|| *Comments on the 1994 Indianapolis 500:* View the most recent comment <#47> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. RaceFanX posted: 04.02.2009 - 7:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Al Unser Jr. wins his second Indy 500 after his teammate Emerson Fittipaldi dominated the race but crashed while leading. After a DNQ in 1995, this was Emerson's last Indy 500 Al Unser Sr. and Johnny Rutherford both retired after failing to qualify for this race. This was also the last time Jeff Andretti tried to run in CART. He alsp DNQed 2. Darrell posted: 04.02.2009 - 11:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) John Andretti becomes the first driver to race in the Indy 500 and NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 in the same day. He didn't have as much luck in the NASCAR race, finishing 36th after an engine failure. 3. RaceFanX posted: 04.03.2009 - 12:06 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mario Andretti's final 500 ends like most of his before, out of the race. Mario went out early with mechanical woes and finished 32nd. John Andretti makes his final CART appearence and gets a top-10 before jetting off to Lowe's Motor Speedway to run the Coke 600, becoming the first to run both races on the same day. John would not run another Indy car race until the 2007 Indy 500. Jacques Villeneueve finishes 2nd in his first Indy 500 and takes Rookie of the Year honors. He'd better it the next year... Bobby Rahal was to make this Honda's Indy debut but when the engine and his Lola came out slower than anticipated he ditched it for a Penske-Chevy and got a podium from his decision Nigel Mansell ran well but was wrecked under caution in a bizarre crash with Dennis Vitolo. 4. JoeyTheHDK posted: 04.07.2009 - 7:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Penske ran an engine that was only legal for the 500, a 209 ci Mercedes pushrod V8. Great decision, but the engine was essentially legalized out by USAC for the next year's race. The Penske chassis by itself was a dog on superspeedways, and DNQ'd the next year's Indy using a conventional engine. 5. FHgrad99 posted: 04.10.2009 - 2:16 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Emerson Fittipaldi was within a straightaway of putting a lap on second place Al Unser Jr. when he crashed coming out of turn 4. 6. Pacer posted: 04.21.2009 - 5:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The pace car for this Indy 500 was a Ford Mustang Cobra. 7. RaceFanX posted: 04.26.2009 - 4:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bryan Herta's first CART race and he scores a top-10 at Indy driving for A.J. Foyt 8. RaceFanX posted: 05.05.2009 - 1:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) According to Wikipedia... After crashing out in a bizarre under caution accident with Dennis Vitolo where Vitolo's car wound up on top of Mansell's car, Nigel Mansell stormed out of the care center, refusing treatment, and told a reporter who asked him if he had talked to Vitolo "you speak to (Vitolo)." Wikipedia implies this incident played a large role in Mansell "wearing out his welcome" in the US before heading back to F1. 9. Darrell posted: 05.23.2009 - 1:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Failed to qualify: Jeff Andretti (#94) Ross Bentley (#39) Gary Bettenahusen (#61) Geoff Brabham (#59) Pancho Carter (#30) Jim Crawford (#74) Fredrik Ekblom (#35) Michael Greenfield (#42) Stephan Gregoire (#30) Davy Jones (#40) Buddy Lazier (#23/#94) Roberto Moreno (#44) Tero Palmroth (#44/#79) Johnny Parsons (#42) Willy T. Ribbs (#9/#24) Mark Smith (#15) 10. Steve posted: 09.15.2009 - 2:27 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) To add to RaceFanX's statements about Mansell: When Nigel had a great car (such as the Williams FW14, or the Lola 93/00) his confidence was so great, he was nearly unbeatable. But, if the car was not to his liking, it was tough for him to cope. Despite his Phoenix injury, I think he had a very fortunate 1993 season, but 1994 was very unlucky (and Penske-dominated). He ran well at times (spun out of second mid-way through the race at Surfers, crashed into a tyre wall after winning the pole for the Detroit GP, had a puncture while leading at Toronto, hung throttle at Michigan [pole], and led much of the race at Vancouver) but didn't have much to show for it. He returned to F1 in 1995 only to find that his McLaren MP4/10 was not stable or quick. 