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 state of mind. So let’s still celebrate great
cars and drivers of the past anyway!
30 Days in May:
No. 6, Bobby Unser, 1972 Olsonite Eagle/Offy. I think it’s fair to say that
Bobby Unser did something in 1972 that will never happen again: He jumped the
pole speed by more than 17 mph with a four-lap average of 195.940 mph,
including one lap of 196.678 mph. The combination of aerodynamics (in the form
of giant wings), better tires, basically unlimited engines and extremely brave
drivers meant that everyone in the lineup for the 1972 Indianapolis 500
qualified faster than the 1971 pole speed, which was a comparatively paltry
178.696 mph.
Unser ran away from everyone at the start, leading the first
30 laps. He was out after Lap 31, however, with a bad ignition rotor –
something that almost never fails. His 30th-place finish was the
worst for a pole-sitter in the 1970s. #Indy500
@IMS @IMSMuseum @IndyCar
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