I watched Larry race every season he came down to New Zealand,he was great to watch sliding round our dirt quarter mile,always spectacular and clean..!!!
He won a fair few races and features,if my memory serves me right he won the presteges 1977 World 30 lap Derby.
He was always available after in the pits to talk racing.
When he gets back on his feet Robbie,ask him about the big one he lost,way out in front in the biggest Feature race of our season,the 50 lap classic,he eased off with too much confidence,Sleepy Tripp powered his way up from a long way back and just got Larry at the line.On the last lap with Tripp closing you could have heard the 20,000 plus crowd yelling for Larry back in Indiana....

He would have been the most popular winner.
There have been a few great drivers from the U.S who have not won the race,Larry Rice being the top name on the list.
Recently of course ,during his Indy 500 commentaries,he would always say hello to his friends in New Zealand and Australia,that was special to us down under.
The word will get around quickly here and we will all want to give Larry and his family our best wishes and caring thoughts.