INDIANA (USA)
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INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY 1961 > 2010
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1961 INDIANAPOLIS 500
1961 AJ Foyt. Photo: unknown.
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1961 INDIANAPOLIS 500 SLIDESHOW
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1962 INDIANAPOLIS 500
The 46th running of the Indianapolis 500 was held on the 30th of May 1962.
1962 Dan Gurney. Photo: IRMA
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1962 INDIANAPOLIS 500 SLIDESHOW
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1963 INDIANAPOLIS 500
The 47th running of the Indianapolis 500 was held on the 30th of May 1963.
1963 Don Branson - Jim Hurtubise and Parnelli Jones prepare for the start of the 1963 race. Photo: Steve Shunck.
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1963 Parnelli Jones wins the Indianapolis 500. Photo: When Racing Was Racing facebook.
1963 Eddie Sachs. Photo: unknown.
1963 Johnny Rutherford in his Rookie Year at the Indianapolis 500. Photo: Indiana Racing Memorial Association.
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1963 INDIANAPOLIS 500 SLIDESHOW
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1964 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1965 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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The 49th running of the Indianapolis 500 was held on the 31st of May 1965.
Pat Flaherty would win the event in the AJ Watson roadstar.
GREG WELD
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Greg Weld was a sprintcar champion that tried qualifing 7 times for the Indianapolis 500, The Kansas born driver was to make it to the grid on one occasion only in 1970.
Greg was the owner and driving force behind his company Weld Wheels, a company that mass produces alluminium race rims.
This champion passed after suffering a heart atack at 64.
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PAT FLAHERTY
1965 Winner Pat Flaherty with the roadstar's builder and mechanic AJ Watson. Photo: IRMA.
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1965 INDIANAPOLIS 500 SLIDESHOW
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1966 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1966 INDIANAPOLIS 500 SLIDESHOW
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1967 INDIANAPOLIS 500
The 51st running of the Indianapolis 500 was held on the 30th May 1967.
AJ Foyt would win the event for the third time.
1967 AJ Foyt chats with his farther while sitting in his Coyote Ford prior to entering the track for his third Indy 500 win. Photo: IRMA.
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1967 AJ Foyt's 3rd Indianapolis 500 win. Photo: unknown.
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1968 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1969 INDIANAPOLIS 500
1969 Photo: unknown.
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1970 INDIANAPOLIS 500
1970 Al Unser. Photo: unknown.
30th May 1970
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1971 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1972 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1973 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1974 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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The 58th running of the Indianapolis 500 was run on the 26th of May 1974.
Johnny Rutherford took out the win on his 11th attempt after starting from position 25, He led home Bobby Unser and Bill Vukovica in third.
Pole sitter AJ Foyt set a record for most consecitive starts at Indy with 17, he would go on to re-write the record to 35 before retiring.
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1974 Johnny Rutherford wins the first of his 3 Indy car victories, This one in a McLaren. Photo: IRMA.
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1975 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1976 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1976 INDIANAPOLIS 500 SLIDESHOW
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1977 INDIANAPOLIS 500
The 61st running of the Indianapolis 500 was run on the 29th of May 1977.
The winner of the Indy 500 was AJ Foyt for his fourth victory, second was Tom Sneva from Al Unser in third spot.
Two other milestone's were set at the meeting Tom Sneva was the first driver to set 200mph and Janet Guthrie became the first women to qualify for the race.
1977 Gary Bettenhausen is helped into his car by Willie Davis. Photo: IRMA.
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1977 AJ FOYT
1977 AJ Foyt wins the 61st running of the Indianapolis 500. This would be the last time an American built chassis and engine combination would win this great race. Photo: unknown.
1977 GARY BETTENHAUSEN
1977 Gary Bettenhausen ran the 98 car sponsored by Evil Kanevel. Photo: unknown.
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1978 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1979 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1979 BILL VUKOVICH
1979 Bill Vukovich jnr and his son Bill the third awaiting the start of the race, Bill the 3rd would go on to race himself in later years winning the Rookie of the year award in 1988, twenty years after his farther. Photo: IRMA facebook page.
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1979 INDIANAPOLIS 500 SLIDESHOW
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1980 INDIANAPOLIS 500
25th May 1980
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1981 INDIANAPOLIS 500
The 65th running of the Indianapolis was held on the 24th of May 1981.
Bobby Unser driving for Team Penske crossed the line first to take the win only to have it taken off him for passing a car under yellow, The dessision was turned over some months later and Bobby was re-enstated with his win, Mario Andretti was second and Vern Schuppan third.
DANNY ONGAIS
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1981 Danny Ongais servived this this firey crash. Photo's unknown.
1981 BOBBY UNSER
1981 RICK MEARS
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1982 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1983 INDIANAPOLIS 500
29th May 1983
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1984 INDIANAPOLIS 500
27th May 1984
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1985 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1986 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1987 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1988 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1989 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1990 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1991 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1992 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1993 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1994 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1994 INDIANAPOLIS BRICKYARD 400
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1995 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1995 INDIANAPOLIS BRICKYARD 400
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1996 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1996 INDIANAPOLIS BRICKYARD 400
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1997 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1997 INDIANAPOLIS BRICKYARD 400
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1998 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1998 INDIANAPOLIS BRICKYARD 400
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1999 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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1999 INDIANAPOLIS BRICKYARD 400
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2000 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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2000 INDIANAPOLIS BRICKYARD 400
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2000 FORMULA 1 USA GRAND PRIX
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2001 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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2001 INDIANAPOLIS BRICKYARD 400
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2001 FORMULA 1 USA GRAND PRIX
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2002 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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2002 INDIANAPOLIS BRICKYARD 400
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2002 FORMULA 1 USA GRAND PRIX
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2003 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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2003 INDIANAPOLIS BRICKYARD 400
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2003 FORMULA 1 USA GRAND PRIX
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2004 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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2004 FORMULA 1 USA GRAND PRIX
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2004 INDIANAPOLIS BRICKYARD 400
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2005 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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2005 FORMULA 1 USA GRAND PRIX
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2005 INDIANAPOLIS ALLSTATE 400
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2006 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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2006 FORMULA 1 USA GRAND PRIX
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2006 INDIANAPOLIS ALLSTATE 400
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2007 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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2007 FORMULA 1 USA GRAND PRIX
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2008 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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2008 INDIANAPOLIS ALLSTATE 400
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2008 INDIANAPOLIS MOTO-GP
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2009 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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2009 INDIANAPOLIS ALLSTATE 400
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2009 INDIANAPOLIS MOTO-GP
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2010 INDIANAPOLIS 500
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2010 INDIANAPOLIS ALLSTATE 400
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2010 INDIANAPOLIS MOTO-GP
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