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  1.   RaceFanX posted:
  08.20.2010 - 12:36 am
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Al Unser wins the first of his four Indy 500s at the wheel of the sweet
blue-and-yellow Johnny Lightning Special. When Unser first heard his car
was going to be sponsored by a toy company he laughed but quit laughing
when he saw how slick his Colt ended up looking. The blue deuce ran
better than it looked, Unser won pole and dominated the race. It was a
good comeback for Unser, who missed the 1969 race with a broken arm.

The start of this race was delayed twice, first by rain then by Jim
Malloy's crash right before the start.

After just getting nipped by Unser for the pole Johnny Rutherford
actually got the jump on him at the start and led through turns 1 and 2
only to Unser race back past down the backstretch. Stalling in the pits
on the first round of stops later knocked Lone Star JR from contention.

Unser led the first 48 laps before pitting and allowing Lloyd Ruby to
take the lead. The patriotic red, white and blue #25 didn't lead for
long however, the rear end on Ruby's car failed and shooting a small
amount fire out the back end Lloyd was again denied Indy glory.

Defending Indy 500 winner Mario Andretti, racing the 500 with that title
for the only time in his storied career, finished 6th

Dan Gurney runs the Indy 500 for the final time and goes out with a
third-place finish. He retired from racing after the 1970
season...although he would return to the cockpit one last time for a
NASCAR Cup series race at Riverside in 1980.

This was Tony Hulman's 25th anniversary of purchasing the Indianapolis
track and to celebrate he posted the 500's first $1 million purse.


  2.   Pacer posted:
  07.26.2011 - 12:27 am
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The pace car for this 500 was an Oldsmobile 442.


  3.   Schroeder51 posted:
  10.04.2013 - 4:11 pm
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Recently took a look at the Champ Car Stats website, and there are more
drivers who DNQed for this Indy 500 (and most every other one run) than
are actually listed on this website. So I figured I'd help add to the
DNQ lists.

Here's a more complete list of drivers who failed to make this Indy 500,
and why they DNQed:
#21, #73, #75 Chris Amon
#17, #21, #47 John Cannon
#76, #77 Kevin Bartlett
#8, #78 Larry Dickson
#58, #59 Sonny Ates
#36, #78 Tony Admowicz
#50, #53, #96 Arnie Knepper
#77, #99 Lee Kunzman
#92, #99 Steve Krisiloff
#26, #35, #99 Al Loquasto
#5, #79 Bruce McLaren
#50, #98, #99 Dennis Zimmerman
#54, #72 Jigger Sirois
#62 Darrell Dockery
#34 Tom Bigelow
#45 Charlie Glotzbach
#75 Denny Hulme
#56 Jim Hurtubise
#71 Bruce Jacobi
#52 Jerry Karl
#63 Butch Morley
#90 Bob Veith
#90 Bill Puterbaugh
#8 Carlos Pairetti
#95 Sam Posey
#35 Bud Tingelstad
#94 Bentley Warren
#28 Bill Simpson


  4.   Schroeder51 posted:
  10.04.2013 - 4:12 pm
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Actually, forget the "why they DNQed" part.


  5.   Schroeder51 posted:
  10.05.2013 - 1:43 am
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And some more teams that DNQed...
#23, #57, #64 Roger McCluskey
#76 Donnie Allison
#6 Wally Dallenbach
#83, #84 A. J. Foyt
#42 Dan Gurney
#63 Jerry Grant
#37 Mel Kenyon
#53, #74 Jim McElreath
#54 Rick Muther
#15 Al Unser
#67 LeeRoy Yarbrough
#8, #98 Billy Vukovich, Jr.
#93 Art Pollard
#8, #96 Bruce Walkup
#82 Carl Williams
#12 Lloyd Ruby
#75, #77 Peter Revson
#41 Dick Simon
#27, #34 Sammy Sessions


  6.   Schroeder51 posted:
  03.14.2015 - 4:01 pm
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First Indy 500 starts for Donnie Allison, Rick Muther, and Dick Simon.

Only Indy 500 start for Greg Weld.

Last Indy 500 starts for Dan Gurney, Jack Brabham, Ronnie Bucknum,
LeeRoy Yarbrough, and Bruce Walkup.


