Indianapolis 500

robert gatten · 5/26/14, 5:22 PM

Bill Vukovich, A.J. Foyt, Jimmy Bryan, Mauri Rose, and the guy that put it in the corner when Mears backed off...Gordon Johncock.
There are two I loved but they never won a race, Loyd Ruby and George "Ziggy" Snyder.

SP Motorsports · 5/26/14, 5:51 PM

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Originally Posted by illiNOISE

Would this mythical 500 be in today's modern, rear engine cars? Or would it be in old, front motored beasts? And if the combatants are going at it in roadsters, would the surface be pavement, or would our heroes be getting their teeth rattled on the bricks?

Then you have to go with Foyt. The only one to win front and rear engine, bricks and pavement!

ISF · 5/26/14, 8:36 PM

"Rocket" Rick Mears
Bill Vukovich
A.J. Foyt Jr.
Al Unser Sr.
Ted Horn (In 10 starts in the Indy 500 Ted finished outside the top 4 only once)

Stevensville Mike · 5/27/14, 12:53 AM

I'll go nostalgic here:

The Cowboy, Jimmy Bryan. Smoked big cigars.
Bill Vukovich. Won two in a row and lost his life trying for the third.
Al Unser. Four time winner and for winning it in '78 the day before I left for bootcamp.
Mark Donohue. A guy who could have accomplished everything in motorsports until his life was cut short
Jules Goux, 1913. How can you NOT like a guy who had a glass of champagne at every pit stop? Imagine what it would have been like watching the 500 over 100 years ago!

And, if I may, even though he never won it, I'd like to give Lloyd Ruby a provisional. Always loved the patriotic red, white, and blue Mongoose.

Great topic. Thanks for starting the thread.

illiNOISE · 5/27/14, 7:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Stevensville Mike

And, if I may, even though he never won it, I'd like to give Lloyd Ruby a provisional. Always loved the patriotic red, white, and blue Mongoose.

If we give Hard Luck Lloyd a provisional, should we put Michael Andretti in our mythical field as well?

5/26/14, 8:36 PM	#13 Re: Indianapolis 500
ISF Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 3,127	"Rocket" Rick Mears Bill Vukovich A.J. Foyt Jr. Al Unser Sr. Ted Horn (In 10 starts in the Indy 500 Ted finished outside the top 4 only once) __________________ Silver Crown Championship Dirt Cars properly driven on a one mile dirt track are classic poetry in motion. Using that analogy, Jack Hewitt is one of the greatest poets of all time.

5/27/14, 12:53 AM	#14 Re: Indianapolis 500
Stevensville Mike Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 3,363	I'll go nostalgic here: The Cowboy, Jimmy Bryan. Smoked big cigars. Bill Vukovich. Won two in a row and lost his life trying for the third. Al Unser. Four time winner and for winning it in '78 the day before I left for bootcamp. Mark Donohue. A guy who could have accomplished everything in motorsports until his life was cut short Jules Goux, 1913. How can you NOT like a guy who had a glass of champagne at every pit stop? Imagine what it would have been like watching the 500 over 100 years ago! And, if I may, even though he never won it, I'd like to give Lloyd Ruby a provisional. Always loved the patriotic red, white, and blue Mongoose. Great topic. Thanks for starting the thread. _________________________________________________ Last edited by Stevensville Mike; 5/27/14 at 12:56 AM.

5/26/14, 5:22 PM	#11 Re: Indianapolis 500
robert gatten Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,130	Bill Vukovich, A.J. Foyt, Jimmy Bryan, Mauri Rose, and the guy that put it in the corner when Mears backed off...Gordon Johncock. There are two I loved but they never won a race, Loyd Ruby and George "Ziggy" Snyder.