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When a Ford Mustang served as the pace car for the 1964 Indianapolis 500, the Mustang line was so new that the majority of the general public had never before… Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span>

62nd Running of the Indianapolis 500 Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, the Chevrolet Corvette was already in its 25th year of production when, in 1978, it finally served for the first time… Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span>

Driven by: Richard Petty This 1992 STP Racing Pontiac Grand Prix was originally built by Petty Enterprises in Level, North Carolina, in the fall of 1990 and raced at short… Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span>

Driven by: Teo Fabi Italian driver Teo Fabi caused a sensation on May 21, 1983 when he became the first “rookie’ to win the pole position for the Indianapolis 500… Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span>

Driven by: Janet Guthrie Although Janet Guthrie became the first women to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 in 1977, it wasn’t until the 1978 competition that she could claim to… Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span>

Driven by: Jim McElreath With three of his cars already qualified for the 1970 Indianapolis 500, A. J. Foyt brought out a fourth for fellow Texan Jim McElreath, whose qualifying… Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span>

Built by: Eddie Kuzma Virtually all National Championship races between the early 1930s and the late 1950s (other than for the Indianapolis 500) were dirt track “100 milers,” with these… Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span>

Driver: Louis Meyer This car, which housed an eight-cylinder, 180-cubic-inch supercharged Winfield engine, was built for the Bowes Seal Fast Company in 1938 by Myron Stevens. It was driven in… Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span>

This vehicle, one of several versions of the Alfa Romeo Type 308, was acquired for the 1938 European Grand Prix season by the French driver Raymond Sommer. After being sold… Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span>

Driver: Teddy Tetzlaff and Caleb Bragg This magnificent 589-cubic-inch, 4-cylinder Italian Fiat is believed to be the one driven to second position in the 1912 Indianapolis 500 by renowned American… Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span>