However, Unser bent the front wing of his Lola during a pit stop on lap 180, causing his handling to go away over the final twenty laps. Larry Cannon brushed the wall on his second qualifying lap, and Dick Simon brushed the wall on the main stretch shaking down a car for Bill Puterbaugh. This amount includes applicable customs duties, taxes, brokerage and other fees. He would miss the race. This amount is subject to change until you make payment. This would be the 31st and final year for Jim Shelton on the crew. However, he was forced to pit to change a bad spark plug wire. AJ Foyt 1974 Indy 500 Pole Winner "Coyote" Race Car T-Shirt FromThe8tees. Color: Jackie Stewart, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network, "Jim Hurtubise has been Indy's 'Nice Guy' this year", https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1978-05/UO, http://www.champcarstats.com/races/197805.htm, https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/race-stats/starting-grids/1978, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9687512/wills-steven-the-indianapolis-star/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvIapLxWcoo, Indianapolis 500 History: Race & All-Time Stats, Wickens Makes a Splash, Bourdais Makes His Comeback, End of An Era & Rossi's Mistake, Hunter-Reay's Win, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1978_Indianapolis_500&oldid=957438378, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, No races held in 1917–1918 or 1942–1945 due to, This page was last edited on 18 May 2020, at 21:16. View cart for details. Sneva began cutting away at his lead, by about a second per lap. Sheldon Kinser stalled on the backstretch, and brought out the yellow light for three laps. The 62nd International 500 Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 28, 1978. Rick Mears suddenly faded and pulled to the outside, and was passed by several cars. On that day while he was doing a helicopter traffic report, Page was nearly killed in an accident, as the helicopter he was riding aboard crashed near Speedway Senior High School in Speedway, Indiana. Copyright © 1995-2020 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. On Thursday May 11, rookie Rick Mears (200.0 mph) also joined the coveted "200 mph club" in practice. Arrangements were being made for another driver to qualify the car for him, and he would return to the cockpit for race day. The full race broadcast has been available since May 10, 2018 on the official IndyCar Series Youtube channel. Unser nursed the car around on the final lap, and won this third Indy 500. Second place for the second year in a row Tom Sneva finished 8.09 seconds behind, the second-closest finish in Indy history to that point. Along with the death of Tony Hulman, the race was held just five weeks after eight USAC officials were killed in a plane crash. Janet Guthrie, on the other hand, was moving up into the top ten. Following in his own footsteps from the previous year, he set new all-time one and four lap track records. Al Unser Sr. took the lead for the first time on lap 76. he held the lead at the halfway point. Hurtubise was tackled by John Martin and was then detained by police. The day closed with Cliff Hucul bumping Graham McRae with two minutes left in the day. The trip through the original qualifying line exhausted at 5 p.m., and Tom Sneva officially secured the pole position. Sneva had a hand-timed lap of about 203.1 mph, inching closer to Andretti's mark from the previous week. His speed was tied for second-fastest, but as a final day qualifier, he would line up 20th. Janet Guthrie finished 9th, and revealed after the race that she drove with a fractured wrist. Statistician: John DeCamp The green came back out on lap 5, with Ongais pulling out to a comfortable lead. Something went wrong. With three laps to go, Sneva had cut the lead to 14 seconds. The broadcast has re-aired on ESPN Classic since May 2011. Tom Sneva, the driver who broke the 200 mph barrier a year earlier, was the slowest of the three Penske cars, managing only a 196.3 mph lap during practice. If you reside in an EU member state besides UK, import VAT on this purchase is not recoverable. One lap later, Tom Sneva pitted, taking fuel only. Rick Mears ducked into the pits for an unscheduled stop. This time becoming the first driver in Indy history to complete all four qualifying laps over 200 mph. The final day of time trials opened with 13 spots unfilled. Lou Palmer reported from victory lane. Dan Gurney, one of the founders of All American Racers, who finished second as a driver himself in 1968–1969, won his first and only Indy 500 as a car owner. This time he managed to complete all four qualifying laps over 200 mph, setting once again new one and four lap records. The team reported that Ongais had lost his two-way radio, and was forced to communicate only by sign boards for the rest of the race. Turn 4: Jim Shelton. The team decided not to change tires, and filled the car with fuel only. * Includes days where trackactivity was significantlylimited due to rain. A. J. Foyt, who had charged near the front early on, started to fade, and after long pit stops, was laps down to the leaders. Danny Ongais led 68 of the first 75 laps. Paul Page served as anchor for the second year despite what happened on