SUPERDUKE (Offline)
#25
1/29/11 2:29 PM
L meyer w shaw t horn m rose b holland a cross s hanks d nalon t ruttman b vukovich j mcgrath c stevenson j bryan j rathman e sach r ward p jones aj foyt j rutherford l ruby j mcelreath j hurtubise g johncock g bettenhausen r mears a unser b unser a unser jr mario andretti d & p carter m kenyon r mcluske
NGOB1
#27
2/25/11 2:07 PM
My list of the 33 greatest Indy 500 drivers of all time
Row 1. Foyt, Unser Sr., Mears
Row 2. Mario Andretti, Ralph Depalma, Jim Clark
Row 3. Roger Ward, Louis Meyer, Wilbur Shaw
Row 4. Bobby Unser, Al Unser Jr., Emerson Fittipaldi
Row 5. Maurice Rose, Johnny Parsons, Bill Vukovich
Row 6. Sam Hanks, Jim Bryan, Graham Hill
Row 7. Johnny Rutherford, Gordon Johncock, Mark Donohue
Row 8. Tom Sneva, Helio Castroneves, Tony Stewart
Row 9. Tommy Milton, Parnelli Jones, Juan Montoya
Row 10. Michael Andretti, Paul Tracy, Jacques Villeneuve
Row 11. Dario Franchitti, Lloyd Ruby, Jackie Stewart
I know I've left off some good drivers and maybe included a couple that are on the bubble either way.
Jerry Shaw (Offline)
#28
2/25/11 2:48 PM
Row 1
Rick Mears, A.J. Foyt, Al Unser
Row 2
Wilbur Shaw, Bobby Unser, Louis Meyer
Row 3
Bill Vukovich, Johnny Rutherford, Emerson Fittipaldi
Row 4
Maury Rose, Helio Castroneves, Mario Andretti
Row 5
Ralph DePalma, Parnelli Jones, Gordon Johncock
Row 6
Tommy Milton, Roger Ward, Arie Luyendyk
Row 7
Dario Franchitti, Bill Holland, Jim Clark
Row 8
Rex Mays, Billy Arnold, Michael Andretti
Row 9
Dan Weldon, Tom Sneva, Jimmy Bryan
Row 10
Al Unser, Jr., Mark Donahue, Jimmy Murphy
Row 11
Scott Dixon, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jim Rathman
Picking the last ten was a lot tougher than the first.
Jerry
A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.
Winston Churchill
brian26 (Offline)
#29
2/26/11 1:34 PM
My turn- I'll try to do them in order on the first ten, after that it will be in no particular order (11-33)
1. Bill Vukovich Sr. - Go back and read up on his short career at indy, and look at the promise. He really could have won the race 4 times in a row!
2. A J Foyt- 4 wins, but it took 20 years, and a lot more support for to do it.
3. Mario Andretti- 1 win, but what sheer diversity he had! The only man to ever go from jalopies to formula one, by earning it the old way.
4. Al Unser sr.
5. Bobby Unser
6. Rick Mears
7. Johnny Rutherford
8. Parnelli Jones
9. Mauri Rose
10. Louie Meyer
and the rest-
Al Unser jr, Emmerson Fittipaldi, Gordon Johncock, Lloyd Ruby, Jimmy Clark, Eddie Sachs, Rodger Ward, Jimmy Bryan, Johnny Parsons, Tony Bettenhausen, Wilber Shaw, Ray Harroun, Tom Sneva, Troy Ruttman, Jim Rathman, Mark Donahue, Pat Flaherty (when he was mad), Micheal Andretti, Graham Hill, Tony Stewart(yes tony!), Gary Bettenhausen, Jim Hurtubise, Fred Frame.
This is the list I'm up to so far and as always, subject to change............
I base my list on level of difficulty of the times, skill diversity, speed records, win numbers in the 500, or the sheer ability to do it (Tony Stewart could have won both the 500 and the Brickyard 400).
As you can tell, I favor the front engine drivers the most, BECAUSE I'M AN AMERICAN AND WE DRIVE FRONT ENGINE CARS.
ThrowbackRacingTeam (Offline)
#30
2/26/11 2:15 PM
my favorite memory of indy since they went to rear-engined cars was
the interview with bob kinser on pit lane when steve was running there.
PRICELESSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!