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Indianapolis 500 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia With the Indianapolis 500 having been a part of the World Drivers Championship between 1950 and 1960, Ferrari made a discreet appearance at the 1952 event with Alberto Ascari, but European entries were few and far between during those days. At the end of the 1995 season, the Indianapolis 500 was transferred to its fourth regulations ruling body since its inception. However, the Indy 500 sided with the USAC for the next several years and became the only high-level race the body still sanctioned once its own Championship series was discontinued the next year years, and the race was temporarily removed from the championship calendar, although the same cars and drivers were in attendance. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indianapolis_500

Duesenberg-Racing Indy A distance of 500 miles was settled upon, and Ray Harroun won the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911 in six hours, 42 minutes and eight seconds. Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Louis Meyer regularly drank buttermilk to refresh himself on a hot day and happened to drink some in Victory Lane as a matter of habit after winning the 1936 race. In 1936, Indianapolis 500 winner Louis Meyer was the first driver to receive the trophy. www.duesenberg-racing.com /indy.htm

MSN Encarta - George Bush He made a well-publicized appearance at an Indianapolis, Indiana, gathering of national Republican leaders in 1997, and speculation about his presidential ambitions began to increase. His grandfather, Prescott Bush, was a Wall Street financier who was elected to the Senate of the United States from Connecticut in 1952. Although George Herbert Walker Bush began his career in the oil industry, he eventually served as a congressman, head of the Republican National Committee, ambassador to the United Nations, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and vice president and president of the United States. encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761581479/George_Bush.html

ind500 The Indianapolis 500 is an automobile race that has been run each May since 1911. INDIANAPOLIS 500 - official - 1951 (or earlier) through 1993. Many of these were from company picnics, hospitality suites, etc. The Mayor's Breakfast is the first event of the 500 Festival, and there are 3 different glasses from the early 70's, one with Early Times and another with Old Forester logos. www.glassnews.com /ind500.html

Tony and that first trip Actually Bettenhausen pioneered the use of the jet pilot style helmet in the 1953 "Indianapolis 500." This was the immediate predecessor to the full-face helmets, which were introduced by Dan Gurney in 1968. For whatever reason the Novis missed the 1950 "Indianapolis 500." But Duke Nalon qualified for pole position for the 1951 "500" with a track record 137.049 mph for one lap and 136.498 mph for four laps. In retrospect Pat Flaherty isn't one of the more noteworthy winners of the "Indianapolis 500." Other than his win from pole in the 1956 "Indianapolis 500" he has little else to show from his career. www.bjwor.com /010123.html

Indianapolis 500 Early in Hulman's tenure the Indianapolis 500 came to be known as "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing". The Indianapolis 500 marks its 78th running on May 29, 1994. Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in 1909 as an automotive testing and competition facility when the car industry was thriving in Indiana. www.sergioleonardi.com /autoracing/Indy.htm

HickokSports.com - History - The Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 home page has constantly updated info on the upcoming race, along with much historical data From 1952 through 1957, there were at least 22 Kurtis-built cars in the Indy starting lineup each year, and all six races were won by Kurtis designs. The IRL began operating with a three-race series in 1996; 25 of the starting slots at the Indy 500, the third race in the series, were reserved for the top 25 IRL drivers after the first two races. www.hickoksports.com /history/indy500.shtml

Indianapolis 500 Begun by Stark & Wetzel in 1952, the Rookie of the Year Award, which carries a $10,000 prize, was taken over by American Fletcher National Bank in 1980. Click on any Rookie of the Year's name to see their Indy 500 career stats. It became the Bank One award in 1989 as the bank changed hands. my.brickyard.com /500/stats/rookies.php

Indianapolis 500 Traditions "Everybody knows where the Indianapolis 500 is, that it's the biggest spectator sport in the world, the biggest race," he said. While there have been big changes at the Indianapolis 500 recently, tradition is still embraced. Wilbur Shaw?s first Indianapolis 500 win came in 1937, but his second and third wins at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ? www.indymotorspeedway.com /500trad.htm

