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Photo credit: Dan Helrigel/Indianapolis Motor Speedway/Penske Entertainment During the early years of the IRL, fewer were faster than Greg Ray. |
Fast and brave, Greg Ray was one of the stars of the early days of the Indy Racing League. He started on the front row for the Indianapolis 500 four straight times (1998-2001), including topping Juan Pablo Montoya for the pole in 2000. Ray also won the IRL title in 1999, driving for John Menard.
In terms of speed, Ray was sort of the Danny Ongais of the
IRL. And like Ongais, Ray unfortunately crashed a lot – he was eliminated due
to an accident in four of his eight career Indy starts from 1997-2004. In Ray’s
final Indy appearance in 2004, he started and finished 27th, going
out after 98 laps because of a wreck.
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