11. MegaRacer posted: 03.19.2010 - 3:32 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I remember those Mercedes engines. They were quieter than the conventional Cosworths and Ilmors. Almost like Whooshmobiles part II! Emmo had just lapped teammate Al Jr. before crashing in T4 on lap 184. Incidentally, one year before, Emmo took the lead from Nigel on lap 184 and went on to win. Without a doubt, Emmo woulda dedicated his win to Ayrton Senna who was killed in Imola just 4 weeks before. Stan Fox's crash in T1 would bring out the yellow late in the race and it ended under yellow. Ironically, Stan would crash in nearly the same spot in the '95 race (but far more violently) and cause the first lap of the '95 race to be run under yellow. 12. Anonymous posted: 06.28.2010 - 9:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) There were actually 8 cautions in this race, not 3. 13. Indycar1 posted: 05.21.2012 - 11:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Accually there were only 7 cautions for 43 laps. laps 7-9 Car #79 spun turn 4 laps 21-27 Car #21 Accident turn 2 laps 30-40 Cars #10, 17 Accident turn 1 Laps 92-100 Cars #1, 45, 79, 99 Accident turn 1 & 3 laps 137-139 Debris laps 185-190 Car #2 Accident turn 4 laps 197-200 Car #91 Accident Turn 1 14. RaceFanX posted: 05.24.2012 - 9:38 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) The Penske cars dominated the month of May with their 'secret weapon' 900 HP Mercedes-Benz engines. An all-Penske front row was a possibility before Paul Tracy wrecked his car, rather hard, on Fast Friday. Raul Boesel ended any possible 'what if' talk by qualifying second in front of Emmo anyway. On race day Al Unser Jr. led early but stalled in the pits during the first round of stops to hand the lead to Fittipaldi. The former World Champion led most of the race afterward until his crash despite ending up pitting off sequence due to an early stop to clear a plastic bag from an air intake. It came back to bite him as Fittipaldi crashed late trying to lap Unser to prepare for his final pit stop, Unser didn't need to make another stop and he needed the cushion. 15. Unser1 posted: 05.17.2013 - 9:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) DNQs: Tero Palmroth (#44, 79), Roberto Moreno (#44), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (#51), Geoff Brabham (#59), Gary Bettenhausen (#61), Didier Theys (#64), Jim Crawford (#74), Jeff Andretti (#94), Al Unser (#44), Johnny Parsons (#42), Ross Bentley (#39), Mark Smith (#15), Mauricio Gugelmin (#88, 89), Mike Groff (#10), Willy T. Ribbs (#9, 24), Buddy Lazier (#23, 94), Stephan Gregoire (#30), Pancho Carter (#30), Stan Fox (#95) 16. We need more Onion posted: 06.25.2013 - 8:34 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) John Paul Jr's sponsor for this race was Cybergenics. 17. RaceFanX posted: 07.11.2014 - 9:39 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Race Sponsors: #27 Eddie Cheever, Jr.