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Race was given the red and checkered flags (signifying the race would end early) on lap 174 due to rain (caution begun on lap 171). This was the final race for Mary Catherine "Mom" Unser (mother of Jerry, Bobby, and Al), a fixture in the garage area who was famous for her spicy chili. She died on December 18, 1975. [7]
Inscribed are the winner's name, year of victory, and average speed. This information is alternated with the faces in a checkerboard pattern, evoking a checkered flag. Included on the base is the gold likeness of Tony Hulman, owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 1945 to 1977. On the top of the trophy is an unclothed man waving a ...
At a slowed pace, and running low on fuel, [9] [16] Castroneves, with the lapped car of Dario Franchitti immediately behind him (in a car painted nearly identical to Tracy's) [19] took the checkered flag as the winner. Tracy and Giaffone completed an additional lap, and were scored by the computer unofficially as second (82.8341 seconds behind ...
Weekend sales include a 1959 Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage that was raced through 1963. By 1965, its owner was ready to take $2300 for a car Gooding now expects will hammer for $5 million to $6 million.
The 65th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on Sunday, May 24, 1981.The race is widely considered one of the most controversial races in Indy history.
Foyt's roadster is the last front-engine machine to win the Indianapolis 500. 1965 : Scotland's Jim Clark leads 190 of 200 laps to become the first non-American winner since 1916 . His Lotus-Ford is the first rear-engine winning car, and the first to average more than 150 miles per hour for the entire distance (150.686), just three years after ...