  7.   Schroeder51 posted:
  03.15.2015 - 12:23 am
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Add to the DNQs:
Bruce McLaren, #5 McLaren Cars (Withdrew)
Wally Dallenbach, #6 Sprite (Did not qualify)
Billy Vukovich, Jr., #8 Canal 9 Buenos Aires (Did not qualify)
Bruce Walkup, #8 Canal 9 Buenos Aires (Did not qualify)
Lloyd Ruby, #12 Daniels Cablevision (Did not qualify)
Al Unser, #15 Johnny Lightning 500 (Did not qualify)
Sammy Sessions, #27 Jim Robbins (Did not qualify)
Bill Simpson, #28 Dewan Racing Jacket (Did not qualify)
Sammy Sessions, #34 Midwest Manufacturing (Did not qualify)
Bud Tingelstad, #35 Stearns Manufacturing (Did not qualify)
Mel Kenyon, #37 Sprite (Did not qualify)
Dick Simon, #41 Racing International (Did not qualify)
Dan Gurney, #42 Olsonite (Did not qualify)
Arnie Knepper, #50 Navarro American Motors (Did not qualify)
Dennis Zimmerman, #50 Jim Robbins (Did not qualify)
Jim McElreath, #53 Caves Buick (Did not qualify)
Rick Muther, #54 City of Memphis (Did not qualify)
Roger McCluskey, #57 Hayhoe Racing Enterprises (Did not qualify)
Sonny Ates, #58 Sugaripe Prune (Did not qualify)
Darrell Dockery, #62 Manzanita Speedway (Did not qualify)
Jerry Grant, #63 A. B. C. Engines, Inc. (Did not qualify)
Butch Morley, #63 A. B. C. Engines, Inc. (Did not qualify)
Roger McCluskey, #64 Hayhoe Racing Enterprises (Did not qualify)
LeeRoy Yarbrough, #67 Jim Robbins (Did not qualify)
Chris Amon, #73 McLaren Cars (Did not qualify)
Chris Amon, #75 McLaren Cars (Did not qualify)
Denny Hulme, #75 McLaren Cars (Did not qualify)
Peter Revson, #75 McLaren Cars (Did not qualify)
Donnie Allison, #76 Webster Racing (Did not qualify)
Lee Kunzman, #77 Dayton-Walther (Did not qualify)
Peter Revson, #77 Dayton-Walther (Did not qualify)
Tony Adamowicz, #78 Thermo King (Did not qualify)
Bruce McLaren, #79 McLaren (Did not qualify)
Carl Williams, #82 (Did not qualify)
A. J. Foyt, #83 Greer-Foyt (Did not qualify)
A. J. Foyt, #84 Sheraton-Thompson (Did not qualify)
Bill Puterbaugh, #90 G. C. Murphy (Did not qualify)
Art Pollard, #93 Pollard Car Wash (Did not qualify)
Billy Vukovich, Jr., #98 Wynn's Spitfire (Did not qualify)
Steve Krisiloff, #99 Joe Hunt Magneto (Did not qualify)
Lee Kunzman, #99 Joe Hunt Magneto (Did not qualify)
Al Loquasto, #99 Joe Hunt Magneto (Did not qualify)


  8.   Schroeder51 posted:
  04.05.2015 - 11:35 pm
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Yellow flags:
1. #10 Art Pollard engine failure (Laps 28-30)
2. #25 Lloyd Ruby engine fire (Laps 54-56)
3. #19 Ronnie Bucknum, #23 Mel Kenyon (Roger McCluskey was driving in
relief at the time) accident, turn 3 (Laps 172-181)


  9.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  01.30.2016 - 9:24 pm
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Qualifying results:
1. Al Unser-170.221 MPH
2. Johnny Rutherford-170.213 MPH
3. A. J. Foyt-170.004 MPH
4. Roger McCluskey-169.213 MPH
5. Mark Donohue-168.911 MPH
6. Lloyd Ruby-168.895 MPH
7. Art Pollard-168.595 MPH
8. Bobby Unser-168.508 MPH
9. Mario Andretti-168.209 MPH
10. Peter Revson-167.942 MPH
11. Jim Malloy-167.895 MPH
12. George Snider-167.660 MPH
13. Gordon Johncock-167.015 MPH
14. Joe Leonard-166.898 MPH
15. Dan Gurney-166.860 MPH
16. Jim McElreath-166.821 MPH
17. Mike Mosley-166.651 MPH
18. Carl Williams-166.590 MPH
19. LeeRoy Yarbrough-166.559 MPH
20. Bruce Walkup-166.459 MPH
21. Gary Bettenhausen-166.451 MPH
22. Jack Brabham-166.397 MPH
23. Ronnie Bucknum-166.136 MPH
24. Greg Weld-166.121 MPH
25. George Follmer-166.052 MPH
26. Jerry Grant-165.983 MPH
27. Mel Kenyon-165.906 MPH
28. Billy Vukovich, Jr.-165.753 MPH
29. Donnie Allison-165.662 MPH
30. Rick Muther-165.654 MPH
31. Wally Dallenbach-165.601 MPH
32. Dick Simon-165.548 MPH
33. Sammy Sessions-165.373 MPH