December 1, 1977. [4][6] By this time, the crowd's opinion had changed, and they began booing and jeering Hurtubise for going too far by disrupting qualifying. He lost 8 laps, and was effectively out of contention for the rest of the day. Then with one lap to go, it was down to 10 seconds. Raced again by Rutherford in 1974 as the #3 car, winning the Indy 500, but he used another M16C at short track events that year. After eleven previous appearances, Fred Agabashian also had departed from the crew. Jim Hurtubise, who had once again entered his now-infamous Mallard/Offy front-engined car, had been denied the permission to qualify, due to lack of speed. The first weekend of time trials was scheduled for May 13–14. Mario Andretti quickly charged from last starting position to run as high as 13th in the early going. Minutes later, Danny Ongais upped the best speed to 201.974 mph. Mears completed three laps over 200 mph, and his four-lap average of 200.078 mph was a rookie speed record, and would be good enough for the front row. After missing time trials, Mario Andretti won the Grand Prix of Belgium. [4] Hurtubise considered the ruling a personal harassment, lies, and an effort by USAC, Goodyear, and the Speedway to single him out and keep him from qualifying. Ended: Sep 24, 2020. After practicing over 200 mph, A. J. Foyt was forced to wave off his run, and missed his chance to qualify in the pole round. On Wednesday May 10, Mario Andretti turned a practice lap of 201.838 mph, faster than the track record. He was not seriously injured, but would have to qualify with his back-up car. Al Unser Sr. led, with Danny Ongais and Tom Sneva in the top three. We have ratings, but no written reviews for this, yet. At the green flag, Danny Ongais darted into the lead, with Tom Sneva falling in line behind him in second. On Friday May 12, the final day of practice before pole qualifying was scheduled to be held, Mario Andretti shattered the unofficial track record, turning a lap of 203.482 mph. Cliff Hucul went to pits, and was out of the race with a broken oil line. Billed as an "ABC Sports Exclusive", the race was introduced with the 1977 song African Symphony, written by Van McCoy, and performed by Saint Tropez. [5] After being a popular fixture amongst the fans for many years, several episodes of antics had caused some to begin to view Hurtubise unfavorably. Sneva led for barely a lap, and Ongais passed him for the lead the next time by. {"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"https://ir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/thirtysevens.jpg","maxViews":4,"imgSize":37,"expiry":300000,"timeout":250}}. Carousel 1 McLaren M16 1974 Indy 500 Winner #3 Johnny Rutherford 1:18 Scale 4801: Condition: Used. The car lost two wheels and it was too late in the day for the car to be repaired. Sneva's Penske teammate, rookie Rick Mears, was the next car out. Aug 8, 2017 - Explore Kev G's board "Mike Hiss" on Pinterest. The race was carried in the United States on ABC Sports on a same-day tape delay basis. A. J. Foyt (200.120 mph) was the fastest of the day. [6] Hurtubise got into a heated exchange with chief steward Tom Binford, then proceeded to climb into Harkey's car, shouting "If I can't qualify, no one can! Backstretch: Darl Wible 5 out of 5 stars (121) 121 reviews. From shop FromThe8tees. Rain washed out the entire first weekend, and pole qualifying was moved to Saturday May 20. Wally Dallenbach and A. J. Foyt both stalled on the course out of fuel, but both finished strongly, 5th and 7th, respectively. Turn 2: Howdy Bell Something went wrong. Pole day dawned with temperatures in the high 70s and low 80s. With a 30-second lead, Unser had 19 laps to victory. - Carousel 1 McLaren M16 1974 Indy 500 Winner #3 Johnny Rutherford Driver, item 1 ! At 12:03 p.m., Tom Sneva took to the track. Unser continued to hold a small lead over Ongais, with his crew's efficient and quick pit stops increasing the margin. Several drivers including Bobby Unser, A. J. Foyt, and Pancho Carter, were unable to qualify during the pole round. It was Al Unser's third Indy victory in the decade of the 1970s, and the fifth of nine overall victories by the Unser family. Danny Ongais destroyed his primary car in a crash in turn four on Tuesday May 16. He was able to properly fasten his helmet, and returned to the race.[10]. With some encouragement from the crowd, Hurtubise then jumped in front of Harkey, preventing him from pulling out of the pits. The race was carried live on the IMS Radio Network. Second year driver Janet Guthrie finished ninth, and it was later revealed she drove with a broken wrist. The track was closed for the day as soon as Unser returned to the pits at 5:11 p.m. He used this car at the Indy 500 but may have used M16C/2 (or even M16C/4) at other races that season. Al Unser's victory was the first Indy triumph for the Cosworth DFX V8 engine. With Janet Guthrie in the field once again, the traditional command was again tweaked. See more ideas about Indy cars, Indy 500, Indie. They deemed Hurtubise ineligible, claiming he had not broken 175 mph,[4][5] despite some claiming he had lapped over 184 mph. He fell short of the 200 mph barrier on all four laps, and settled for an average of 197.098 mph.

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