|| *Comments on the 1993 Indianapolis 500:* View the most recent comment <#46> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. RaceFanX posted: 04.02.2009 - 7:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Emerson Fittipaldi wins his second Indy 500 BUT shocks the racing world by drinking orange juice instead of milk in victory lane. Elmo owned several orange groves in his native Brazil and wanted to promote the citrus industry. He still drink the milk afterward. A.J. Foyt retired from racing in the lead-up to this race Al Unser Sr makes his final start in the Indy 500 2. RaceFanX posted: 04.02.2009 - 8:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Defending CART champion and former 500 winner Bobby Rahal shockingly failed to qualify for this race 3. RaceFanX posted: 04.10.2009 - 12:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Future IRL racer Stephan Gregoire's lone CART appearence 4. LeF1 posted: 04.10.2009 - 1:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And the only CART race for three-time F1 Champion Nelson Piquet Piquet also attempted the Indy 500 in 1992 but a vicious practice crash kept him out of the race 5. Pacer posted: 04.21.2009 - 5:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The pace car for this Indy 500 was a Chevrolet Camaro. This wasn't just Al Unser's last Indy 500, it was his last CART race period. 6. Unser1 posted: 04.29.2009 - 10:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Arie Luyendyk's lone CART pole 7. Darrell posted: 05.23.2009 - 1:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Failed to qualify: Scott Pruett (#45) Bobby Rahal (#1) Eric Bachelart (#32) Mark Smith (#25) Olivier Grouillard (#29) Rocky Moran (#43) Buddy Lazier (#20) John Paul, Jr. (#93) 8. RaceFanX posted: 11.04.2009 - 2:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Only CART race with four F1 World Champions in the field: race winner Emerson Fittipaldi, Mario Andretti, Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet. This was Mansell's first oval race, a wreck in practice kept him out of the field at Phoenix. Jeff Andretti's first CART race after his vicious wreck in the 1992 Indy 500 9. RaceFanX posted: 11.08.2009 - 12:18 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) In addition to Copenhagen, John Andretti also ran this race with The Marmon Group sponsoring the car as the "Marmon Wasp II." The sponsorship was provided by The Marmon Group (a firm that included the remains of the original Marmon car company) as a tribute to their 40th anniversary. It was a tribute to Ray Harroun's win driving the original Marmon Wasp in the first Indy 500 back in 1911. The sponsorship and "Marmon Wasp II" name were originally attached to Eric Bachelart's #32 (That was Ray Harroun's number when he won in 1911). When Bachelart proved uncompetitve and DNQed, the sponsorship and name moved over to co-sponsor Andretti's car. Like Harroun, Andretti put his Marmon Wasp in first place during the race. However unlike Ray who led 88 laps in route to victory, John led just two laps and finished 10th. 10. Unser1 posted: 11.08.2009 - 1:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Geoff Brabham's last CART race 11. Rob posted: 01.09.2010 - 11:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This was the first Indianapolis 500 after they changed the corners at Indianapolis. They redone the corners by replacing the aprons with grass adding rumble strips before the grass and also adding access roads. Also this was the first Indianapolis 500 to have the entire walls painted white. 12. MegaRacer posted: 03.19.2010 - 3:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @Rob: the walls were replaced following the '92 race. Taller, thicker and better enforced. Not to mention to FIA standards. Those old walls had been around (literally) since 1937! 13. RaceFanX posted: 05.08.2011 - 11:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) John Andretti #84 sponsor: Copenhagen/Marmon Wasp II 14. Unser1 posted: 05.08.2011 - 11:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Notice anyone missing? In addition to Bobby Rahal's DNQ Michael Andretti was also on the sidelines for this 500 as he was focusing on his eventually unsuccessful stint in Formula 1 with McLaren. This was an offweekend for F1 though and Michael did attend the race to watch his father, brother and cousin run it. Speaking of the Andretti's Mario's top-5 here was largely his last hurrah at the 500. He broke down early in his final start during the 1994 race. 15. Unser1 posted: 05.17.2013 - 9:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) DNQs- Mark Smith (#25), John Paul, Jr. (#93), Ross Bentley (#39), Rocky Moran (#34), Eric Bachelart (#32, 39), Marco Greco (#30), Buddy Lazier (#20), Robbie Buhl (#19), A.J. Foyt (#14), Olivier Grouillard (#29), Scott Pruett (#45), Bobby Rahal (#1), Brian Bonner (#98) Some DNQ cars: Bobby Rahal- #1 Miller Genuine Draft (Rahal Hogan Racing) A.J. Foyt- #14 Copenhagen (A.J. Foyt) Mark Smith- #25 Craftsman Tools (Frank Arciero) Ross Bentley- #39 AGFA / Rain-X (Dale Coyne) While Foyt did go out on a qualifying run he deliberately slowed down on the last lap and crawled across the line to cheers as he offically retired from motorsports. I'm surprised they listed him as a DNQ, he was 16. Unser1 posted: 05.17.2013 - 9:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) *not really on a serious run. Actually looking up more information Supertex's retirement was rather sudden ON Pole Day. He originally planned to run but after Robby Gordon crashed his #41 in practice A.J. really got to thinking he was hurting his efforts as an owner by driving. He suited up, one final laps at a slow pace to some final cheers, and announced his retirement afterward. Even Tom Carnegie was speechless as A.J. fought back tears...of course the first Brickyard 400 would soon lure him back. 17. NazRacePhan posted: 05.28.2013 - 2:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) To this point, 600 different drivers ran the Indy 500 18. Anonymous posted: 09.03.2014 - 7:30 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Foyt had a Lola/Ford. The owner for the #19 car with Robbie Buhl was Dale Coyne I do believe. The sponsor for the #32 car was none other than the Marmon Group, who shifted their allegiances to the #84 car after Bachelart missed the race. I suspect the #39 car Bachelart attempted to qualify may have been the #39T car after Ross Bentley crashed in practice. Olivier Grouillard was entered by Sal Incandela's Indy Regency Racing. A white #81 car can be seen during the pre-race broadcast, but I don't think the #81 car ever made an attempt. Scott Pruett was driving for ProFormance Motorsports. 19. b4il3y posted: 10.25.2014 - 2:48 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mario led the most laps. Another disappointment for him. 20. Unser1 posted: 10.31.2014 - 10:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) DNQ sponsors: #19 Robbie Buhl- Mi-Jack (owned by Dale Coyne) #20 Buddy Lazier- Leader Card / Viper Auto Security (owned by Leader Card) #29 Olivier Grouillard- Marlboro (owned by Sal Incandela) #30 Marco Greco- (owned by Dennis McCormack) #34 Rocky Moran- Alfa-Laval (owned by Team Losi) #45 Scott Pruett- (owned by ProFormance Motorsports) #93 John Paul, Jr.- (owned by D.B. Mann) #98 Brian Bonner- Applebee's / Office Depot 21. Unser1 posted: 11.13.2014 - 11:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsors: #59 Eddie Cheever, Jr.- Menards / Glidden / Quorum #51 Gary Bettenhausen- Menards / Glidden #27 Geoff Brabham- Menards / Glidden #77 Nelson Piquet- Menards / Arisco / STP This was Geoff Brabham's last Indy 500 but he did run the inaugural NASCAR Brickyard 400 the next year. 22. joebev910 posted: 04.22.2015 - 11:45 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Orange juice in winner circle 23. joebev910 posted: 04.24.2015 - 12:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mansell could have won 24. Schroeder51 posted: 06.14.2015 - 10:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) First Indy 500 starts for Nigel Mansell, Stefan Johansson, Stephan Gregoire, and Robby Gordon. Only Indy 500 start for Nelson Piquet. Last Indy 500 starts for Al Unser, Kevin Cogan, Gary Bettenhausen, Tony Bettenhausen, Jr., Willy T. Ribbs, Didier Theys, Jim Crawford, Geoff Brabham, and Jeff Andretti. 25. villy85 posted: 12.10.2015 - 7:28 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Does somebody know qualifying times drivers?? 26. Anthony posted: 12.22.2015 - 4:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) First race without the apron at Indy. The track was completely changed. 