  10.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.24.2016 - 2:02 pm
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Withdrew:
Bruce McLaren, #5 McLaren Cars

Additional DNQs:
Bill Simpson, #28 Dewan Racing Jacket
Bud Tingelstad, #35 Stearns Manufacturing
Darrell Dockery, #62 Manzanita Speedway
Bud Morley, #63 A. B. C. Engines, Inc.
Chris Amon, #73 McLaren Cars/#75 McLaren Cars
Denny Hulme, #75 McLaren Cars
Lee Kunzman, #77 Dayton-Walther
Bill Puterbaugh, #90 G. C. Murphy


  11.   RaceFanX posted:
  12.01.2016 - 12:48 pm
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The turbine era at Indy officially ended with this race. Jigger Sirois
attempted this race with Jack Adams' turbine-powered racer but the car
was incapable of getting up over 157 on the straights thanks to rules
restrictions and came nowhere near the speed needed to qualify for the
race.


  12.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  03.21.2017 - 11:56 pm
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First alternate: Arnie Knepper


  13.   cjs3872 posted:
  04.24.2018 - 7:28 am
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In that wreck on lap 172, the #67 of Sam Sessions was also involved. On
the ABC telecast, the #22 of Wally Dallenbach and the #32 of Jack
Brabham are mentioned as the two cars that spun late, though neither one
of the two cars that spun late hit either the wall or any of the
disabled cars. Ironically, the site of that crash would be the site of a
very similar crash on the 13th lap of the following year's race.


  14.   SweetRich posted:
  02.26.2020 - 1:55 pm
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The Commentators For The Race Were Jim McKay And Rodger Ward. The Sole
Pit Road Reporter Was Chris Economaki.


  15.   JollyMeanGiant posted:
  02.23.2021 - 8:02 pm
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Additional DNQs according to UltimateRacingHistory:
Chris Amon, #73 McLaren Cars, McLaren/Offy (Owner: Bruce McLaren)
Chris Amon, #75 McLaren Cars, McLaren/Offy (Owner: Bruce McLaren)
Chris Amon, #79 McLaren Cars, McLaren/Offy (Owner: Bruce McLaren)
Bud Morley, #28 Dewan Racing Jacket, Gilbert/Chevy (Owner: Bill Simpson)
Bud Morley, #63 A. B. C. Racing Cars, Marthan/Ford (Owner: Carol Horton)
Bill Simpson, #28 Dewan Racing Jacket, Gilbert/Chevy (Owner: Bill Simpson)
Bud Tingelstad, #35 Stearns Manufacturing, Gerhardt/Offy (Owner: Federal
Engineering)
Al Miller, #45 Weinberger Homes, Eagle/Offy (Owner: Weinberger and Wilsek)
Darrell Dockery, #62 Manzanita Speedway, Gerhardt/Ford (Owner: Darrell
Dockery)
Lee Kunzman, #77 Dayton/Walther, Morris/Ford (Owner: George Walther)
Lee Kunzman, #99 Joe Hunt Magneto, Gerhardt/Offy (Owner: Joe Hunt)
Bruce McLaren, #79 McLaren Cars, McLaren/Offy (Owner: Bruce McLaren)
Bill Puterbaugh, #90 G. C. Murphy, Watson/Offy (Owner: Robert Wilke)


  16.   JollyMeanGiant posted:
  03.03.2021 - 1:40 am
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42 cars completed full qualifying runs. Arnie Knepper in the #53 (34th),
Kevin Bartlett in the #77 (35th), Tony Adamowicz in the #36 (36th),
Bentley Warren in the #94 (37th), Jim McElreath in the #74 (38th), Steve
Krisiloff in the #92 (39th), Denny Zimmerman in the #99 (40th), Larry
Dickson in the #8 (41st) and Jigger Sirois in the #54 (42nd) were not
fast enough to make the field.


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