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Majeske collection Mike Mosley started on the front row twice for the Indianapolis 500, including second in 1983. |
Welcome to our monthlong countdown
celebrating notable drivers and cars from the history of the Indianapolis 500!
Along with Bobby Unser and Johnny Rutherford, Mike Mosely was one of my favorite drivers when I was a young boy. Unlike Unser and Rutherford, Mosley never found the right combination to vault him to Indy glory. It wasn’t due to lack of determination (twice he came back after being badly injured at Indianapolis from crashes caused by mechanical failure) or certainly driving talent.
Twice, Mosley started last in IndyCar races and won, both at
Phoenix and Milwaukee, which are considered “driver’s tracks.” In 1983, Mosley was
consistently among the fastest in practice and appeared to have the pole locked
up until an unknown rookie named Teo Fabi stunningly broke the track record. In
what was his last 500, Mosley wound up an appropriate 13th after a
spin and contact in Turn 1.
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