Welcome to our monthlong countdown celebrating notable drivers and cars from the Indianapolis 500!
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Majeske Collection Dick Simon and his TraveLodge Special was a fixture at Indianapolis in the early 1970s. |
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 ad in the 1973 Indianapolis 500 program.
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From the 1973 Indianapolis 500 program Dick Simon with hair! |
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