- Quaker State / Menards #59 Scott Brayton- Glidden / Menards DNQ Sponsors/Owners: #9, 24 Willy T. Ribbs- Valvoline / Cummins, Service Merchandise / Derrick Walker #10 Mike Groff- Motorola / Rahal-Hogan Racing #15 Mark Smith- Craftsman Tools / Derrick Walker #23, 94 Buddy Lazier- Financial World Magazine, Hemelgarn Racing / Ron Hemelgarn #30 Pancho Carter- Cybergenics / Alfa Laval (sponsor) / McCormack Motorsports #30 Stephan Gregoire- Cybergenics / Alfa Laval (sponsor) / McCormack Motorsports #39 Ross Bentley- The AGFA Car / Dale Coyne #42 Johnny Parsons- Greenfield Industries #44, 79 Tero Palmroth- Arizona Motorsport Racing, Dick Simon Racing #44 Al Unser- Arizona Motorsport Racing #44 Roberto Moreno- Arizona Motorsport Racing #51 Eddie Cheever, Jr.- Glidden / Menards (sponsor) / John Menard #59 Geoff Brabham- Glidden / Menards (sponsor) / John Menard #61 Gary Bettenhausen- Bettenhausen Motorsports / Tony Bettenhausen #64 Didier Theys- Project Indy #74 Jim Crawford- Riley & Scott #88, 89 Mauricio Gugelmin- Hollywood Cigarettes / Chip Ganassi #94 Jeff Andretti- Hemelgarn Racing / Ron Hemelgarn #95 Stan Fox- Hemelgarn Racing / Ron Hemelgarn 18. Anonymous posted: 01.07.2015 - 6:07 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gary Bettenhausen's 61 car was a Penske/Ilmor. All of the Menard cars (including the ones on the DNQ list) were Lola/Menards. The #74 Jim Crawford car was a Lola/Buick. The #94 car that missed the race was also a Lola/Buick. Several drivers took runs in a #5T car for Dick Simon Racing (Simon described it as a "club car"), but the car was mostly used for rookie orientation and never made an attempt to qualify. It was painted identically to Boesel's Duracell car and was used because it was cheaper to run the Buick than it was to run the Cosworth. Michael Greenfield was entered as the primary driver for the #42 Greenfield Industries car, but he did not pass rookie orientation. The car was a Lola with a Greenfield engine. 19. Anonymous posted: 03.19.2015 - 7:33 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bobby Rahal's #4 Miller Genuine Draft Lola/Honda also missed the race. Bobby Rahal and Carl Hogan were the car owners. Mike Groff's car that missed the field was a Lola/Honda owned by Rahal/Hogan. 20. joebev910 posted: 03.30.2015 - 10:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Anonymous no smith ever make the indy 500 field 21. joebev910 posted: 04.23.2015 - 6:48 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) The first time a driver did 500/600 double 22. Schroeder51 posted: 06.15.2015 - 2:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) First Indy 500 starts for Jacques Villeneuve, Bryan Herta, Mauricio Gugelmin, Scott Sharp, Hideshi Matsuda, Dennis Vitolo, and Adrian Fernadnez. Only Indy 500 start for Brian Till and Marco Greco. Last Indy 500 starts for Emerson Fittipaldi, Nigel Mansell, Dominic Dobson, and Mario Andretti. 23. Anonymous posted: 07.05.2015 - 3:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mark Smith's #15 car was bumped from the field, and he crashed the #15T trying to re-qualify. 24. FortiFord posted: 09.13.2015 - 3:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Withdrew: #14 Davy Jones (Owner: A. J. Foyt, Sponsor: Copenhagen, Lola-Ford) #50 Alessandro Zampedri (Owner: Antonio Ferrari, Lola-Ford) #? Johnny Rutherford #? Russell Spence #? Rocky Moran #? Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. 25. Jolly Mean Giant posted: 02.01.2016 - 2:13 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Qualifying results: 1. Al Unser, Jr.-228.011 MPH 2. Raul Boesel-227.618 MPH 3. Emerson Fittipaldi-227.303 MPH 4. Jacques Villeneueve-226.259 MPH 5. Michael Andretti-226.205 MPH 6. Lyn St. James-224.154 MPH 7. Bobby Rahal-224.094 MPH 8. Nigel Mansell-224.041 MPH 9. Scott Goodyear-223.817 MPH (Davy Jones qualified the car) 10. Arie Luyendyk-223.673 MPH 11. Scott Brayton-223.652 MPH 12. Mario Andretti-223.503 MPH 13. Teo Fabi-223.394 MPH 14. John Andretti-223.263 MPH 15. Eddie Cheever, Jr.-223.163 MPH 16. Mauricio Gugelmin-223.104 MPH 17. Dominic Dobson-222.970 MPH 18. Stan Fox-222.867 MPH 19. Paul Tracy-222.710 MPH 20. Adrian Fernandez-222.657 MPH 21. Hideshi Matsuda-222.545 MPH 22. John Paul, Jr.-222.500 MPH 23. Dennis Vitolo-222.439 MPH 24. Jimmy Vasser-222.262 MPH 25. Scott Sharp-222.091 MPH 26. Stefan Johansson-221.518 MPH 27. Hiro Matsushita-221.382 MPH 28. Mike Groff-221.355 MPH 29. Robby Gordon-221.293 MPH 30. Roberto Guerrero-221.278 MPH 31. Marco Greco-221.216 MPH 32. Brian Till-221.107 MPH 33. Bryan Herta-220.992 MPH 26. Anonymous posted: 04.11.2016 - 1:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Supposedly Jeff Andretti had a #55 Euromotorsport entry but it was withdrawn before qualifying, hence why he showed up in the #94 car for Ron Hemelgarn. 27. Anonymous posted: 04.14.2016 - 1:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Scott Brayton also DNQ'd the 59 car -- he made an attempt on Pole Day, waved it off, and qualified the 27T car (renumbered to 59 on race day). Bobby Rahal's car that he ran in the race carried #50 in qualifying, and Mike Groff's car that he ran in the race carried #52T in qualifying. Both cars still had Marlboro paintjobs on them in qualifying but had all of Rahal-Hogan's regular sponsors on them (sans Honda). They were repainted and renumbered for the race. Johnny Rutherford did a retirement lap in A.J. Foyt's #14 Copenhangen Lola/Ford. 28. MegaRacer posted: 10.23.2016 - 4:04 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Last 500 mile race win for a Penske chassis. 29. Anthony posted: 06.04.2017 - 9:12 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) The 1994 Indy 500 was the end of an era. This was the last race that saw an Indy only innovation. Ever since then, its all about car setup. 30. RaceFanX posted: 12.29.2017 - 8:35 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Future series champion Jimmy Vasser's fourth place finish would be his best in the 500. He would later match it in 2001 after the event changed from being a CART to an IRL event. 31. RaceFanX posted: 05.22.2018 - 3:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Buddy Lazier fails to qualify while attempting this race for Ron Hemelgarn. Two years later in 1996, in a much different Indy 500, Lazier would WIN this race driving for the Hemelgarn team. 32. Ryan posted: 06.14.2018 - 11:39 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Webmaster, The margin of victory for this race should state: Under Caution Thanks 33. RaceFanX posted: 05.06.2019 - 10:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The 1994 season was the first for Honda in CART action and this race was to be Honda's first shot ever at the Brickyard. The company even put out a cheeky commercial in the style of some of their contemporary car advertisements that featured Bobby Rahal's #4 Miller Genuine Draft entry and proclaimed "Introducing a Honda that's not roomy, comfy, or economical...Mind you, it is quick though. See you at Indy." Honda's dream of Indy glory on its debut fast turned into a nightmare as Rahal and his teammate Mike Groff both had trouble getting their Lola/Hondas up to speed, the cars were down on power and there was seemingly nothing that could be done to get them into the race. Rahal had failed to qualify for the 1993 Indy 500 and coming into 1994 made up his mind that he had to get into this race at all costs. That approach led him to drop the Honda engines despite the factory backing in favor of getting he and Groff Ilmor-powered Penskes. The move got the pair into the race and Rahal would score an impressive podium run BUT the political fallout from kicking the factory engines to the curb likely played into the Rahal-Honda partnership being done in CART after just one year as Bobby and his team switched to Mercedes-Benz power for 1995. Ironically Rahal would later switch his team back over to Honda in 2003 and with Buddy Rice in the driver's seat he would win the Indianapolis 500 for the Japanese brand in 2004. 