INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Johnny Rutherford and Gordon Johncock delivered spectacular results at the 1973 Indianapolis 500 that were overshadowed by perhaps the worst month in the history of the storied ...
A daring driver broke the unwritten rules of the Indy 500 by using a school bus engine salvaged from a junkyard. Against all odds, he managed to qualify and outpace some of the biggest names in racing ...
On Memorial Day 1969, the 53rd Indianapolis 500 took place on the ... with a Lola/ Offenhauser engine and in fifth place was Gordon Johncock in a Gilmore Broadcasting Special with a Gerhardt ...
But he'll get to take a few laps ahead of time. On Wednesday, the track announced that Gordon will drive the Corvette Z06 pace car to begin the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500. "This is amazing ...
Mark Donohue was the winner of the first of Roger Penske’s twenty Indy 500 titles. Donohue also won the NASCAR Riverside 500 and the USAC 1971 Pocono 500. Statistics for this article were from ...
To set the pace at the 99th Indianapolis 500, the Brickyard has selected a Corvette for the 13th time, and the track's winningest driver, Jeff Gordon, to pilot it. With 650 horsepower on tap ...
Gordon doesn’t think the changes were needed, though he understands why NASCAR felt they had to take extra action. The 2021 Cup champion Kyle Larson shared his feeling about his sophomore Indy 500 ...