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S.VI UKPAY, MAY ZU, 1H7.1 PAGE CS- TYirh TTirpf lRini filler ft Tn Thp TtidHananolis 500 T1IL INDIANAPOLIS 1ST All JL I95S 1953 1938 1925 Here is a list of the top three finishers in each of the .4 3:53:50.52 128.209 .4 3:56:43.11 128.733 .4 3:57:31.89 126.299 John Zink Bob Sweikert Chapman T. Bettenhausen Bardahl Jimmy Davies 117.200 115.589 114.96 1 Burd Piston Riiif? Roberts ....4 4:15:58.40 2 Shaw Special, Wilbur Shaw 4 4:19:33.67 3 IBEW Special, diet Miller 4 4:20:59.51 101.13 100.82 100.18 .8 4:56:38.16 .8 4:57:33.15 .8 4:59:26.79 1 Duesenberg P. DePaolo 2 Junior 8 Special, D. N. Lewis 3 Duesenberg Phil Shafer 1926 1956 1 John Zink Pat Flaherty 4 3:53:23.84 128.490 2 Jones Maley Sam Hanks 4 3:53:49.30 128.303 115.035 114.245 113.693 .8 4:20:45.41 6 4:22:35.60 4 4:23:51.40 1939 1 Boyle Spl.

W. Shaw 2 Thome Eng. J. Snyder 3 Offenhauser Cliff Bergere -1910 95.89 94.48 84.13 i tsies special, uuu rictiuiiu 1957 1 Bclond Special, Hanks 4 3:41:14.25 135.601 2 Chiropractic J. Rathmann 4 3:41:35.75 135.382 A 1.

A1 .00 "5 11i9ili (400 Miles. Called because of rain.) 1 Miller F. Lockhart 8 400 4:10:17 2 Miller Harry Hartz 8 395 4:10:50 3 Boyle C. Woodbury 8 395 4:11:46 1927 1 Duesenberg, Geo. Souders 8 5:07:33 2 Miller, Eart Devore 8 5:19:36 3 Miller Special, Tony Gulotta 8 5:22:05 1 Boyle Special, Wilbur Shaw 8 4:22:31.17 114.277 2 Bowes Seal Fast R.

Mays 8 4:23:45.31 113.742 3 Elg. Pist. Rng. Mauri Rose ....4 4:24:08.96 113.572 3 uean van unes uiyau 97.54 93.86 93.13 -1941 1958 1 Belond AP Special, J. Bryan 4 3:44:13.80 133.701 2 Dernier Special, G.

Amick 4 3:44:41.45 133.517 3 Bowes Seal Fast J. Boyd 4 3:45:23.75 133.099 1928 115.117 114.813 1 Noc-Out H.C. Davis and Rose 4 4:20:36.24 2 Bowes Seal Fast R. Mays 8 4:22:06.17 300-Mile Races since 1911. -1911- l'os.

Car and Driver C) Time MI'H 1 Marmon. Harroun 6 6:42:08 74.59 2 Lozer, Mulford 4 6:53:51 74.29 3 Fiat, Bruce-Brown 4 6:52:59 72.73 1912- 1 National, Dawson 4 6:21 78.72 2 Fiat, Tetzlaff 4 6:31:29 76.6(1 3 Mercer, Hughes 4 6:33:09 76.31 1913 1 Peugeot, Goux 4 6:35:05 75.93 2 Mercer, Wishart 4 6:48:13 73.49 3 Stutz, Merz 4 6:48:49 73.38 1914- 1 Delage, Thomas 4 6:03:45 82.47 2 Peugeot, Duray 4 6:10:24 SO. 99 3 Delage, Guyot 4 6:11:01 80.21 1915 1 Mercedes, It. DePalma 4 5:37:55 S9.S4 2 Peugeot, Resta 4 5:37:24 88.91 3 Stutz, Anderson 4 5:42:27 87.60 191K- (This Was a 300-Mile Race) 1 Peugeot, Resta 4 3:34:17 84.00 2 Duesenberg, D'Alene 4 3:36:15 83.24 3 Peugeot, Mulford 4 3:37:56 82.59 1917 and 1918-No Race World ar I 99.48 99.24 9S.03 3 TEC Special, Ted Home 8 4:23:29.29 113.863 1942, 1913, 1944, 1915 No Race orld War II 1 Miller Special, Louis Meyer 8 5:01:33 2 Miller Special, Lou Moore 8 5:02:17 3 SAI Special, George Souders 8 5:06:01 1929 1959 1 Leader Card 500 R. Ward 4 3:40:49.20 135.857 2 Simoniz Jim Rathmann 4 3:41:12.47 135.619 3 Racing Assoc.

J. Thomson 4 3:41:39.85 135.340 19C0 1 Ken-Paul J. Rathmann 4 3:36:11.36 138.767 2 Leader Card 500 R. Ward 4 3:36:24.03 138.631 3 Dernier Paul Goldsmith 4 3:39:18.58 136.792 1916 1 Thorne Eng. G.

Robson 2 Jackson Jimmy Jackson 3 Boyle Maserati Ted Horn 93.53 95.53 93.69 6 4:21:15.70 114.K0 .4 4:22:00.74 114.489 8 4:33:19.60 109.819 1947 103.41 98.05 96.75 1 Simp. Pstn. Rg. Ray Keech 8 5:07:25 2 Miller Special, Louis Meyer 8 5:13:49 3 Duesenberg .1. Glcason 8 1930 1 Miller-Hartz Billy.

Arnold 8 2 MiUer-Schfld. W. Cantlon 4 5:05:57 3 Bowes SI. F. L.

Schneider 8 5:10:04 -1931 1 Bowes SI. F. Schneider 8 5:10:27 2 Duesenberg Fred Frame 8 5:11:11 3 Harry Miller R. Hepburn 8 5: IS: 23 1932 3:35:37.49 139.130 3:35:45.77 139.041 3:36:32.68 138.539 1961 Bowes Seal Fast A. .1.

Foyt 4 Dean Van Lines E. Sachs 4 Webb's Sun City R. Ward 4 19K2 96.92 96.40 94.22 1 Blue Crown S.P. M. Rose 4 4:17:52.17 116.338 2 Blue Cr.

S.P. Bill Holland 4 4:18:24.29 116.097 3 Bennett Bros. Mas. Horn 8 4:20:52.55 114.997 1918 1 Blue Cr. S.P.

M.Rose 4 4:10:23.33 119.814 2 Blue Cr. S.P. Bill Holland 4 4:11:47.40 119.147 3 Novi Mobil Duke Nalun 8 4:14:09.78 118.034 1949 1 Blue Cr. S.P. Bill Holland 4 4:07:15.97 121.327 2 Kurtis-Kraft J.

Parsons 4 4:10:26.97 119.785 3 Blue Cr. S.P. Geo. Conner 4 4:10:50.78 119.595 1930 (350 Miles. Called because of rain.) 1 Kurtis-Kraft J.

Parsons 4 2:46:59.97 124.002 2 Blue Cr. S.P. Bill Holland 4 2:47:33.97 122.638 3 Howard Keck Mauri Rose 4 2:43:44.06 121.778 104.14 103.88 102.66 1 Miller-Hart Fred Frame 8 4:48:03 2 Lion Head Howdy Wilcox 4 4:48:47 3 Studebaker Cliff Bergere 8 4:52:13 1933 1 Leader Card R. Ward 4 3:33:50.33 140.293' 2 Leader Card L. Sutton 4 3:34:01.85 140.167 3 Dean Autolite E.

Sachs 4 3:34:10.26 140.075 1963 1 Bat. P. Jones 4 3:29:35.40 143.137 2 Lotus-Ford Jim Clark 8 3:30:09.24 142.752 3 Sheraton-Thmpns. A. J.

Foyt ...4 3:30:57.34 142.210 1964 1 Sheraton A. J. Foyt 4 3 23:35.83 147.350 2 Kaiser Aluminum R. Ward 8 3:25:00.18 146.339 3 Forbes Lloyd Ruby 4 3:27:52.31 144.320 104.16 101.79 101.59 Tydol Louis Meyer 8 4:48:00 Mallory Wilbur Shaw 4 4:54:42 Foreman Axle Lou Moore 4 4:55:16 1934 Boyle Prod. B.

Cummings 4 4:46:05 Duray Special, Mauri Rose 4 4:48:32 Foreman Axle Lou Moore 4 4:52:19 104.863 101.697 102.625 -1919- 1 Peugeot, Wilcox 4 5:40:42 88.05 2 Durant, Hearne 4 5:44:29 87.09 3 Peugeot, Goux 4 5:45:08 85.93 1929 1 Monroe, Gaston Chevrolet ...4 5:38:32 88.62 2 Ballot, Rene Thomas 8 5:44:51 86.99 3 Duesenberg, Tommy Milton 8 5:45:02 1921 1 Frontenac, Tommy Milton 8 5:34:44 86.92 2 Duesenberg, Roscoe Searles 8 5:38:34 SS.61 3 Frontenac, Percy Ford 4 5:52:59 1922 1 Murphy James A. Murphy 8 5:17:30 94.48 2 Duesenberg, Harry Hartz 8 5:20:44 93.53 3 Ballot, Eddie Hearne 8 5:22:26 93.04 1923 1 HCS Special, Tommy Milton 8 5:29:50 90.95 2 Durant Special, Harry Hartz 8 5:33:05 90.06 3 Durant James A. Murphy 8 5:40:36 88.08 -1921 126.244 125.302 124.745 3:57:38.05 3:59:25.31 4:00:29.42 1951 1 Belanger Special, Lee Wallard 4 3 Jim Robbins M. Nabaruk 4 3 Hinklc Jack McGrath 4 1952 1965 1 Lotus-Ford Jim Clark 8 2 Again. -Hurst P.