May Madness and the Indianapolis 500 Many old-timers consider Bill Vukovich I, who won the "500" in 1953 and 1954, as the greatest "500" champion of all time. Mears also won the "500" four times and he is the only person to win the "500" three times from the "pole" position (that is, he was the fastest qualifier and then won the race). Their average speeds for 500 miles were 162.026 mph and 162.029 mph, respectively; that's only three thousandths of a mile per hour difference, after 500 miles of racing. www.americancabarettheatre.com /mm_and_the_indianapolis.htm

Indianapolis 500 He was part of Indianapolis 500 victories by Troy Ruttman in 1952 and Rodger Ward in 1959 and a member of A.J. Watson’s team when Pat Flaherty won in 1956 and Ward in 1962. Bell, a second cousin of 1924 Indianapolis 500 co-winner L.L. Corum, was born in Seymour, Ind. He fiddled around with a sprint car before World War II. The best of times was 1952 when Troy drove his Agajanian Spl. www.brickyard.com /500/news/story.php?story_id=1200

Indianapolis 500 Art Cross, the first-ever Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year in 1952 and a runner-up finisher in the 1953 race to Bill Vukovich, died April 15 in La Porte, Ind. He was 87. Cross, a native of Jersey City, N.J., made four career Indianapolis 500 starts, in consecutive years from 1952-55. He was the defending AAA National Midget champion when he made his first Indianapolis start in 1952. www.indy500.com /news/story.php?story_id=4375

Indianapolis 500 INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Dan Weldon of Team Andretti Green Racing pours milk over his head after winning the 89th Indianapolis 500, Sunday, May 29, 2005, in Indianapolis, Indiana. INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon reacts in Victory Circle after his win at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana, Sunday, May 29, 2005. Indianapolis 500 - Officially sanctioned as Grand Prix race from 1950-60 only. www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0201509.html

Coverage of the 85th Indianapolis 500 Through 12 attempts, Boat was the last driver standing on the bottom of the scoring pylon at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway when the gun sounded to end qualifications for the 85th Indianapolis 500. J.C. Agajanian came to the Indianapolis 500 for the first time as a team owner in 1948 with Johnny Mantz as his driver. Boat was the pole winner for the 1998 Indianapolis 500 when he drove for team owner A.J. Foyt. www.circletrack.com /eventcoverage/22378/index6.html

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Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 drivers Fred Agabashian and Duane Carter, team owner Bob Wilke and motorsports journalist Chris Economaki are the 2005 Auto Racing Hall of Fame inductees. He qualified for either the first or second row five times during his 11 consecutive “500” starts between 1947-57 and finished fourth in 1953. After many years as an occasional “500” car sponsor and also a distributor for Kurtis-Kraft midget cars, Wilke formed his team shortly after partnering with drivers Jim Rathmann and John Zink to win the 1958 Monza 500. www.indy500.com /news/story.php?story_id=4472

winners 1950-1959 Ruttman was 22 when he won the Indianapolis 500 in 1952, the youngest driver ever to win the race. Indianapolis 1953: Vuky leads at the start, Vuky pits, Vuky wins. Indianapolis 1953: Chuck Stevenson in an Agajanian car, Cal Niday in the Belanger. www.rumbledrome.com /50stats.html

MotorSport Charity Memorabilia From 1950 to 1960, the Indianapolis 500 race was included for points within the Formula 1 World Championship; to commemorate the race we have included it in our series as the 1952 cover. He scored at total of 29 points in the ten Indy 500 races that he competed in, coming second in 1952, 57 and 59. In 1959 he joined the Leader Card team to drive a Watson Offenhauser; he achieved his first Indy 500 win and, with 4 more wins, became the national Champion. www.f1covers.btinternet.co.uk /1952.html

Indianapolis Roadsters 1952-1964 Indianapolis Roadsters 1952-1964 is a dynamic history of the Roadster era, and contains fascinating and comprehensive... As a nostalgic chronicle of the people involved in Indianapolis racing from 1952 to 1964 it's a good read, but based on the title I expected the cars to be showcased. Indianapolis Roadsters 1952-1964 was written by Joe Scalzo www.limotransportation.info /books-plain/0760306346.html

