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F/Laps. 2. 0. 0. 1. The STP-Paxton Turbocar was an American racing car, designed by Ken Wallis as the STP entry in the Indianapolis 500. Parnelli Jones drove it in the 1967 event. After leading for much of the race, a transmission failure with only eight miles left ended the run. It crashed during qualification for the 1968 race; the damage was ...
1968 Indianapolis 500. The 52nd International 500 Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Thursday May 30, 1968. Bobby Unser won the first of his three Indy 500 victories (1968, 1975, 1981 ). This was the final Indianapolis 500 to feature a front-engined car in the starting field.
The Lotus 56 was a gas turbine -powered four-wheel-driven racing car, designed by Maurice Philippe as Team Lotus 's STP-backed entry in the 1968 Indianapolis 500. All three cars entered and retired from the race with Joe Leonard 's car expiring while leading just eight laps from the finish. A variant designated the Lotus 56B was entered in ...
175,000 (Thu.) [ 3] The 51st International 500 Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, over two days, Tuesday May 30 and Wednesday May 31, 1967. The race was dominated by Parnelli Jones in the radically new, four-wheel drive STP-Paxton Turbocar gas turbine entered by prolific car owner Andy Granatelli.
1969 Indianapolis 500. The 53rd International 500 Mile Sweepstakes was an auto race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Friday, May 30, 1969. It was the third round of the 1969 USAC Championship Car season. Polesitter A. J. Foyt led the race in the early stages, looking to become the first four-time winner of the 500.
Mike Kupper. June 5, 2024 at 8:12 AM. Parnelli Jones, a hard-bitten, hard-charging race driver who came out of Torrance and won the controversial Indianapolis 500 in 1963, then was the hard-luck ...
Ken Griffey Jr. will lead the 33-car field to the green flag as pace car driver for the 108th Indianapolis 500. Indianapolis Motor Speedway names Ken Griffey Jr. as 2024 Indy 500 pace car driver ...
The 50th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Monday, May 30, 1966. The official program cover for the race celebrated both the 50th running of the race, and 150th anniversary of Indiana statehood. Eleven of the 33 starters were eliminated in a first-lap accident right after ...