Old Indy Cars

[jrose7004]

Chuck Rodee 1966

 

[jrose7004]

Jerry Unser

 

[jrose7004]

David "Salt" Walther

 

[jrose7004]

Art Pollard

 

[Glensgages]

 

[jrose7004]

Yep Art Pollard and Salt Walther were in that wreck, saw that pic while looking for drivers.

 

[Glensgages]

Yep Art Pollard and Salt Walther were in that wreck, saw that pic while looking for drivers.

... if I'm not-mistaken, they finally ran the 500 on the Tuesday, or Wednesday, that year...

 

[jrose7004]

Right! Gordon Johncock won.

 

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[jrose7004]

This car I think

 

[jrose7004]

Walther crash

 

[Mark Watkins]

This car I think

This looks like the winner from 1983, Tom Sneva.

Mark.

 

[jrose7004]

This looks like the winner from 1983, Tom Sneva.

Mark.

I think you're right, I have a model of that car and forgot who's it was.

 

[Mark Watkins]

I think you're right, I have a model of that car and forgot who's it was.

That was my one and only in-person 500.

Mark.

 

[jrose7004]

73 winner

 

[Glensgages]

73 winner

I had thought Johncock won in '73, driving an all-Red STP car... this car, with no cowling over the rear, looks era-correct for the early-'70s

 

[jrose7004]

These cars are starting to get too new for my memories. I've been to the 500 two years in a row when my next door neighbor owned a airplane. The two times I went Emerson Fittipadi (93) and Al Unser Jr. (94) were the winners.

 

[Glensgages]

... even by Penske standards, this was amazing

1988 front row of #5 Rick Mears, #9 Danny Sullivan, # #1 Al Unser Sr

 

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[jrose7004]

Danny Ongias