27. RaceFanX posted: 12.23.2015 - 7:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Al Unser had a 103-degree fever on race day but still suited up to race and led 15 laps in his final race. Unser, in his only CART appearance of 1993, was driving a Budweiser entry for King of Beers' NHRA ace Kenny Bernstein. Raul Boesel got a jump on the field and led the first 17 laps, the most he ever led at Indy. This was his fourth and final top-10 finish at the Brickyard. Bobby Rahal and his team introduced their own Rahal-Hogan chassis for the 1993 season and while he ran great with it at the Long Beach in the prior race the car proved uncompetitive at Indy. Following Rahal's shock DNQ he had to spend race day watching the race with his sponsors. The failure in 1993 energized Rahal to make the 1994 Indy 500 at all costs, even if he had to burn a bridge to do it... 28. RaceFanX posted: 12.23.2015 - 7:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This race would come down to an iconic era vs. era "Superfight" as 1970s World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi was pitted against reigning World Champion Nigel Mansell... Mansell, an Indy rookie looking to be the first to win the race since Graham Hill in 1966, was perhaps the class of the field. A bad pit stop where Red 5 missed his pit put him back in the field but didn't slow him for long as he charged back to the front. A late caution for Lyn St. James' stalled car gave everyone one last shot at Mansell and provided Emmo just the chance he needed to outfox his opponent. Mansell wasn't completely adjusted to restarts or oval racing yet so when the green flag waved Fittipaldi and Arie Luyendyk both got the jump on him. Mansell's fate was sealed when he went low to block Fittipaldi's first pass attempt and left the top wide open for Fittipaldi and Luyendyk. This was the first of only two 500s for Mansell and the only one he had a real shot at winning, he wrecked out in 1994. Mario Andretti overcame a penalty for pitting too soon under caution to still claim a top-5. 29. Paul posted: 01.10.2016 - 2:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Chassis for DNQ'S: #1 Bobby Rahal - Rahal-Hogan/Chevrolet #19 Robbie Buhl - Lola/Chevrolet #20 Buddy Lazier - Lola/Buick #25 Mark Smith - Penske/Chevrolet #30 Marco Greco - Lola/Chevrolet #29 Olivier Grouillard - Lola/Chevrolet #32 Eric Bachelart - Lola/Buick #34 Rocky Moran - Lola/Buick #39 Ross Bentley - Lola/Buick #45 Scott Pruett - Lola/Chevrolet #93 John Paul Jr. - Lola/Buick #98 Brian Bonner - Lola/Buick #99 Eddie Cheever - Penske/Chevrolet Source: http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=12740 30. Jolly Mean Giant posted: 02.01.2016 - 2:04 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Qualifying results: 1. Arie Luyendyk-223.967 MPH 2. Mario Andretti-223.414 MPH 3. Raul Boesel-222.379 MPH 4. Scott Goodyear-222.344 MPH 5. Al Unser, Jr.-221.773 MPH 6. John Andretti-221.746 MPH 7. Stephan Gregoire-220.851 MPH 8. Stefan Johansson-220.824 MPH 9. Jeff Andretti-220.572 MPH 10. Teo Fabi-220.514 MPH 11. Gary Bettenhausen-220.380 MPH 12. Paul Tracy-220.298 MPH 13. Nigel Mansell-220.255 MPH 14. Emerson Fittipaldi-220.150 MPH 15. Robby Gordon-220.085 MPH 16. Hiro Matsushita-219.950 MPH 17. Roberto Guerrero-219.645 MPH 18. Scott Brayton-219.637 MPH 19. Danny Sullivan-219.428 MPH 20. Jimmy Vasser-218.968 MPH 21. Dominic Dobson-218.776 MPH 22. Stan Fox-218.765 MPH 23. Davy Jones-218.416 MPH 24. Lyn St. James-218.042 MPH 25. Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.-218.034 MPH 26. Nelson Piquet-217.949 MPH 27. Geoff Brabham-217.800 MPH 28. Didier Theys-217.752 MPH 29. Willy T. Ribbs-217.711 MPH 30. Jim Crawford-217.612 MPH 31. Eddie Cheever, Jr.-217.599 MPH 32. Al Unser-217.453 MPH 33. Kevin Cogan-217.230 MPH 31. villy85 posted: 02.10.2016 - 7:39 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Thanks, but I asked about every driver not only this who qualified and I asked about time not speed. 32. Cynon posted: 04.22.2016 - 4:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Other DNQ entries; No. - Driver - Owner - Sponsor - Car #46 - Scott Pruett - John Dick - ProFormance Motorsports - Lola/Chevrolet #81 - Mark Smith - Jack Pagan - None - Lola/Buick #99 - Eddie Cheever Jr. - Norman Turley - Quorum - Penske/Chevrolet #99T - Eddie Cheever Jr. - Norman Turley - Quorum - Penske/Chevrolet (Cheever made attempts in BOTH cars) Also, Rocky Moran's car number was 43, not 34. Pruett's owner/sponsor were identical for the 45 and 46 cars. Neither made the race. 33. Jolly Mean Giant posted: 03.22.2017 - 12:37 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) First alternate: Mark Smith Second alternate: Bobby Rahal 34. RaceFanX posted: 05.23.2017 - 2:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Nelson Piquet and Jeff Andretti both suffered severe leg injuries in crashes at Indianapolis in 1992. Piquet considered retirement after that (he all but was anyway) but he and Andretti ultimately pushed themselves (and each other) to both recover, get back behind the wheel, and compete in this race. 35. RaceFanX posted: 05.24.2017 - 6:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) In 1992 a Galmer chassis won the Indy 500 with Al Unser, Jr. and Danny Sullivan finishing 1-5. In 1993 Dominic Dobson becomes the last person to race a Galmer at Indianapolis and, with the only one in the field, was a nonfactor in his red-and-blue #66 Coors Light special. 36. RaceFanX posted: 03.06.2018 - 10:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kevin Cogan returns to make his first IndyCar start since the 1991 Indy 500 and leads four laps en route to a top-15 run. 37. Canadianfan posted: 03.19.2019 - 8:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Until 2013 this race had the most different leaders in Indianapolis 500 history at 12. The current record is 15 by the 2017 and 2018 Indianapolis 500. 38. RaceFanX posted: 04.09.2019 - 2:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Emerson Fittipaldi's winning Penske / Chevrolet from this one and the Camaro Z28 pace car from this race that was given to him as a prize would both eventually be taken to Brazil to be put on display at the Museu da Tecnologia da Ulbra. The 20th Anniversary Pontiac Trans-Am pace car Fittipaldi got for his Indy win in 1989 is in the same museum. 39. RaceFanX posted: 06.05.2019 - 10:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor: #92 Didier Theys- Kinko's / Delta Faucet Bump Day's drama all came down to the closing minutes and focused in on Bobby Rahal's attempt to get his #1 Miller Genuine Draft car into the field even with the Rahal-Hogan chassis lacking speed. Rahal started the final session on the bubble and he remained there until Eddie Cheever, Jr. has his Menards racer bumped him with just 15 minutes left. Rahal was ready for another run but Didier Theys was next in line and went out for his run first as the clock ticked down closer and closer to 6 p.m. Ron Hemelgarn and his team promised Rahal that if Theys didn't have the speed they would wave off immediately to assure Bobby got to run but Theys found the speed the #92 had been lacking all month and bumped his way into the field, putting Mark Smith on the hauler. Theys finished just before the deadline with Rahal blasting onto the track just before the final gun for a do-or-die last ditch effort. With Kevin Cogan on the bubble Rahal started his run and his first lap was fast enough to make the field but the #1 just didn't have the speed to maintain that effort. The second lap was close but a slow third lap doomed Rahal and assured his unthinkable DNQ came to fruition. 40. MSportRev posted: 12.24.2019 - 11:42 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Owner for Eric Bachelart (DNQ): Dale Coyne Owner for Brian Bonner (DNQ): Ralph Wilke 41. SweetRich posted: 02.26.2020 - 6:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The commentators for the race were Paul Page, Sam Posey and Bobby Unser. The pit road reporters were Jack Arute, Jerry Punch and Gary Gerould. 42. Aldo posted: 05.13.2020 - 6:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Winner Emerson Fittipaldidid everything he could to avoid milk and drink orange juice. On the ABC TV broadcast, you see a hand giving him the milk but he avoids it every single time. Not a nice gesture for me. Who cares you've got orange fields down in San Paulo? Be grateful by winning this race. Everyone wants to drink that milk. Raul Boesel was very angry because He was penalized twice for speedingi the pit lane. He said to the TV reporter "In my mind, this race is mine". 43. GoRC10 posted: 05.13.2020 - 7:52 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) @42 It has nothing to do with "being grateful". From my understanding, a contingency award is associated with drinking the milk. It's no different then Tony Stewart drinking a Coke after winning the Pepsi 400. 44. JSPorts posted: 05.13.2020 - 8:15 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) If the sponsor wants you to do (or not do) something, you'd be wise to do it to avoid losing that sponsor. Racing is a sponsor-driven sport. You may not like it, but if you were a driver, you'd be crazy not to do the same. 45. Unser1 posted: 05.14.2020 - 12:15 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Emmo did eventually drink the milk. He just drank his OJ first. 46. Rich posted: 12.23.2020 - 6:38 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Along with being the play by play announcer, Paul Page was the studio host. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: