Jeff's Indy Talk: 30 Days in May

Sunday, May 5, 2019

30 Days in May

No. 5, Gary Bettenhausen 1973 Sunoco DX McLaren/Offy. After dominating the 1972 race, Bettenhausen was the favorite to win the 1973 500. Instead, he had to settle for a numbers quirk: Bettenhausen started 5^th and finished 5^th in car no. 5. #ThisIsMay #Indy500

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Dave CiskowskiMay 5, 2019 at 6:39 PM
In our family race pool, we still award 33 points to any car that finished in the same spot as its car #.
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