-starting Danny Ongais serving as “the rabbit,” leading 71 of the first 110 laps before blowing an engine at lap 145. Al Unser pretty much has the race in control from that point on and holds off a fast-closing Sneva at the finish to become a three-time winner of the “500.”...
His luck would hold however, when all four of the gold metal favorites fell in a massive pile-up right before the finish line. Bradbury, who had been lagging behind the entire race, skated past his competitors to claim the gold. Sergio Ramos drops the cup DOMINIQUE FAGET // Getty Images...
first Indianapolis 500The starting lineup for the first Indianapolis 500, 1911. In 1911 American Ray Harroun won the first 500 in about 6 hours 42 minutes with an average speed of 74.6 miles (120.1 km) per hour; he received winnings of $14,250. By the race’s ninth decade, the winner...