mile Indy car race ...
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]
Here is a full list of Indy 500 pace car drivers from 1911. All-time list of Indy 500 pace car drivers. 2025: ... 1979: Jackie Stewart: Race car driver. 1978: Jim Rathmann: Race car driver.
The official truck of the 1979 Indianapolis 500 is rarer than that year's Mustang pace car but just as cool. 1979 Ford F-150 Indy 500 Special Pickup Is Today's Bring a Trailer Pick Skip to main ...
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Pace Car. The pace car was used to take the starting field on one unscored lap. The field would use the lap to warm up their engines, tires, and then at the conclusion of the lap, at a prescribed speed, the pace car would pull off the track and allow for a rolling or "flying" start.
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