34. RaceFanX posted: 06.02.2019 - 1:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Driver Change Listing: Davy Jones- #40 Budweiser King Lola / Ford (owned by Kenny Bernstein) DNQ Sponsor: #61 Gary Bettenhausen- Alumax After being replaced by Bryan Herta at A.J. Foyt's team Davy Jones was hired by King Racing to make a qualifying attempt in Scott Goodyear's backup car, the #40T. Jones was impressive and posted the ninth fastest time in all of qualifying to put the Budweiser entry in the field. Unfortunately late in qualifying Marco Greco and the Project Indy team bumped Bernstein's main entry with Scott Goodyear driving from the field. Since Goodyear was their full season driver Bernstein and the team had to make the rough decision to have him take over qualified #40T to race it as the #40 during the race although they thanked Jones greatly for his efforts and praised his skill. This was the second time in three years Goodyear was bumped from the field and had to take over his teammate's car to be in the race. Had both Bud cars been on the starting grid Jones' #40T likely would have raced as the #60, the same number the team used for a second entry in a few races later in the season. 35. RaceFanX posted: 06.02.2019 - 2:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bump Day was always dramatic in this era and it didn't disappoint here as Marco Greco made his first run and bumped Scott Goodyear from the field before his Project Indy #25 ran out of gas on its cool down lap. Greco pulled off into the warmup lane and USAC weirdly decided deemed that was far enough out of the way it wouldn't be an issue and just left his car out there for the rest of qualifying even when there were a few stoppages where they could have removed it. Greco was the first to qualify on Bump Day and set up the usual frenzy as the final gun approached. Geoff Brabham was next out but couldn't find the speed in his Menards #59T and waved off, missing the grid. Series regular Mark Smith was aiming to be the first driver named "Smith" ever to qualify at Indianapolis only to come up short when he crashed on the first lap of his final attempt. Gary Bettenhausen went out next, making his final qualifying attempt ever at Indy, but the #61 couldn't find the speed and he was waved off; bringing an end to his family's long history behind the wheel at Indianapolis. Herta was next in line but he and the Foyt team was technically still already qualified even if they were sitting on the bubble. Foyt and Herta decided to stand on their time instead of making another run while gave Willy T. Ribbs and the Walker team the last run of a day and a chance to bump the #14 out. With Ribbs unable to find the speed in his normal #24 the Walker team sent him out in Robby Gordon's backup car that still had Gordon's looser, faster setup on it. The gun sounded just after Ribbs took the green flag for his final attempt but his first two laps were nowhere near fast enough and he was waved off. This was the last time Ribbs got a shot to attempt to qualify at Indy. After Rahal's team qualifed its two Penske cars with both in Marlboro colors both were sent back to the team's shop to be repainted in both Bobby and teammate Mike Groff's standard liveries. It took $4,000 and a team of five working at the paint shop around the clock but both cars were back at the track in time for a photo shoot on the Thursday before the race. 36. RaceFanX posted: 06.02.2019 - 2:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The #2 Marlboro Penske that Emerson Fittipaldi came so close to winning this race driving was donated by the team to Mercedes-Benz Museum. Ironically the car was repainted and is now preserved in the livery of Al Unser, Jr.'s winning #31 instead of its real racing scheme. Little Al's winning #31 is now preserved in Penske's own museum along with most of his winning cars. 37. RaceFanX posted: 07.11.2019 - 9:49 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Former 