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Bobby Unser won the first of his three Indy 500 victories (1968, 1975, 1981). 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).
The pace car (a Chevrolet Corvette) leads the field past an accident site at the 2007 Indianapolis 500. The Indianapolis 500 auto race has used a pace car every year since 1911. The pace car is utilized for two primary purposes. At the start of the race, the pace car leads the assembled starting grid around the track for a predetermined number ...
The starting grid for the first race was determined by the date the IMS received entries, and all cars had to reach 75 mph (121 km/h) on a quarter-mile part of the main straight. This was adjusted to drivers averaging 75 mph (121 km/h) on the whole track in 1912, while the starting grid was still set by the order IMS received postal entries.
Printable IMS map for Indy 500. ... Georgetown Road, south to 25th Street, will be closed to all vehicular traffic starting at 5 a.m. To access parking lots along Georgetown Road after 5 a.m ...
Here is a full list of Indy 500 pace car drivers from 1911. All-time list of Indy 500 pace car drivers. 2025: ... 1968: William Clay Ford Sr.: Executive chairman of Ford motors. 1967: Mauri Rose: ...
We are just days from the Indianapolis 500 and the starting grid is set.. After two days of qualifying, Scott McLaughlin earned the pole position at 234.220 mph for his 4-lap run around the 2.5 ...
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 .
Mario Andretti's 1969 Indy 500 win is the lone victory at the race for the storied Andretti racing family. As of 2024, no Andretti has won the Indianapolis 500 since. Likewise, it was a triumphant first victory for owner Granatelli, after a long presence at Indianapolis - and a long string of disappointments, first with Novis , and then with ...