Washingtonpost.com: Indianapolis 500 Facts, Figures and Records The running of the 83rd Indianapolis 500 is the fourth race in the current 11 race Indy Racing League season. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that hosted its first motor racing event in 1909 and its first Indy 500 in 1911. In terms of attendance, the Indy 500 is the largest single-day sporting event in the world. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/autorace/longterm/1999/indy500/facts.htm

United States Grand Prix Ludvigsen quotes Sam Hanks, who placed third in the 1952 Indy 500 and won the 1957 Indy 500, on Ascari’s prospects: “Ascari showed me enough in the 100 miles he lasted at the Indianapolis 500 to let me know he was equally at home on our speedway as on the road circuits of Europe. So when the Indianapolis 500 was run on May 24, 1987, the Ferrari V8 turbo Formula Indy was not in the field, and when Enzo Ferrari died on Aug. 14, 1988, the dream of winning at Indianapolis seemed to have died with him. As in 1952, it was a rushed affair, though interestingly pictures show that the team had time for certain things: The car had the “Kurtis” chassis insignia and chrome grille surround on its nose when it was air-freighted into Indianapolis. www.usgpindy.com /news/story.php?story_id=578

1955 Indy 500® Winner- #4 B ill Vukovich drove the first Kurtis Kraft KK500A Roadster from an 8th place start in the 1952 Indianapolis 500®. Sweikert won the 1955 Indy 500® at an average speed of 128.209 mph. When the 1955 Indianapolis 500® began, Jack McGrath charged to the front in a KK500C before Vukovich took the point on Lap 4. www.apolloinc.org /4502.htm

Auto Racing Digest: The Stat Sheet: Indianapolis 500 - Brief Article Record speed for one lap at the Indianapolis Speedway, set in 1996 Indy 500 qualifying by Arie Luyendyk. Number of people, including the driver, allowed over the pit wall during a pit stop in the Indianapolis 500. Number of laps, out of 200, that Joe Dawson led the 1912 Indianapolis 500. www.findarticles.com /cf_dls/m0FCH/4_29/74692724/p1/article.jhtml

Bob Sweikert - Enpsychlopedia As the Indianapolis 500 counted as a round of the Formula One World championship from 1950 to 1960, his career is credited with participation in 5 grands prix, with 1 win, 1 podium and 9 championship points scored. Robert Charles 'Bob' Sweikert (born 20 May 1926, Los Angeles, CA, died 17 June 1956) was an American racing driver, best known as the winner of the 1955 Indianapolis 500 and 1955 National Championship. (Note that drivers who won the Indy 500 only are often not listed in totals of Grand Prix winners, as the race's inclusion in the World Championship was largely symbolic, with very few F1 drivers taking part). www.grohol.com /psypsych/Bob_Sweikert

GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > 1952 Results > United States GP United States GP, Indianapolis 500, May 30, 1952, Round: 2, Race Number: 17 Indianapolis remained part of the World Championship and in 1952 Ferrari decided to send over Alberto Ascari to take part in the American classic. The Ferrari was not very competitive and Ascari qualified 19th, lapping at 134mph. www.grandprix.com /gpe/rr017.html

Johnson's Indy 500 [1950] [1951] [1952] [1953] [1954] [1955] [1956] [1957] [1958] [1959] Indy 500 Winners Who Won the Following Week Drivers Who Won Their First Championship/Indy Car Race in the "500" www.geocities.com /johnsonindy500/indy500/indymenu.html

Rare Sports Films - Vintage Baseball Video Sports Auto Racing Events 1952 Indianapolis "The Fabulous 500" - Troy Ruttman becomes youngest winner in Aggie's white #98! Clark winning the 500 and the story of his racing life. 1975 Indianapolis "A. Foyt: The 18th Challenge" - Foyt is runnerup to Bobby Unser, but emphasis is on the Foyt team throughout. www.raresportsfilms.com /auto.html

USA Grand Prix 30 May 1951 Indianapolis 500 unnofficial results Indianapolis 500 - 30 May 1952 - Race 17 USA Grand Prix 30 May 1951 Indianapolis 500 unnofficial results www.p-wood.com /f1gp/races/17usa.html

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