OK, so this year’s
Indianapolis 500 won’t be run in the month of May. For many of us, however, May
is more than just a month – it’s a state of mind. So let’s still celebrate
great cars and drivers of the past anyway!
30 Days in May:
No. 15, Peter Revson, 1973 Gulf McLaren/Offy. A front-row starter the previous
two 500s, Peter Revson was the first qualifier for the 1973 race. He wound up
starting 10th and finished 31st after crashing coming out
of Turn 4 after only three laps. That year, I remember my mom taking me to a
drug store in the Speedway Shopping Center to meet Revson, who was promoting
Rev-Up vitamins, and get an autographed picture, which I still have.
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| This display I had made many years ago is a bit worse for wear, but it shows a post card of Peter Revson's 1971 pole-winning McLaren, his 1972 front-row Gulf McLaren, the autographed photo I got in 1973 plus a summary of his career that I wrote. |
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