Jones 8 3 Dean Van M. Andretti 8 3:19:05.34 150.685 3:21:04.32 149.200 3:21:10.70 149.121 106.240 105.990 104.758 128.992 126.723 125.580 1 Agajanian Troy Ruttman 4 3:52:41. 2 Gancor Wynn J. Rathman 4 3:56:44.24 3 Bardahl Sam Hanks 4 3:58:53.48 .8 3:27:52.53 144.317 .8 3:28:33.66 143.843 .8 3:38:42.42 143.742 1935 1 Gilmore Spwy. K.

Petillo 4 4:42:22 2 Pirrung Special, Wilbur Shaw 4 4:43.02 3 Boyle Prod. B. Cummings 4 4:46:22 1936 1 Ring Free Louis Meyer 4 4:35:05.39 2 Hartz Special, Ted Horn 8 4:37:20.54 3 Gilmore Spd. D. McKenzie 4 4:39:10.36 1937 1966 1 Am.

Red Ball Graham Hill 2 STP Gas Treatment, Jim Clark 3 Zink-Urschel-Slick, J. McElreath 1967 1 A. J. Foyt 2 Retzloff Al Unser 3 Joe Leonard 109.069 108.710 107.450 128.740 126.827 125.580 1953 Fuel Inj. Bill Vukovich 4 3:53:01.69 Sprg.

Weld. Smith Cross 4 3:56:32.53 Bardahl Sam Hanks .4 3:58:53.48 1954 8 3:18:24.22 151.207 .8 3:18:10.55 149.867 8 3:18:02.07 149.216 Fuel Inj. Bill Vukovich 4 3:49:17.27 133.840 Dean Van Lines J. Bryan 4 3:50:27.26 130.178 Hinkle Jack McGrath 4 3:50:36.97 130.0S6 5:05:23 98.23 1 ShawGilmore W. Shaw 4 4:24:07.81 113.580 5:06:47 97.79 2 Hamilton-Harris Hepburn 4 4:24:09.96 113.565 5:08:25 97.27 3 Miller-Hartz Ted Horn 8 4:24:28.87 112.079 1 Duesenberg, L.

Corum-J. Boyer 2 Studebaker Earl Cooper 3 Miller Special, James Murphy 1968 1 Rislone Spl, Bobby Unser 4 3:16:13.76 152.892 2 Olsonite Dan Gurney 8 3:17:07.57 152.187. 3 City Lebanon M. Kenyon 4 3:21:02.43 149.224 HE WATCHEII IT GROW 1969 .8 3:11:74.71 156.867 .8 3:13:07.74 155.337 .4 3:14:41.45 154.090 1 STP Oil Mario Andretti 2 Olsonite Dan Gurney 3 Bardahl Bobby Unser Fengler Chief Steward 16 Years 1970 1 Johnny Lightning Al Unser 2 Sunoco Mark Donohue 3 Olsonite Dan Gurney 8 3:12:37.04 155.749 8 3:13:09.23 155.317 4 3:15:49.25 153.201 1971 1 Johnny Lightning Al Unser 2 Gulf McLaren Peter Revson 3 ITT-Thompson A. J.

Foyt several occasions, he has been the subject of the most heated criticisms. But Fengler says, "I don't have any regrets." There has been speculation in recent years that each May would be his last as chief steward, that he was ready to retire. "I've never given it a thought," he says of retirement, "except when some one has read some speculation about it in a paper and has asked me about it. 8 3:10:11.56 157.735 .4 3:10:34.44 157.419 8 3:12:13.37 156.069 gler's tenure is the longest at the Speedway, it is certainly one that has seen revolutionary changes roadsters to rear-engines, Offy 270s to tur-bocharged models of the same powerplant. There also have been wider tires and wings and the most incredible leap forward in speeds in the 64 years the 2'z-mlle track bas been in use more than 50 miles an hour.

"I i a to pick out which has been the most significant one thing," says Fengler. There have been run- By DAVE OVERPECK When Harlan Fengler tells Pat Vidan to throw the. green flag Monday to start' the 57th 500-Mile Race, he'll probably set a record. This will be Fengler's 16th 500 as chief steward, believed to be the longest tenure in the top officiating post for auto racing's richest, most prestigious event. THE ONLY MAN who stands in the same neighborhood with Fengler is W.

D. (Eddie) Edenburn, who served as representative of the American Automobile Association's Contest Beard from 1919 until his death after the 1934 race. That would give him 16 years. But there is some doubt whether his was the ultimate official authority in some of the early years of his tenure. In 1919, he was one of two men listed as the Contest Board's representative and Capt.

E. V. (Eddie) Ricken-backer was the referee, which may have been the top job at that time. Records are sketchy at best. Regardless of whether Fen 1972 4 3:04:05.54 162.962 .4 3:07:16.49 160.192 .4 3:08:17.51 159.327 1 Sunoco Mark Donohue 2 Viceroy Al Unser 3 Samsonite Joe Leonard BIG CARS SMALL PRICES 3wm WARNING TO RACE FANS FURY DON'T FORGETTO REMEMBER NOT TO FORGET TO REMEMBER "NOT TO FORGET' SAT.

MAY 26 ning changes, new ones every year it seems the rear-enginc cars, then the wider tires, the turbochargers and now the aerodynamic devices (wings). "And above all, there is the Electro Pacer (the system of sequential electrical numbers, used initially last year, that regulates speeds under yellow light conditions). "THAT HAS BEEN a wonderful addition. It really has improved the race. Anybody who wins this race has earned it.

Now it's safe for the safety people to get out on the track when they have to and they can go about their jobs much more quickly." The safety improvements that have evolved since Fengler first managed the month-long show in 1958 are many. Roll bars weren't mandatory then; they are now. Flame-proofing then consisted of dipping cotton uniforms in a chemical solution. Now there is Nornex flame retarding material. Fuel cells have been added inside tanks.

Helmets, some of which were of questionable value for football, now have been replaced by full-face models. "We're working on it (the safety factor) all the time," says Fengler. "This is a hazardous undertaking. You accept that and then you try to anticipate as many things as you can and prepare for them, eliminate them when you can. "On the ears, I would say that the tires have contributed more than any one thing In riaking the race safer.

These people (Firestone and Goodyear) risk their reputations out here. The whole world is looking at them. SILVER ANNIVERSARY RUNNING OF THE yf cal committee under Frankie DelRoy insists on it, but they've had complete co-operation from the mechanics. "You only have to reflect on this month to see the improvement. The track hasn't been smeared once (by engines coming unglued) the way it once was almost every day.

"THE RACE TRACK is tremendously improved now, too. We've had nothing but complete co-operation from Tony Hulman (Speedway president) and Clarence Cagle. "Whon we've gone to them with a suggestion for im-provement, they've never once said 'We've gotten by this way for a lot of years, 1 's try one The change has been made immediately." Fengler calls "the wonderful organization we have here" his proudest achievement. "One man can't possibly do everything here," he said, and I've learned how to delegate authority. "It wouldn't be possible to run this race without people like Don Cummins (referee), Walt Myers (steward), Frankie DelRoy (technical committee chairman) and Dr.

(Tom) Hanna (chief of the medical staff). And they've got people under them who do their jobs well, too. "It's a wonderful thing to know you have people you can put your trust in." There is no one greatest thrill. "Every race is a thrill. The start is a thrill and I always wonder who's going to lead the first lap, who's going to come out of the north end ahead that first time around.

"WHEN ask me who's going to win the race, I always tell them I don't know, that that is one of the reasons I come over here every year." Fengler's 16 years have not beca without controversy. On 73 DUSTER $2173 SAVE CHARLIE TAYLOR "THE DISCOUNT DEALER" LET'S MAKE A DEAL! LARGE SELECTION OF DEMO'S WORLD'S GREATEST SHORT TRACK RACE ON THE NATION'S FINEST SHORT TRACK 33 BIG CHAMPIONSHIP SPRINT CARS STARTING WITH 500 LAPS TO GO 2000 TURNS TO THE CHECKERED FLAG COME SEE WHO IT WILL BE IN 73 TO TAKE HOME THE BIGGEST HUNK OF THE 25,000 SILVER DOLLARS TICKETS NOW SELLING AND IF YOU WANT 'EM YOU BETTER GET 'EM NOW GET YOUR FREE SPECIAL BROCHURE AT YOUR NEAREST MOTEL; FROM YOUR FRIENDLY INNKEEPER OR CALL OR WRITE US, AND WE WILL MAIL YOUR BROCHURE PRONTO No increase in prices for the past four years. We are just adding more seats to make up for the increased costs 116 new mercury vapor lights added to make it 'day-lite at nite'. 73 SATELLITE CHRYSLER 73 2 0 J-C 3490 SAVE BIG CARS SUN VALLEY SPEEDWAY ANDERSON, INDIANA ZIP 46011 TEL. AREA 317 642 02-06 They have lo produce and Ihi-y have 'You aLw have to say th; tar are better prepared now Ttii: mechanics are more dili--very year.

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