Welcome to our monthlong countdown celebrating notable drivers and cars from the history of the Indianapolis 500!
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Photo credit: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Michael Andretti made an incredible move to pass Rick Mears on the outside going into Turn 1 to lead Lap 187 of the 1991 Indianapolis 500. Mears did the same thing on the next lap and went on to win. |
30 Days in May: No. 10, Michael Andretti, 1991 Kmart-Havoline Lola/Chevrolet. What’s May without an “Andretti almost”? 1991 was the closest Michael came to winning the Indianapolis 500, finishing second to Rick Mears after a breathtaking duel in the late stages. In his Indianapolis 500 career, Michael Andretti led 431 laps, 0 wins. Rick Mears led 429 laps at Indy, 4 wins. Michael has had great success as a car owner in the Indianapolis 500, though, with five victories with five different drivers: Dan Wheldon (2005), Dario Franchitti (2007), Ryan Hunter-Reay (2014), Alexander Rossi (2016) and Takuma Sato (2017).
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