Thursday, May 21, 2020

30 Days in May Bonus: No 66 Mark Donohue, 1970 Sunoco Lola


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 Bonus: No. 66, Mark Donohue, 1970 Sunoco Lola/Ford. Roger Penske’s dynasty at Indianapolis started with a soft-spoken mechanical engineer from Pennsylvania. Mark Donohue’s precise, analytical approach was the perfect complement to Penske as they worked together to find “The Unfair Advantage.”

In 1970, Donohue looked to improve his Rookie of the Year performance of 1969, when he finished seventh. He did so, taking second behind Al Unser. In 1971, Donohue shattered the track record on an almost-daily basis in practice, then won the 1972 race, giving Penske his first of 18 (and counting) Indianapolis 500 victories. Donohue raced only five times at Indianapolis, never starting worse than fifth.


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