500 polesitter Teo Fabi finishes seventh to record his best finish at the Brickyard in his eight attempts at this race. 38. MSportRev posted: 12.25.2019 - 1:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Willy T. Ribbs (DNQ) was in a Lola / Ford Mark Smith (DNQ) was in a Lola / Ford Roberto Moreno (DNQ) was in a Lola / Ford Stan Fox (#95 DNQ) was in a Lola / Buick Buddy Lazier (DNQ) was in a Lola / Ilmor Al Unser (DNQ) was in a Lola / Ford owned by Jeff Sinden Johnny Rutherford (WD) was in the No. 14 Lola / Ford owned by A.J. Foyt Mauricio Gugelmin (DNQ) was in a Reynard / Ford Stephan Gregoire (DNQ) was in a Lola / Buick Davy Jones (DC) was in a Lola / Ford Ross Bentley (DNQ) was in a Lola / Ilmor Pancho Carter (DNQ) was in a Lola / Ilmor Source: Ultimate Racing History 39. SweetRich posted: 02.26.2020 - 1:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The Commentators For The Race Were Paul Page, Bobby Unser, Sam Posey And Danny Sullivan. The Pit Road Reporters Were Jerry Punch, Jack Arute And Gary Gerould. 40. RaceFanX posted: 02.29.2020 - 11:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Roberto Guerrero infamously crashed out from pole position on the pace lap of the 1992 Indy 500. He got a unexpected chance for redemption with that fast Lola / Buick in this one as the green-and-black Pagan Racing Interstate Batteries #21 he drove in this race was the exact same chassis he had put on pole two years earlier...however the result would be the same as an early spin put him out of action and resulted in another 33rd-place finish as the first guy out of the race. 41. Unser1 posted: 05.14.2020 - 12:24 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Dennis Vitolo and his wife mortgaged almost everything they own to get enough money to attempt this race. Given how it infamously turned out I bet Nigel Mansell would have paid off all of it to get him to go home. 42. RaceFanX posted: 05.14.2020 - 12:38 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hideshi Matsuda was a pit reporter for the Japanese coverage of the 500 in 1993, this year he got to compete in the race. Danny Sullivan wasn't on the CART grid in 1994 so he worked on the ABC broadcast of this one. 43. JB posted: 05.30.2020 - 3:05 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Full list of DNQ's for the event. Did Not Qualify Bobby Rahal / #4 Miller Genuine Draft Lola-Honda / Rahal-Hogan Racing Mike Groff / #10 Motorola Lola-Honda / Rahal-Hogan Racing Paul Tracy / #10 Motorola Penske-Ilmor / Rahal-Hogan Racing Wily T. Ribbs / #9 Valvoline / Cummins Lola-Ford / Derrick Walker Mark Smith / #9 Valvoline / Cummins Lola-Ford / Derrick Walker Mark Smith / #15 Craftsman Tools Lola-Ford / Derrick Walker Robby Gordon / #15 Craftsman Tools Lola-Ford / Derrick Walker Wily T. Ribbs / #24 Service Merchandise Lola-Ford / Derrick Walker Robby Gordon / #24 Service Merchandise Lola-Ford / Derrick Walker Buddy Lazier / #23 Financial World Magazine Lola-Ilmor / Leader Card Racing Jim Crawford / #74 Riley & Scott Lola-Buick / Bob Riley and Mark Scott Buddy Lazier / #94 Hemelgarn Racing Lola-Buick / Ron Hemelgarn Jeff Andretti / #94 Hemelgarn Racing Lola-Buick / Ron Hemelgarn Stan Fox / #95 Hemelgarn Racing Lola-Buick / Ron Hemelgarn Pancho Carter / #30 Cybergenics / Alfa Laval Lola-Ilmor / McCormack Motorsports Stéphan Grégoire / #30 Cybergenics / Alfa Laval Lola-Ilmor / McCormack Motorsports Scott Brayton / #27 Quaker State Lola-Menard / John Menard Eddie Cheever Jr. / #51 Glidden Paints / Menards Lola-Buick / John Menard Geoff Brabham / #59 Glidden Paints / Menards Lola-Buick / John Menard Roberto Moreno / #44 Arizona Motorsport Racing Lola-Ford / Jeff Sniden Al Unser Sr. / #44 Arizona Motorsport Racing Lola-Ford / Jeff Sniden Tero Palmroth / #44 Arizona Motorsport Racing Lola-Ford / Jeff Sniden Tero Palmroth / #79 Dick Simon Racing