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Photo credit: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Dick Simon started 27th and finished 14th in the 1973 Indianapolis 500.
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30 Days in May Bonus: 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 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, leading to better results – he was sixth and ninth
in his last two races in 1987 and 1988, respectively. Simon is bald, but he
donned a toupee for this spot in the 1973 Indianapolis 500 program. #Indy500
@IMS @IMSMuseum @IndyCar
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