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From the 1973
Indianapolis 500
program
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No. 44, Dick Simon, 1973 TraveLodge
Eagle/Foyt. I miss guys like Dick Simon around the Speedway. Energetic and
enthusiastic, Simon was an outstanding ski jumper and parachutist before he
pursued a career in Indy cars. Had the X Games been around in, say, the 1960s,
he probably would’ve been a star. As for Indianapolis, Simon usually was
saddled with marginal equipment that he had to hustle into the show. His 1973
mount was pretty decent, though, and Simon ran up front before piston failure
sent him to the sidelines for a 14th-place finish.
Toward the end of
his career, Simon obtained better cars and that led to better results – he was
sixth and ninth in his last two races in 1987 and 1988, respectively. Simon is
bald, but during the 1970s he picked up sponsorship from LAN, maker of
hairpieces, so he donned a toupee. #ThisIsMay #Indy500
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