Lola-Ford / Dick Simon Mauricio Guglemin / #88 Hollywood Cigarettes Reynard-Ford / Chip Ganassi Mauricio Guglemin / #89 Hollywood Cigarettes Reynard-Ford / Chip Ganassi Gary Bettenhausen / #61 Alumax /Bettenhausen Motorsports Penske-Ilmor / Tony Bettenhausen Jr. Gary Bettenhausen / #16 Alumax /Bettenhausen Motorsports Penske-Ilmor / Tony Bettenhausen Jr. Ross Bentley / #39 The AGFA Car Lola-Ilmor / Dale Coyne Didier Theys / #64 Project Indy Lola-Ford / Andreas Leberle Johnny Parsons / #42 Greenfield Industries Lola-Greenfield / Michael Greenfield Bryan Herta / #34 Tasman Motorsports Lola-Ford / Steve Horne Bryan Herta / #1 K-Mart / Texaco-Havoline Lola-Ford / Paul Newman and Carl Haas Paul Tracy / #2 Marlboro Penske-Mercedes / Roger Penske Emerson Fittipaldi / #2 Marlboro Penske-Mercedes / Roger Penske Emerson Fittipaldi / #3 Marlboro Penske-Mercedes / Roger Penske Al Unser Jr. / #3 Marlboro Penske-Mercedes / Roger Penske Emerson Fittipaldi / #31 Marlboro Penske-Mercedes / Roger Penske Paul Tracy / #31 Marlboro Penske-Mercedes / Roger Penske Johnny Rutherford / #14 Copenhagen Lola-Ford / A.J. Foyt Raúl Boesel / #22 Panasonic/Duskin Lola-Ford / Dick Simon John Paul Jr. / #46 Pro Formance Lola-Ilmor Dominic Dobson / #71 PacWest Lola-Ford / Bruce McCall Withdrew Tony Bettenhausen Jr. / #76 Alumax /Bettenhausen Motorsports Penske-Ilmor / Tony Bettenhausen Jr. Driver Change Davy Jones / #14 Copenhagen Lola-Ford / A.J. Foyt / car driven by Bryan Herta Davy Jones / #40 Budweiser King Lola-Ford / Kenny Bernstein / car driven by Scott Goodyear Source: Champ Car Stats 44. Corey posted: 11.09.2020 - 10:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The third caution was really only for the 99-Hiro Matsushita car. The 45-John Paul Jr machine ran over debris from the wreck and got a flat tire. He crashed on his own in Turn 3. The 1-Nigel Mansell and 79-Dennis Vitolo wreck was a third separate incident that happened on the access road well after the yellow flag. While all that was happening the 3-Paul Tracey car went up in smoke. 45. 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. 46. RaceFanX posted: 12.30.2020 - 9:26 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) John Paul, Jr. makes his final CART start and crashes out just before halfway, blowing a tire and crashing under yellow just after running over debris from Hideshi Matsuda's accident just moments before the infamous Nigel Mansell/Dennis Vitolo incident. The month of May was an interesting one for Paul as he and the ProFormance Motorsports came to the Brickyard with their white-and-teal #45 unsponsored but picked up a sponsorship from the "steroid replacement system" Cybergenics, a somewhat controversial product which was marketed hard as a bodybuilding supplement product and workout program at the time, during the lead up to the race. While this was Paul's last CART race he'd return to Indy in future years after joining the new IRL following the split. Rest in Peace John Paul, Jr. - 1960-2020 47. RaceFanX posted: 12.30.2020 - 9:42 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor: #99 Hideshi Matsuda- Lawson Indianapolis rookie Matsuda also started the month of May with his Simon Racing entry unsponsored. After he qualified for the race he picked up a sponsorship from the popular Japanese convenience store chain Lawson. His day ended with the Turn 1 crash. Lawson, for the curious, originated as a store chain in Ohio (hence the Western name) before it purchased by a larger food company and expanded to Japan; the Japanese branch was bought out by local ownership that kept the Lawson branding there while the North American ownership phased it out. Lawson remains one of Japan's top convenience stores today and its success there has even led to some reintroduction of the band to the USA with stores in Hawaii. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: