1994 Indianapolis 500 | Official Full-Race Broadcast 1080p

The following is a special presentation from ABC Sports. These are the eyes of Mario and Brent, Indianapolis 500 champion, roaring down the Speedway each Memorial Day weekend, but these eyes have seen and lived the

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for the past four decades when these eyes were 25 years old. were broad and inquisitive when they first saw the history and tradition of the speedway the first time on the track and then the speedway's 49 Indianapolis 500 today will once again see the speedway's time-honored fanfare traditions inspected I have seen the large crowds that They flock to the track every year today they will scan a multitude of eyes they are the windows to the soul these eyes reveal the very core of the man with rates of 2885 hundreds here is a man who has won and they come who have been crowned the Formula champion 1 and his personal peak was a victory and, in fact, but that was a quarter of a century ago since then, he won

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s and championships, but these eyes have too often seen the frustrations of making the Brickyard prosper, even the eyes of Mario They looked in disbelief from inside. the strange record a moment that ignited Andretti's burning passion these eyes have followed the march of technology running towards the moon they looked for the first time from this car in 1965 he won in this bar four years later, today they will look from the cockpit of a machine racing that looks futuristic with technology Mario's eyes have adapted to the speed increases 170 miles per hour in Berk today 240 miles per hour on the straight these are the withered eyes of Patriarch Andretti the apple of his eye his son Michael who He raced at the front of the pack wheel-to-wheel with Rick Beer in 1991, but it was Mears who won the race and Michael Andretti took the victory in Indianapolis.

These eyes have shuddered at the frugal realities of the speed of danger. his son Jeff was destroyed in this horrible accident these eyes watch helplessly and Mario himself has been bitten by this dangerous sand 1992 this was turn 4 as Esau these are the eyes of the most famous runners in the United States who have guided Mario Andretti through exciting days at the Brickyard. saw the checkered flag of victory in 69 saw an appeals court overturn his apparent second victory six months into the race in 1981 Danny Sullivan found himself right before these very eyes and then won the Mario race in 1985 he is Priven in the races that were decided by the closest finishes in history in 1982, Gordon Johncock, in the blink of an eye and two years ago, Al Unser jr. and Scott Goodyear today less than a line of cars, these eyes will look through the visor in Indianapolis for the last time next year and beyond the race will be run without Mario Andretti in one of the 33 cars, these eyes will be on the outside looking in and though these eyes keep piercing and haunting these eyes may shed tears at the end of their end Indy Mario has been trained to drive the spectacle of the Indianapolis 500 in racing in the eyes of Mario Andretti live from the largest racetrack in the world. world the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ABC Sports presents the 78th edition of the Indianapolis 500 race is a huge crowd, the largest sports crowd in a single day, which since five in the morning has been filling this largest stadium in the world , the track is

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of fanfare and festivals, but back in the garage. zone there is calm before the storm Mario Andretti's eyes are fifty-four years old now having witnessed so many changes Mario watched Andy Granatelli bring the turbine-powered cars here in '67 and '68 only to fail in the final laps Willy witnessed something similar today with That new Mercedes-Benz engine, how will the new power plants work in the hands of Roger Penske drivers Paul Tracy Emerson Fittipaldi, who starts outside the front row and the pole winner , Al unser jr.

Paul, there's more than just a new engine for Al Unser Jr. This year, his father's retirement earlier this month has firmly planted the legacy of the Indianapolis 500 on this man's shoulders. He doesn't seem too worried about it as he rests in his RV, in fact, he says he won't go. to the garage area for another ten minutes since the first Indy 500 in 1911. 599 men and two women have driven the race, one of those women runs Lynn St. today. James, he had a massage last night, he slept well, he's been reading letters from well-wishers, it's his third Indy and it's ready in an hour. 24-year-old rookie driver Bryan Herta, starting his first IndyCar race right now, seems remarkably relaxed due mainly to the consolation of his car's legendary owner, AJ Foyt.

Bobby Ray Hall remembers very vividly the bitter disappointment of 1993 when he was sent off. from the field for the first time in his career, but the despair of '93 now forgotten spreads a gigantic sense of relief. Out relaxes in the solitude of his garage knowing that today he has a great opportunity and

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y believes that they can pull off a surprising surprise. Well, the focus here now is on the drivers of the cars. The machines are already in place. Indiana blue skies over the weather are perfect, welcome to Indianapolis. I'm Paul Page and I can't remember a 500 that raised so many questions.

Can Roger Penske overcome the uncertainty of his new Mercedes-Benz engine and claim his tenth Indy victory? Drivers Allen, his junior, Emerson Fittipaldi and Paul Tracy, have had the fastest straightaway speeds this month and one of nine first-time drivers, one of the most experienced groups of rookies ever duplicated, the latest rookie win here at Graham Hill at 1966 Lynn st. James starts from the second row, three times the victories come from his starting position, 15 of the drivers are born abroad, almost half of the participants and then there is Mario, 54 years old, he is the oldest driver, 20 years older than the average age of the participants. field but in final practice who was the fastest by almost a mile per hour now to help you pick a winner, we have divided the field into groups based on their track records, drivers who would be happy just finishing the rookie class, the new generation ready to win and the champions here are the champions in the 500 proven winners, they have the equipment and know the way to the checkered flag the dean of the winners is Mario Andretti, who starts ninth in his career he obtained 52 victories, the most of any active driver the car he drives today is a quantum leap from his winner 69 there is an extra incentive to win today this is his last 500 his farewells as part of a tour called Arrivalerci Mario for ma mère a hall a long month of May he was eliminated from the field and requalified in Akari obtained from roger penske in 80 sexy members of Grover's gym team who died several days after the race Bobby is the co-owner of the car he drives, the pole winner of the year last and second place to Lyon Dyck starts this The race of the year from the center of the third row is driven with a new team in d Regency Racing that won here in 1990 starting outside row one.

Emerson Fittipaldi is trying to become the first man since Allen 23 years ago to win consecutive Indys. 500 in 89, he hit his son two laps from the end, which the confrontations did not allow him to put aside a month before the first million-dollar victory on the track and a drink of cold milk in the lane. the victory. Last year's victory was less dramatic until II. drank orange juice in the winner's circle Al Unser jr. He hopes to use his Mercedes-powered Penske to win his second 500. He won his first two years ago. It was the closest finish two weeks ago, allowing him to become the fastest qualifier in the field, taking his first pole at Indianapolis to the delight of his father and his The image of car owner Roger Penske Big Al appears four times in the BorgWarner Trophy and Little Al just once, but Grandpa and Dad are already preparing a face for the Mini Ali of the next century with the retirement this month of breaks like Johnny Rutherford and Al Unser, these five former winners.

He has only six previous victories and the young Al Unser jr. is giving some suggestions to his father, Major Ellen Sir Jr. but Al, what would a second victory today mean to you? Well, you know it meant everything to us, you know, this is what we live for, it's the Indy 500 and now I'm with the best team there is, Team Marlboro. Penske, so we're just waiting for the weather to get dressed and go out and have a good, safe race, that's the important thing. Let's check with Gary Gerald Jack Mario Andretti just put on his pilot's uniform.

They called Mario. It's funny how the emotions are different now as you prepare for your 29th and final chance to win this race at Indy. Well, yes, they are different to some extent, of course, it seems like I'm getting a little more attention and I think it's very nice. and as far as approaching the race and everything else, the same basic anxieties and the same basic goals, you know, just go in and hope for a great result and come out like I say happy. I'll tell you which one is one of the big ones. ambassadors of all time preparing for this last attempt, we wish them the best, let's Jerry, hit Emerson Fittipaldi, given the immediate torque and speed of the Mercedes engine along with the hot weather, you didn't worry at all about the wear of the tires, well, I think that was going to be a concern for everyone, but I want to say that we have traveled many kilometers and many tests.

I am very confident that today is pleasant and beautiful, like the calm person Fittipaldi Paul on the straight. Celebrities are now introducing the engines. will begin in just over 39 minutes we return live in Indianapolis, where Roger Penske is the owner with the most victories in the history of the circuit. He has a reputation for making bold and successful moves. Much of the news this month has been Roger's introduction of the new Mercedes-Benz engine. Penske Sam Posey is in the Penske garage while Paul, the Mercedes, sparked controversy because two different rules were built than most other engines in this race.

These rules on the books since 1992 were written to encourage engines similar to those found in passenger cars. It is completely legal but it is not intended for passenger cars It is intended for this race only other engines have been built to these rules, including one that holds the record here, but they have been chronically unreliable. I had a hard time finishing the race now. Roger Penske's team has won eight of the last 15 Indy 500s. His cars have been running very well with their failing Moore engines. Why go to the trouble and risk of a special engine for this race?

I think about Sam when we looked at the track last year. and the change in setup: we took the warm-up lane where people could run below the line to speed up through the corners. Torque is needed in this race to overtake on the straights. We had long lines and they closed the pits. So the race strategy is different and we believe that the new Mercedes-Benz engine will give us that advantage in the racing team. Why develop the engine and test it in complete secrecy? You really put an edge on the racing establishment when you compete in the biggest race in the world you don't give your competition your drawings of what you're going to do well good luck to you today back to you Paul Roger represents the experience here, he knows the secrets of a victory in Indy for a new driver in Indy it is intimidating let's continue I look at the field while here they call them rookies the new drivers are veterans and champions of other series mauricio gugelmin is a five-year veteran of Formula One in home in Brazil is a TV commercial star advertising a product he not only sells, but knows how to skillfully cook with some fried pasta until he earns his degree from Baylor University and the Indy Lights experience in his first 500 .He will try to leave his mark on a one-year-old car.

Dennis Vitolo makes his first Indy 500 start later. Competing in the series for more than six years, he and his wife Corrine mortgaged everything they own so that Dennis could race inside a tollbooth in 14th position since his teammate had AC Matsuda the year past. Mattoon Ax was in his first non-pilot final. but it is a favorite spot for Japanese television and will continue with the Deadpool preview. Adrián Fernández is driving for the same Ric Galas team that orchestrated the 1992 victory. Mexico's Fernández starts in one of the new Renard chassis that Scott Sharp, the two-time Trans Am champion, is building.

His second start on an oval track, a successful qualifying effort here was rewarded with a three-year contract signed at the end of the race. Brazilian Marco Greco was more than happy to pose for

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photographs in the last amateur to enter the field of 33 the sixth placed for owner Dick Simon The slowest rookie in qualifying Bryan Herta, driving for AJ Foyt, had to endure an exciting final day of qualifying to secure his 22nd place finish. Brian is used to winning. He is the reigning champion in the lightweight category,starting from within. second row fastest rookie qualifier of all time dr.

Luke has the best starting position for a rookie since Te'o Bobby sat on pole in 1983. There are nine rookies in the field, not the largest field by far in 1919, there were 19. Not only Jacques Vilna is the fastest rookie in the field. He is the youngest driver in the field and we are wondering about his first Indy 500, what are the expectations of him? I hope we are in the top 10. I have a lot of confidence in the team, they did a great job throughout the month and I. I know they are there to win and they are ready to do it, and I am really a rookie still and the only rookie on the whole team, so I have to be realistic, take it easy and finish the race again. famous second generation driver about to try it out here at Indy Paul here's Scott Sharp, one of the rookies who first caught a glimpse of this giant crowd as he walks to the pit area and then Robby Gordon, who was a rookie here last year and took the race lead at a time his experience as off-road racing much like four-time winner Rick Mears, who won his first race on his second start in 1985, Danny Sullivan won here after his famous spin in front of Mario during the last ten years that they want it from the cabin today they will observe it from a tower at the top of turn four.

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team, so welcome, Danny Sullivan. Thanks Paul. Back in the garage area there are thirty-three very nervous drivers. They all drive it differently some of the guys have to go to the bathroom a lot some of them walk back and forth and some of them even get taken out now imagine they have only driven the car once in the last week which was the Thursday they are going to do three warm-up laps and then they are going to go for the green and the greatest show in the world which is like comparing it to going to the open sky in the USA. a practice day three days ago taking three practice swings and preparing well off the tee, as danny sullivan suggests, starting the 500 is the top line and many drivers' portfolios take that into account.

Let's continue analyzing the output field. Ten drivers have limited success in Indy cars. Being a starter here is a personal victory Roberto Guerrero starts in the same car in which he set the one and four lap records in 1992, an error in the pits cost him the victory in race 87, but he still finished second just four months later , an accident in testing almost ended his career. In life he never had the opportunity to demonstrate what this car was capable of doing in 92, but weather conditions influenced a payroll accident that ended his day. Mike Rob starts from position 31.

He hopes that this unknown chassis that he has tested for less than a week will lead to the same success as those more familiar ones that he drove early in his career, John Paul jr. he missed last year's race, he won a 500-mile IndyCar race in Michigan and 83 in a close finish over Rick Mir. Scott Brayton has the second-most Indy 500 starts among active drivers with 12. The former one-lap record holder has spent years developing the Buick engine that powers his car here Omashu Sheena begins his third Indy 500 from the outside from row 6 in a lola Ford Cosworth, but he's lucky to be able to start after surviving this terrible accident in Phoenix even though his car was split in half. left with a dislocated shoulder two heroes left inside row 6 Fastest rookie in 1992 qualifying Jimmy Vasser drives a Renard Ford a long way from the car he started in at age six 22 years ago Stan Fox qualified for the inside of row five in this car after the build was delayed and he was only able to take Ford practice laps before qualifying.

Boxing, one of the few drivers to come to Indy racing in the sprints and midgets, some spectacular results starting his seventh consecutive 500 from the outside. German Dominik Dobson, born on the fourth row, has a good chance to improve his best finish of 12th out of 92. Former front row starter Eddie Cheever is today in the middle of the fourth row in a car in the which he practiced at over 231 miles per hour and tested here last November at the st. James will make his third start at Indianapolis from the outside of the second row. Lin earned her way to the front of the Indy field through her perseverance as a driver and surviving crashes like this one, an MSHA gtp at Riverside in 1986.

The crash was terrifying, but Lin was not injured in the fire, her Indy debut was in 1992, when she was named Rookie of the Year, but the highlight of her racing career was this qualifying race two weeks ago that put Lin in the field ahead of Nigel Mansell, Mario Andretti and Bobby Rahal in another of dick simon's six entries, these tanned aspiring drivers account for 48 Indy 500 starts, two second places but no wind Lynn st. James, earlier this month you caught everyone's attention with your impressive performance in qualifying by realistically starting outside the second row. Now, what are your expectations here today?

I just want us to have a really good, clean, safe race. I'm going to have the best race of my life and may the best team win, may the best team win. I hope we're there, but I just wanted to be safe and clean and I want to do everything I can, as she says, just uniform, she actually embodies the spirit of the American woman Jack Jerry, a man, is experiencing the thrill of his life after this morning in the garage area. Tim Allen, the star of the hit ABC comedy Home Improvement, finally sits in the race car.

Tim, why are you coming to Indianapolis? the food the food yeah the food here that dripping chili is great what do you think I come here Indianapolis what kind of idiot are you anyway you're sweating you're actually really nervous right? There's people yelling, you know, stand in and out, that's all we have to do, hey, I came here because there's a big golf game today, so I thought I'd drive here. I bought this car, this is a car from the Sears catalog, you can get anything at Sears. catalog and you build it yourself Allen. I put this right, it actually did, but we're going to have more 34 years waiting for an ID to be removed.

This morning I made it Turkish with mayonnaise a little too long, so there we are. Waiting any minute the boy will be coming and going between here on the fifth. We'd like to talk to you a little more, but you ran out of time, so let's go back to the tower. I think he knows you very well. Well, we will take a route now 25 minutes until the engine starts. Our Elion dam greets the crowd. The Miller Pit Stop Competition presented by Miller Genuine Draft. One of the most exciting events that took place during Indy week was the Miller pit stop competition after a series of eliminations the final two teams representing John Paul Jr. and Jacques Villeneuve changed four tires and performed a simulated fuel connection.

The grand prize was $25,000 in cash and $10,000 in tools. Second place received $15,000. Seconds can make the difference in the battle for the checkered flag and Villeneuve's steamer was seven tenths faster. From second to winning the

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Miller Pit Stop Competition, designated as one of America's National Landmarks, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum keeps the history of the Indianapolis 500 alive, visit us and discover why the 500 Miles is the biggest racing spectacle in downtown Indianapolis since the Spirit of the Goodyear Blimp, this is the 70th year that Goodyear Blimps have covered the nation's major sporting events. Now let's continue analyzing the output field.

Nine drivers have scored wins at the highest levels of racing and our 500 contenders have the speed and the Sámi wins Scott Goodyear will start 33rd for the second time in three years because a teammate sacrificed his spot on the grid, but the It happened again that Goodyear went from 33rd place to second in the closest finish in 500 history Stefan Johansson makes his second Indy 500 Starting from the outside of row nine last year, this Swedish driver was the rookie with the thirty first places and made a steady race to finish 11th. Young Canadian Paul Tracy will start his third 500 for Roger Penske in one of only three cars powered by the powerful Mercedes. -benz motor Paul prepares for the racing season by riding the rough terrain on his mountain bike, but he didn't expect this rough terrain to happen the day before pole qualifying, he took a hard hit against the wall and had to pass the night in the hospital. have a chance at pole, that's why he starts from the inside of row 9 as a rookie in 83.

Tail favi qualified on pole today starts from the outside of row 8 driving for Jim Hall, an owner with two previous 500 wins in 78. and an 80 as a rookie last year Robby Gordon led the Indy 500 this year starts from inside the seventh row and expects his ride to be much smoother than in the long-distance off-road races he won Robby is now the lead driver for the Derrick Walker IndyCar Team, Mario's nephew and godson of his car in his boy AJ, John Andretti makes his seventh 500 start from inside row four John is a versatile driver accustomed to high speed last year he was winning matches in a top fuel dragster on saturday driving the car 14 at night he was involved in this spectacular multi car accident while racing a stuck car at charlotte motor speedway when the 500 finishes today he will fly to charlotte and will run another 600 miles.

One of Nigel Mansell's remaining fuel goals in racing is to win. With the MV 500, your search begins today from the third row. Last year he was named Rookie of the Year and came close to winning the race, but his lack of experience showed on this restart with 16 laps remaining, as he dropped to third behind Fittipaldi and Lyon died. but he learns quickly by winning five more races in the series to take the best PPG Cup champion, starting from the inside of Road. Michael Andretti looks to add to the 337 laps he led at Indy Michael missed last year's 500 due to his participation in Formula One, but returned to the Indy cars just as he left with an aggressive driving style, driving hard and earning his return to the series in the season opener in Australia.

Bravo Boys L firmly believed that the Indy 500 was taken away from him last year because of two penalties imposed during this year's race, he seeks to avenge that loss from the middle of the front row and in his American home in Miami, he plays basketball with his son Raul Jr. In his homeland of Brazil, he is an accomplished show horse jumper. These nine have proven their abilities everywhere but Indy and today he believes that would change if Raoul were to stop and go to penalties in last year's race. You say that cost you the Indy 500, when?

Put all that on the shelf, well I think last year I had great support from the fans, you can see it and this is a big motivation for me and that's behind us and let's see what we can do this year. Good luck today, let's check. with Gary Gerald Gary is still back in the garage area Nigel Mansell Nigel the lessons he learned last year as a rookie how will it help you in this race? today I'm a sailor for my kids first Larry Lyon Greg and hello mom yes, I mean, I'm more comfortable. I don't have any back pain this year and you know, I have a lot of experience under my belt and I feel very comfortable with that and we should ask you because everyone wants to know if you plan on coming back. to Formula One after Indianapolis, I apologize, I think that says a lot, a high volume from Nigel Mansell, let's go to Jerry, hit Michael Andretti after a year away, what would it mean to you to win today and the last 500 miles from your father, obviously?

It would be really special and you know, I know if Dad can win it, he would want me to do it and you know, if we could do it, it would be a great moment where one of the pre-race favorites, Michael Andretti, Paul Paul Tracy, comes out. to the pit area ready to start at the Indy 500 we will be back Mario Andretti as he now heads from the garage area to his final Indy 500 what incredible memories and thoughts must be going through this man's mind here today after 25 years . A quarter of a century since his last victory and fans around the world still love the Andretti name that runs now.

Bobby Unser this year will be watching from a position above the corporate suites at the turn with a great view of turn two and Bobby's homestretch. What about Mario Andretti? Can he win it? Oh, he is always capable of winning and it is certainly another comeuppance. What do you think about what happens in the mind of a pilot? What happens when you get here to a track? Bobby, well, you know that. For example, the first thing I used to do when I came here was to look at the clouds with the wind and thesun for example if the sun shines on the track it heats the surface and rubber of the tires making it very slippery and you often hear drivers complain on television that the track is slippery this is what means Bobby, how does heat affect cars well?

If it's hot, drivers will be told to increase fuel consumption to help cool the engines now. This could cause some fuel problems for Molly and that's basically for fast cars, so Bobby, how do you think the Mercedes Benz will do? Remember one thing Paul, Mercedes engines have never been tested in a race or at temperatures as high as we think. To be today also because of their additional power, they will be a little tougher on the tires, but without these problems I think they will be untouchable and remember that this is still the most difficult 500 miles in racing, so anything can happen.

Alright Bobby Unser Mario now joins his son Michael as they come out of the alley back to the garages and they're in the pit area and there's Alan Sir Jr. the best start he's had here has been Phil, he won once and today he starts from the pole the clock continues counting while Bobby Ray Hall hopes to return to the 500 there is just over 12 minutes left until the engines start Robby Gordon is ready David Letterman never misses the Indianapolis 500, in fact, he is a friend close to Bobby and Debbie Ray Hall, the drivers are starting to get into their cars and one man who knows what they are going through is Danny Sullivan Danny, this is one of the most critical moments for The drivers have to exclude the supporters, family, fans and sponsors, and they have to reacquaint themselves with the cabin.

This is a time where they have to close everything they see behind me out of there and for nine. Newbies, that is very difficult because this scene has never been experienced before Jack, there is less than 10 minutes left before the field of 33 here comes to life, you can feel the anticipation, a crowd of more than 500,000 people gather to wish these 33 fastest men in the world the best. We see Mario Andretti, the vision he will have for the last time inside a race car here at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, who would have thought in 1969 that he would reach his retirement year with just one victory at the Brickyard, the large crowd has seen.

Seen from the Goodyear blimp circling the 2 1/2-mile facility as we prepare for the festivities Michael Andretti returning from Formula One Emerson Fittipaldi, the defending Indianapolis 500 champion, can make it back-to-back wins today? Beneath that Team Penske car is on the outside of that row Florence Henderson a veteran of TV and Broadway movies prepares for her performance of the national anthem let's get to the public address system ladies and gentlemen featuring the golden voice of Florence Anderson joins Purdue's all-American band the presentation of colors as we salute the United States of America with our national anthem just a long way from the command to start engines will return after this message and a word from our ABC stations we are back live in Indianapolis This Memorial Day weekend, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway pauses its formal ceremonies before the Engine Start to honor those who sacrificed their lives defending the United States in war 50 years ago. 1944 the P-51 Mustang destroyed the German air force in the skies of Europe the formation you just saw the P-51 led by General Chuck Yeager, who shot down 13 German aircraft, General Yeegar, is no stranger to the runway, He drove the pace car in 1986 and 88, was the first pilot to fly faster than the bell ringing x-1 in 1947, flying the Yeager Knights with Paul.

Romine and Brad, the p-51s, greetings from them 50 years ago, racing fans, on this day we meet friends and family from all over the world, it's so nice to be back home and maybe it's vodka and the voice of Jim Philippi. Ladies and gentlemen, we are at that time of day for the command that will begin the 78th edition of this event and here, to say the traditional four words, is the president emerita of the board of directors of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Mrs. Mary, friend Rick Coleman, the wait has arrived. End, the engines start on the Indianapolis straight, the teams with a final check on board the camera.

Robby Gordon's car, let's get out. Gary Gary hits AJ. What advice have you offered to rookie drivers who are about to make their first Indy start? Look, you start four. four five laps and we'll run 400 miles if anyone knows how to get the job done here at Indy it's an 8 to 4 Oh PJ will be driving one of the parade cars today here the pace car will be driven by the great Parnelli Jones here's the onboard camera on the front of Bobby Rahal's car, what do you think? Here's Barry Carroll, four-time Indy 500 winner. Rick tells me he's ready to take his concerns about the reliability of this new power plant to 500 miles, well, Mercedes has been doing great, oh look, you know , we're talking wood, we're keeping our fingers crossed we can make it the full 500 miles.

We have achieved this with some test engines, so I hope these will achieve it and we will. I just need to run all day, deal with traffic and get through the first half to get to the second half, then we'll see, we still miss you for not being on the track, right? Thank you so much. Let's go with Jack as the cars drive away. Dick Simon, you have six cars in the field, where are you going to work on what part today? Well, I'll be at the Duracell Fit and at JC Penney's Berlin and actually, up and down like crazy, we're very proud to have it. six cars in the show it's the biggest show in the world did you tell roll anything about the first lap who's going to lead?

I told him not to back down at all because the Mercedes have been slow in the corners all month, okay? car with a problem on its hands ready, they have Tomcat started that car even though the rest of the field has moved away and now they will push the car yes, there it goes, they got it started we look at the main trace analysis the first expected fuel stop foreign yellows at 25 lat stuck in the final stretch the weather here today the Grand Champion but it should not be a magnificently beautiful day here in Indianapolis nor the cloud in the sky here is Jack Arute well Paul has made important changes in the pit road In First, the signage area that was once 11 feet was reduced to 5 feet.

A new concrete retention barrier on the exterior. Two new racing asphalt flames on pit road. Then the concrete where the cars will be serviced now resulted in an additional area. six feet for the teams, the teams have a new toy as they will be able to keep up with lab grading with their portable video page, we have whole cameras everywhere, it's looking over nigel mansell's right half shoulder waiting Don't make last year's rookie mistakes check this out, it's just a great new angle of fantasies to consider and then what about the engines in the field dominated by the xb7 port and Warren drifts and of course those three? mercedes-benz that will be everyone's focus, let's go to Gary Paul, a lot has been said of course about this controversial new mercedes-benz power plant in this new race in IndyCar racing a couple of important questions still unanswered Will fuel consumption problems become? a concern as this day evolves and secondly, does it have that reliability, the durability to go 500 miles in race conditions?

Now the three Penske drivers believe they've answered that emphatically with more than 7,000 miles of testing this month with that new engine, but there are 30 other drivers and teams who really want to know if their fears of Mercedes dominance have been justified. Mario Andretti's car in his final Indianapolis 500 while driving on the Arrivalerci tour. All success in motorsports requires commitment and sacrifice and no one understands that. better than rookie Dennis Vitolo and his wife Corrine, who have mortgaged their lives and, to some extent, their future to be here today after their primary sponsor retires, emptied their savings accounts and tapped into all assets to meet their financial obligations to the car's owner, Dick Simon, forever.

The Vitello's literally everything depends on their performance in row two, rookie shock bill enough Michael Andretti and Lynn st. James, the third row, Nigel Mansell, are a lion, Dyke and Mario Andretti, as we saw a cloud of smoke coming from one of the cars. John Andretti had the car in the wrong gear and drove away. He now he has Eddie Cheever, Dominic Thompson in the fifth row. Stan. Fox hello to JC Masuda and Dennis Vitolo in row number six Jimmy Vasser rookie Scott Sharp and here Omashu fills in the seventh row Robby Gordon Roberto Guerrero and rookie Brian in row a rookie Bryan Herta Scott Brayton and behind Bobby ninth row es Paul Tracy Adrian Fernandez and Stefan Johansson former 10th row winner Bobby Ray Hall, rookie Mauricio Gugelmin and John Paul Jr. and the eleventh and final role Mike Groff, newcomer Marco Greco and Scott Goodyear, Bobby unser as we watch it, what are you thinking?

Dismayed from where I am I can actually see the booths, know if the drivers are waving to the crowds it's time to concentrate they're making their last minute adjustments within the last adjustment of the shoulder harness checking their gauges warming them up slowly they're really concentrating right now you're looking in the pace car which of course is the great Parnelli Jones the first man to break the 150 mile per hour barrier there in Indianapolis, look out the back of that car, let's go high in turn four, here There's Danny Sullivan, well let me tell you, this is one of the most nervous moments for a driver.

You're about to go down and take that green flag, you just don't want to screw it up and some people are thinking "I've got to make a big start" but you're totally focused on the crowd, they don't see any of that, they remember Danny met the last time. Last year, Raúl Boesel took the lead at the start, he has a score to settle in this race and he may be prepared to take advantage of any opportunity to stay focused. Cars in the garage include the cheap mode about who is in the same wind. the direction is to win qualified leaning Simon wanted the lead in any possible the cars are in the home stretch now starting across a line in their familiar rows of three should turn green as they go turn behind the safety car controls the field very slow The pace at this point will quicken in a few seconds.

We pray for a meandering exit here in Indianapolis. Very slow to get the pace going crazy towards the green flag. Stopping was considered, but he was actually stuck at the exit. I'm sure he is. Al Unser Jr. The first pole sitter to lead the first lap since Rick Mears in 1991, little Al is out front, chased by teammate Emerson Fittipaldi. Michael Andretti moved up and took third position and Larry Lyon Dyke, Mario Andretti and Eddie Cheever. We are in the final stretch, this is the Mercedes power we are talking about. They were able to advance the start but now there is no reason to show all their effort.

I don't know if that allows you to do that. It's going pretty well, but Emerson is running very well. conservative I think he has a little bit of understeer in a car because he's already running through Rumple's bush Danny looked at Robby Gordon the number nine Valvoline car he got here awfully high the first 206 miles per hour there many see some tactics on the part from Today's Team Penske, Al Unser, great analyst, watches his son lead the Indianapolis 500 of Mario Andretti, protagonist of the offspring, okay, listen, he's doing a tremendous job, you know he hasn't been that fast , but here's a guy who drives very, very well within the network.

It was the beginning of the Speedway, now look at the cars in the middle of the front row at the moment he gets trapped and has to lose power. Two things happen, he loses his speed and hits the turbulence of the cars right in front of him. wait for such a good start Lily moved back suddenly actually what Sam is trying to do on the radio is that he was surprised by falling when he did better when he lost that position in the front row dick Simon just told me that He pressed the microphone and it was a dead silence that left those guys speechless and the two Penske drivers who slowed down.

Well, Bobby, they really pinched him here, he didn't have constant preparation and it's just cheaper. As you see, he gained six places on the first lap, so he's a The man at the back of Bow Cell got off to a great start, his Eddie Cheever moving fast in that shiny bar in Greece and looking very solid as he opened He walked in this field and was upset about losing his girlfriend a couple of years ago. -Off deal you got I told him what the problem is he said I've actually raced more on the circuit than any other year, so he'sSo Al Unser Jr. position 21 from the start we have a yellow we have a yellow running small there and something in his nose from his previous health hard to tell what it is it looks like a stream of paper or duct tape and I in this car Bobby unser Dennis control coming towards Can you have any ideas?

I will take a look. I love it so far. We didn't see anything in the lab before we came here. We are ready. I don't see any problem. Had a quick turn here and I turned four, so Danny Sullivan reports, then it was said, oh, and just a quick turn, Danny. I would suspect he didn't touch anything at all because of the condition of the car. It didn't seem to touch anything. I just saw the end and I see the little turn marks right there, looking for the red cars, eccolo and there's a quick turn and the rear end pointing back, that's enough to bring out the yellow.

Here's another Danny Sullivan style angle taught by a much less experienced man with almost no cleanliness down there Bobby one of the things I noticed watching this tape is that he was really trying to pinch the car very low his skin started to recede in small shapes but very low on the track and the tail Bobby had A real scare when the toys are kept at the end of 30 lines. I have an ongoing battle for fourth place as they head back to Green Flag Racing. Dude, I'm sure Junior is still the leader, followed by Petal Ball.

We focus on the objective of this battle. I don't know if you realized that when everyone got under him because they took the air out of his front and washed him, well, let's go to the field. Jerry hits all the mortgage to get here Corinne Vitolo. She almost lost her future when she realized her husband had just turned a curve, for now what she said happened was he was trying to move under the car, he got off on the rumble strips and a couple, we're lost and the heat reported that the cars were fine, their heartbeats. coming back down and should be good to go let's check the field with Gary Cheryl Ken's quick report from Nigel Mansell apparently at the same time Villeneuve who was in front of him kicked some debris, the debris hit Mansell in the helmet on top of face. the shield has not suffered any damage, it's okay, now it's back in the race to live a little again in the early stages, especially in an oval race like this, it doesn't mean you're winning a little while we'll see something feasible.

I am confident soon. only Mansell's head there is the best battle on the track the lesbian lion mario andretti now joins a victorious glimpse of Raoul boy cell who is sitting behind it is incredible the way Lorelai and I came to life for the Indy 500 he won here He was second, he played every position, he's really driving a tee for a team now and he has less experience that a big team should do so well and one of the reasons is that he just doesn't feel the pressure here like some of the others go. to take something we're also looking at here, he's making a move right there, it seems to be the only car that the B seems to be able to get under the other car that's in front of us.

I think everyone is having turbulence problems. and the track is very hot, what is interesting down here, in turn, for Paul is the different personality of driving the road. McGrath made a leg birthday driving. Gordon has a larger group today than without a car, the mom accompanying her is now on the A long backstretch continues to chase Re Lion Dyke, who is nine seconds behind race leader Al Unser jr. he's going to lap this first couple of cars so we'll see how he does there, so Nigel Mansell continues his chase from seventh place. 13 laps are complete, each one floating through our first yellow flag, we're back.

Indianapolis watching now, let's watch our junior as he makes his way through this field, now he's already checking out the back of the field, has been around Bryant Hill and Dennis Missoula and if what they wanted to do with the Mercedes-Benz engine is flee the field, he is Certainly, I tried here one of the tactical scenarios for Team Penske was to have a rabbit in the race and look a little, they obviously picked him out loud to be that rabbit, but that's surprising because everyone thinks little Alice is starting to run. slow and goes up faster after the new board at the end, but this is the rabbit, but it's not the one we would have expected, yes, but I think one of the important things here is that the little owl obviously doesn't have exactly where he wants, that It's all trust. the way he's driving now he can go anywhere he wants to go hello, he doesn't care he's driving Barry inside himself who dodged me that was Bryan Herta driving AJ Foyt's car come on Allan is our junior running away with this race which will take place later today here on ABC Sports Nancy Lopez Brandi Burton Patty Chien and defending champion Betsy James shoot on the back nine of the JCPenney LPGA Masquerade Play which is today at 3:30 ET, 2:30 special and 12:30 Pacific time here on ABC Sports, so Mercedes-Benz engine the big question of the day for the moment has been answered these are the answers that were expected but of course it is early and the question marks over If the tire wear will continue and if his transmission is new for this race he has never been in a race before will the distance last weather a little thing like a bell that comes out as a triple towards the end who knows the yellow legs just appear and it's Roberto Guerrero Roberto Guerrero spins apparently several of them and crashes into the wall, our second yellow of the day, yes, and I can see the car from where I am, Paul, although I didn't see the whole spin, I saw the end in the car, no That's when you heard everything.

It wasn't that bad of an accident, he said he's still in the car, he's moving, he'll be able to get out now, so I'm sure he's in pretty good shape with 20 laps completed. Robby Gordon had come up in the field and then the yellow light came on and there is a sign in the pits now this is the rule here the field must group up behind the safety car before opening the pits there is Roberto Guerrero Sven Sam well, he fantastic is that now we have had two spins including Dennis Vitolo and no one got hurt and I think the track configuration like last year with the paid platforms covered in grass is great because the spins keep you away from the wall now there He is in the center of the screen in the green.

The car lost control way down the track Danny the same way Vitolo took a look at that first replay one more time, we'll do it in slow motion now Roberto Guerrero came out of the turn - the low poly was peach - coming out of the corner and you can see it's crossing the short chute sliding it really slowed down a lot, it hurts the car very gently mommy, do you think that's partly due to the understeer everyone is experiencing? Yes, whats up? You're pinching it too much coming out, all the guys have been doing this and they turn to what I saw in st. james olmos business Roberto the girls' wife observes from the pets love and fundamentals of 500 since 1987, when she turns 22 she will return with more than 500 after this message and a few words from our ABC stations, we are back live in Indianapolis, where everyone headed to the pits. but Mario Andretti is still there Gary, yes, they removed everything they had from the body and started working on the electronics of the right side module.

They told us the problem was that the car wasn't idling when they got to the actual pit stop. What a horrendous thing happened at this man's first race stop and his final ride at Indy and we understand that Paul Tracy is on the fence. Paul Tracy, a little further north, is one of the Mercedes-Benz engines, but is also now unavailable. jr. the race leader when he came to his stops and started pulling what happened Mansel missed the pits Fittipaldi stopped in the wrong pit period and pitted too early Cosell passed to another car so this is not unusual , it's a problem that there was allows to be a little too conservative, trying to take care of the transmission in the flood, that was a flu, right, I was just trying to be conservative and not spin the tires, damage the gearbox, okay, Let's go with Jack Arute. well Bobby Unser is absolutely right, there may have been a problem, just pre-race jitters, remember what Danny Sullivan said, the fact that it's like teeing up for the US Open, they haven't practiced at all for quite some time , there is a pit board on the other side.

That tells Al Unser Jr. Penske radios are scrambled last time the board came out in front of Al jr. It said radio. Oh, we'll check it out, but there might be a problem with the TBN ski and Al jr radios. Don't forget they also have another method that the only one Penske has is like a little computer on the steering wheel that they can write messages on. Let's go to Jerry, Hit Well, John Barnes, the manager of the Pagan Racing team, and Roberto. Guerrero and John, not a good start for you, what happened out there, well, the Interstate Batteries car was doing a great job and Roberto was moving through traffic with ease and everything was fine, it seemed like he got a little dirty air and he went down in the corner there and I got away from him, but it was an honor to have a great guy like him driving for us.

We hope to do it again. Have you spoken to him since the incident? No, I only mention the communication in the back with candy here. he's kind of mean, but he just got the weights straighter, everything was fine, so before it's just one of those things, let's check with Gary Gerald. The problems continue for Mario Andretti. They put the whole body back on, they thought they had made the change they tried to start the car, he didn't respond, we understand that when the accident happened the traffic slowed down and went down PN and the engine just died.

I couldn't and Mario Andretti fell, yes, now 31 as he continues Sit in the pits, the new leader has been terrible. We just returned to green flag racing in Indianapolis. Emerson Fittipaldi leads the field after Al Unser jr. He spent an extra 11 seconds in the pits due to the engine stalling, which dropped him to third place, but very quickly at the green flag, this number 31 car is Michael Andretti spawned for the camera. Yes, other people know that it looks like he is to the right of the car. shaking with this, yeah, and there's debris everywhere and fire, still trying to avoid each other in turn one, it's like one of the points on the cars, the PacWest machines another car into the wall it's tough, Bobby, do you have glasses in this car? move very slowly through this.

I know the team is there. There is so much equipment around one leg. I can't really see it and we saw the end, but we couldn't see the beginning. From here, one of the cars looks like I know Dominic Thompson, that's the right one, inside, we'll take a look at some replays, we can tell what happened. I remember that one of the problems you see in an accident like this is not just the two cars that are in the accident. all the parts flying around, the drivers behind are trying to overlook all those parts they don't know, that's meat, whether they're big parts of the car or small parts of the race car, well, and also Bobby, the big problem with those cars behind them are trying to hit the brakes gently, not too hard so they don't wear out and get involved in the accident, there it is again Mike Groff is the other car Mike ruff, the other car look at that from the overhead camera but look at one more angle now, this is the problem you can observe, yes, you can observe that what happened there is two guys tried to get in the same position, two cars just came together and the car on the inside couldn't really do much about that, the guy on the outside, that's coming down, the guy on the inside can't do much like a right rear tire on car 40, look he started in 33rd place and he's in trouble, hopefully the rubber won't hurt the back of the car, but it seems so. has already done so, so we're under yellow again here in Indianapolis with 30 full laps.

In Indianapolis, they're trying to get the track-bought cars in Dominic Dobbs' number 17 car, and the teams here at the Auto Club of America have been carefully removing them. Dominic Dobson from the car is on the stretcher now let's look at this situation Mike Groff's teammate Bobbi ray Hall Danny Sullivan well of course the accident happened in front of him okay too slow look at all the debris from the cars. Ford makes a big move across the grass into the lane and gets out of there safely. Here is another view of the same. Bobby unser, yeah, and you can see Groff coming down for weird drops.

Medford God, he spins it. Hooks the front of the car to the left and looks across, goes and hits the wall, back door, this is word and pain, that's very solid in these cars, they don't give as much in the back if they do the front bow, ya You know, and it sounded like Bobby Ray Hall's car got hit by something, if you hit a tire, you might as well hit a car, that's what everyone tries to avoid by floating around likepebbles so there is debris everywhere in the first corner as the ambulance now heads back to the track medical center in the pits.

I've been working at Lynn St. James' car and Mario Andretti's car, let's go to the pits with Gary's hit, while Mark Morris, Dominic Thompson's crew chief and Mark, one of Dominic's guys, happened there , I was going down into turn one and maybe you guys can see it on the replay. the way in mr. Groff and Caldo came and probably didn't see it. I've seen it run with Mike Groff for many years and I know it wasn't his intention to do it, he's not that kind of guy, but Dominic was running very well. We changed the right front wing with a good push for a while and were getting a good reset on the car.

He felt better. He's already out of the car and his legs are a little sore, but it's okay, that's Dominic Thompson's crew chief, Paul, so here we go. under yellow again at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway we will be back with more Indy 500 after this message and a few words from our ABC stations Mario Andretti just left the cockpit after leaving abject frustration now on the wall Mario's helmet This crowd responds everyone your years and I know this has to be as bitter as maybe you've had in this great career plan, yeah, it's just I don't know why things like that happened, where things are happening to me very early and you know, obviously it's Disappointing, you know, I think you know, we are fine, racing, fine, I felt very comfortable, nothing more I can say, I guess it happened when you had to slow down after the incident and then you lost revs completely. when it came out yellow when I backed up that blew the pressure relief valve the way I understand it inside the engine inside the Planum and they thought they could fix it but it's an internal part and that's it because I noticed it as soon as I backed up on a straightaway rear and they're trying to get back up to speed, the thing was just bah bah, you know, it's just not accelerating, so coming in I couldn't keep the engine running, so just one of those things is just Mario.

How difficult will it be to leave Indianapolis as a competitor? Well, it's hard, but you know Michael is there and John is there and I'm going to support him so you know if I can win, I hope they have a lot of them and we. See you next week in Milwaukee, I bet Mario got out and his car was pushed into the gas alley canal on st. James was also a victim in this most recent incident. He had suspension problems on the left front of the car. The team has been working feverishly. I hope I can repair it.

Lin stayed in the cabin, of course, he wasted an enormous amount of time. after his sensational effort in qualifying to start on the second row, a lot of disappointment early on at Indianapolis Park, we're still under yellow here at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as Lynn st. James sitting in his car, the spirit of the Goodyear blimp, some great shots, including some action shots, of some of these incidents. Mario Andretti miles at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in competition, let's go together, well Paul, the latest report from Nigel Mansell is about the beginnings of this race. He has been radioing his crew that he has a problem with his Popoff valve.

Now on the dashboard they have a light that flashes the computers and the real-time telemetry that the engineers are receiving here shows that there is no problem with the valve. Exhaust valve, so what they're going to do at the next pit stop and this is amazing with millions of dollars in telemetry, they're going to take a little piece of black tape and cover the light so it doesn't distract Nigel Mansell well. That's the easiest and most convenient way to solve that problem, Danny Sullivan, let's look at this accident again. Look especially at Groff there on the left side of the screen, in the bottom left corner.

Yes, you can see Mike ahead. I don't think I'll see Dominic Dobson. Down there and low, he's concentrating on the curve. Dominic goes there and with the track change two years ago with the apron there just wasn't enough room, they just touched the wheels and that's all it takes. Sani, I think he should have done it. I could see it, you know, I was looking at his patelliday helmet. You should have been able to see that orange wave in the poison in the lab to get you in the mood. I think it was certainly his fault, don't you see the look from Bobby Rahal's car behind him again? the accident and another car forThe watch appears to be Adrián Fernández, who rose very high through the rubble and had his car towed back to the pit area.

I also remember that Raima was involved in the Guerrero incident before too, so he is having a very difficult day here, it is very big. move to go to the grass, we spit on the grass when he does and it's a good idea because the problem ended on his right keep looking to the right, there you see a rock, say option Sam, sometimes you have to go there and see those little ones Particles flying, those were little pieces, don't forget those are what they were, they are just as critical as a car being there, you know they can knock down a guy just as easily or damage a suspension just as easily as a whole other car. car involved we mentioned it before Scott Goodyear who was involved in some of the debris and has severe damage to the right rear of the car now tonight the fun begins in 7 6 central with the funniest alert in America followed by Lewis and Clark then Morgan Freeman and Robert Gamez together in Sunday night's Lean on Me and tomorrow night Forrest Sawyer hosts the first day, then Robin Williams and Tim Robbins star in the ABC premiere presentation of Cadillac Man which will be tomorrow from 8:00 to 7:00 central time.

ABC let's go with Jack Alou oh the crew continues to work on Scott Goodyear's car they are working on the plenum area they had to remove the actual Popoff valve and they are playing fish right now do you know what they are? looking for the accelerator cable somehow the plenum swallowed it and that's the only thing preventing them from getting back out, they have to repair that unusual but serious problem while they work on Scott Goodyear's car, we are still under yellow in our third of the The day we return to Indianapolis is the Valvoline race order.

Emerson Fittipaldi leads the field back to the green flag with his teammate Alliser Jr. in second and Michael Andretti in third that is where the battle will focus as we return to the green. The incidents have obscured the fact that so far in this race the Mercedes Penske engine is really the dominant factor, we lost that due to the instance in appearance. to him now one two and about to pull away for Michael Andretti in the red car there a third and rails you can get an idea of ​​how they accelerated from Michael how much work they've done look at Eddie Cheever as he jumps around Michael and now he's chasing the leaders and Michael may have a problem, that's the second car in a screen pass.

Michael is having a problem. Michael filling the elevator over here, he's down, he's having trouble on that guy's show and they're piling up behind him. Michael Andretti returns to the green flag and continues: "There's the field, now it screams, man, but that's more of a problem." Jack Arute, you have enough falsehood, that's Paulie's radio. Denny has a flat tire, he will have to pit. smart friend and that's something you can't always feel when you're under the yellow you know it happened while he was under the yellow but you don't feel it taking it to me Johnny had to spend his whole life in that problem So, under the green flag, when We return to our first green flag lap of the race on lap 41 after the crash involving Thompson, Rob and Michael Andretti, apparently there's some problem with a tire, all of which means there's always a bit of debris left behind.

A thief appears. very, very frustrated, try to catch the field, you can see the rest of the field passing by on the outside, stand alone in a line, here goes, we'll keep an eye on that big one on 27, of course we do, and there's currently a camera rolling . thirdly, well, and he died, that finished him off, he's pitting right now, we probably had something to do with the restart, now the USAC

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s report has a 27 car and a 1 car, both have received a black flag for passing below the yellow one. and a t-bird is curious, that would be the past that he gave Michael Andretti, the problem sometimes is the drivers and he takes the bait, the clue is don't go shouting, someone in front is running away, so they hurry up a little too.

Much facial was said to everyone, would you bring the driver? Look, Natalie here with Bobby, this would be very difficult, but there you go, because remember that Michael was actually slowing down with that tire problem, what that does to the field is what will make the announcer fall in front of Antron and that's it. third eight seconds behind leader Robby Gordon started in 1936 and Bobby Ray Osbert at age 28 currently runs 12 balls. I think Robby Gordon Derrick Walker also made a great move, he was about to lose a lap, he made a positive change and was strong.

Since I've seen him make some passes on the outside in turn four, amazing Danny, Robby Gordon is in sixth and he's carrying the name of Ronnie and Robby Gordon and Paul and some Campbell, no pit stop and Barry Walker. team, they really understand these races quite well, they have tried to catch the others like before. Remember, the Derek Walker we're talking about was Roger Penske's former crew chief, so there's a bit of Sam in him, don't forget. my career in 85 Gary bonfire a nigel mansell apparently ran the indication was that he had to respond to a black flag he hasn't done it yet so let's see if we get a glimpse of it Nigel Mansell offered 13 million dollars in his corner Quahog 21 million dollars the creator he returned to Formula One racing to spice things up there, you heard here, if he went, the numbers are swirling around this man's future, you saw the black flag light going out, he has to curry who caused the shooting to Cheever, what was the problem and can you reach him?

It's going to be difficult to reach it. I think we can, but Michael Andretti had a problem. He came in to pitch because he had a flat tire. Eddie Pasty when they turned green because Michael knew he had a problem and they penalized us. We are fasting under the yellow, what are we supposed to do, stop and stop there? You hear it from Larry Curry and the Black Flag controversy is looming again at Indianapolis Park, but while we've suggested the past was on Michael Andretti, officials report. but the past really happened in car five and that problem they realize that the whole car becomes super to listen a little slower and we have reconfirmed to the United States Auto Club a vigil passing by Raul, the boy, the sailboat Cheever and Nigel Mansell, it's interesting to say that they benefited. from the penalties, the cheapest advance, as you pointed out Bobby last year, of course, was Poe Cell who received two penalties.

We have already passed the hundred mile mark, since back in the field you are on board with Rafael. Robbie Gordon has lined up right behind him, this is the battle for fourth place, you can almost see the victory of history. He goes to the so-called corners. Look at a nice consistent amount of pressure. Look what he rolled around the corner. There is any pressure on the head here. Oh, go to the wall there, mommy. I spoke to her before the start of the race and she told me everything was perfect and she was looking for a good race, this is fantastic from Robby Gordon's car, now just look at the hand, there's Sal the rolling guy right in front , so Follow this battle from fifth place on board with Robby Gordon Alec turns all the names we've been trying to make as we go along and you can see he's getting closer and closer to Robby Gordon, a young 25 year old Roper , he's a guy here who made the switch to Derrick Walker, he's matured on our watch, he's willing to run a somewhat conservative tactical race, which he wasn't a year ago, Robby Gordon down the stretch, now guys, let's sit back and listen to Rami Gordon while he was really crying and it happens.

Well, he's getting closer and closer to Raphael, they imposed penalties here from last year, let's look, there's some traffic up ahead and they both have to get past that guy until he gets in a little. Danny, look he could leave. I've never done. I saw someone today run around the first corner. They were doing a drag race. Now we're looking at Bazzill Scar's Peck who outside of Messala looked at this. He hasn't gone well. Here is the race summary for those of you who participated in Valvoline Indy. 500 draw, the leader after 50 laps was Emerson Fittipaldi, stay tuned for the results at the end of the race, we have three closets here today so far, six fires are from the race, there they are, you know Paul, first thing what you think about when you look.

Stealing, we're talking about how they're evaluating the black flag penalty business. Jack Arute, well Paul, what happened with Nigel Mansell is that his infringement occurred under the evaluation penalties under the yellow flag condition up to about 10 laps. fifteenlaps later, they put Mansell down. Green flag conditions to assess the penalty as Lynn st. James comes back, he was extremely upset, it seems like the team is trying to calm him down right now on the radio because he spent a lot of time before they came in and oh and of course part of the reasoning there was the complaint from last year.

If you evaluate the stop-start penalty under the yellow, there is actually no penalty. Look at Gordon and there's a cell phone guy inside. Whoa, now look, look at this, this is a fantastic number. What happened was that L slowed down upon entering. at the corner and 230 miles an hour they're almost touching and Gordon has nowhere to go because there was a car on his right that's why he was so close and he was really worried about it the wall on the right the guy fell on his lips that's a Bad position to be in. Mauricio's future would test the inside of the queue Fabi and John Andretti there Andretti runs in third so he is overtaking slower traffic that could dismay the leader Unser Jr. runs second, we watched Alan Gordon closely, but he didn't have the cloud outside too blocked, what a great mood, that total confidence, we've never seen a step back here so early in the race, he's got the car ready . just perfect when it shows that because the track is narrow here on the apron the cars no longer pass in the turn this is under the green and one that is not programmed Bobby the other thing about that facet the only guy . what we're seeing making those passes, here's Robbie Bourdon, sorry the lion died again so we can become him, let's pass on scheduled passes under green flag, for example, Lion Dyke made his last stop on lap 22, so it looks like these cars are thirsty once again.

Another 600 miles of racing in a stock car, let's go with Jack Arute with Scott Goodyear, you're out of the race, what effect does this have on your mindset for the rest of the IndyCar season? Well, it's been a tough month this month, no doubt about everyone involved. The Budweiser team is giving it their all, but you know they've put a lot of emotion into this deal. It's just been exhausting this month. Watch it in a week. Paul has been walking. You see Robby Gordon just a second ago as a pretty car salesman. Well, he got it and Bobby, if this race lasts a long time, he planned for this race to be 3 hours and 10 minutes like last year's race was, but this race is a lot slower than last year's race, so it will have the same experience. send an update on John talking exactly about his cup schedule, in fact, they've done some math here on John Andretti's fit and this race has to average 150 miles per hour for him to make it to Charlotte 200 600 right now.

It's going to be very, very close in this race it stays under one hundred fifty miles per hour average with an average of one hundred thirty nine point seven now John Andretti car 33 is twenty four point one seconds behind the race leader there it is Raphael black flag now out for Scott Sharp, probably another thing I would like to say about John, the hardest part is the mental exhaustion you get from running, it really takes its toll and now, to get back on track and do about 600 miles or so, Charlotte was going to It's going to be very difficult, yes, to attend these drivers live this race for about three days after the blue and white car that we're seeing here coming in inside is finished.

John Bill places Whoopie on the field, he just moved to third place, her son. ll Velma, the great rich Canadian driver who died in 1982, we sealed it, but remember he crashed at his last stop, he runs second, yes, but Bobby, I don't think we'll see him stop again, he did it a time. Roger gave some instructions to try to keep their signs a little longer when they think there are no changes, there are no changes in the L junior car, they are not going to make changes in Emerson Fittipaldi's car, or the big question mark is with this one new Mercedes.

They will be able to leave the pits without stopping. I think Penske has more confidence in their cars on the track than in the pits. They filled out again running third at this point and both times the Penske cars came out of the trap. There was something unusual, it may just be the sound of the Mercedes engine when it starts to climb. Now remember when we heard the sound of Al jr. He literally stopped the car, but the rolling momentum he had enough to be able to keep going and disengage the clutch will be caught at the last minute.

Jack Bill Neff leading the race reminds me that this is a rookie and back in 1983, a Te' rookie. or the bombing was also carried out hidden in the opening stage of the Indy 500 the crew chiefs were the same the man's name is Barry Green he is planning this rookie race today he took the lead of the race only when he crossed the line and received a score on the in the last lap but did not catch Fittipaldi. Capaldi was coming out of the pits, but Rockville now appears to be the leader. Let's check the story because it looks like Bill is now scoring.

Emerson Fittipaldi will return. Back in Indianapolis, where ex-fil Knapp made his pit stop to get him out of the lead that has been awful and lined up right behind him on a fall day trying to get around the car. Nick's story here is that he wants move because it makes him laugh, that way you wouldn't have to worry about him, look back, we're looking for Raul, the Sal boy, who has a car in second place for a long interval. and there they are all making stops under the green. One of those who made a stop was John Andretti, who sold his.

He tried to exit the pits but then got going when John dropped to 13th. Those stars have been, oh boy. cell bosses for kak Arun, dick Simon's team starts going to work, they are going to try to do this as methodically as possible, get the guys out, the latest report drops so far, the stop is going as expected, they have to achieve your when you leave the pits because that clutch is very small and quite easy to burn, isn't it? That's right, and you have pretty high gears on these things, you just want to get them going, you don't want to spin them too much.

You're going to find the tires too fast and you're going to take a little bit of rubber off of them and you don't want to put that clutch in you have to do maybe not or stop swearing you needed a lot so at Indianapolis the Mercedes are back in front . Back to the field Fittipaldi and Al Unser jr. duck, the Mac has dropped to third place Jimmy Vasser his fourth Bobby Rahal Phil Scott Brayton sixth Nigel Mansell thanks enough speed, you know he just came out of the pits Rahl had done a couple of laps on his tyres, he was probably going to go with Jack Arute , let's show you what they did with Raoul, the guy sells car, they said they changed the stagger and they'll take you back through what stagger means, that's the circumference on the outside tire and the inside tire, if you have more circumference on the outside, the car will automatically turn left, what they did in Raoul's ELL children's car is to close the stepping, which means they reduce the difference between the two circumferences, is to try to make it handle better , what that means is if they want the rear to be a little tighter. the front end to push a little more, seeing the track, of course, is changing moment by moment: every time the driver leaves the pits he has a full load of fuel, the car feels different than when it was there last time and a As the day wears on, the rubber gets into the group, the way the car handles on the track changes now, here's something to consider, this car, guys, I ran six laps, 15 miles that the Mercedes between stops, Bobby Rahal moves around Jimmy Vasser, foreign place, Paul.

He's already been through a lot and today with those accidents happening right in front of him. I'm sure he's very happy and things are going according to plan, almost like it's his day. We heard that Bobby Ray had a strange feeling about this race. Something special and good might happen to him after all the trouble he's had in qualifying the last two years Sam, you're absolutely right, especially when you dodged some bullets like that, made a great move on everything, feeling pretty good, It looks good, Adrián Fernández, he's in. this race tell us about this day the conditions your first experience in Indianapolis well it's just a Sunday for everyone, the pious and the Quaker State team with gala races and all the mechanics did a great job with the car, the car was running very well and he just said: you know, this day was not the main course and I got a flat tire.

I think one of the accidents, every accident, was happening right in front of me and they just happen and I just couldn't understand it. Let's face it. I'm just going to install the motor. Now his first experience was not pleasant. See you again next week. Without walking, they reach the Penske cars with a Mercedes-Benz engine, they run first and second. Emerson Fittipaldi and 14. seconds back, Allen is our junior and then the fastest rookie in the field, Jack filled in and then Bobby Rahal will return with more than the Indianapolis 500 after this message and a few words from our ABC phase, we are back in Indianapolis Al Unser jr. his races in second place nigel mansell city just in front of him trying not to fall he laughs the first races in seventh position the leader of the race is Emerson Fittipaldi so the Penske car has continued its dominance here the mercedes-benz actually has led between Al Unser jr. and Emerson Fittipaldi, all the labs of this Indianapolis 500, now let's take a look at the Valvoline running order after 74 went with Fittipaldi unser jr. at the top across the entire field here five miles an hour, so nowhere near a record and that's falling pretty fast a car that just stopped with Michael Andretti his words discounted sequences you go flat for roomy speed on the track she's faster Emerson Fittipaldi has hit 20, his fastest lap, his top speed, other people we're passing and he's currently running 26, let's get down, very good comedy cops from his seventh start at Indy, it was a short word here today, what happened there, but it sure was disappointing.

Because a cargo helicopter from West Columbia was running well we were set to be in the top ten and I just passed the Mutulu problem and was trying to pass, I think something happened and we both just spun around and hit the wall. I don't know if we touched each other, some people said maybe a tire burst. I haven't seen the tapes, I'm honest, but it was a short ending and a very discouraging way to get the foot out of the 8500. Okay, but you talked to Mike Groff inside the hospital. I talked to my keys. Okay, this is a race and this track is very difficult to pass because the rut is narrow and it is almost impossible for two cars going side by side.

Good news for Groff. and Dobson, you'll both be fine, guys, bring water. Dominic Dobson, I could have easily put the blame at my feet, but didn't you report his condition since then and also one of the things I like to hear there and he would have said I don't think they made contact he said he couldn't feel it I mean , if they did it was so light it was very, very light that's a good sign - that's good guys running close together Danny sometimes the excitement Ozzy you took your son and weakened these people between the tires.

Oh, that's true, but was it when they just touched each other and golf started losing or not? But it was a good sign that they both respect each other and I don't think he does. might was trying to do something wrong, let's get an update on Scott Brayton's career, now here's Gary Gerald Paul, very calm, the drama of course with his teammate Cheever on the black flag after Eddie went up to the third place, put him far behind. Creighton won six John. Menard says the car is running wonderfully. They put a little more wing on it at the last pit stop to improve the bike.

We also understand that Nigel Mansell is having a bit of difficulty because the momentum fluctuates up and down, so his problems continue. Jimmy is in the bathroom right in front of him and Nigel is approaching him from behind, so let's keep track of this, which is a continuous mental process, so we go through the straight crafting trying to get a whip, that's something Mercedes has had no problems with. I have to graph so much, they just come out like this bassist is the car, the blue and white car on the left that Mansell just passed and do you think he remembers that move, that pass on the outside going into turn one, that lion Dyke? he did it with him last year, since he repeated it at Scott's break; again in the look at Nigel Mansell, although while he crouches under the entertainment of John Paul Jr, there is Michael.

One interesting thing about Braden with Mario dropping out of the race. Brain becomes the most experienced pilot in this. race, has brought more Indy 500 than anyone 13 based on mine, maybe Nachman is ready to race at the end Scott Brayton as a guide, we learned how to drive this race, but bad luck last for a big success and suchMaybe it happens today the race track can be a little slippery, there are co-stars trying to close the King Hall we mentioned and as the owner he has six bars and today here in ninth place was the monsoon breaks out in patrol 11, oh this fight has been in position 23. ma Schuester 24 Lyn st.

James had a lot of trouble in the pits, it's 26 Marco Greco 27 ​​Bobby, if you also notice that Bansal seems to be passing better than the little guy, who was catching him for a while it's easy to target even with that Mercedes power, It's okay, I've observed it. They all slowed down, their speeds dropping about 210mm less than that. I think if this is that deal in the midst of a lot of thinking, the drivers can do the same thing, oh, absolutely in this thing that calls. Am I going to make it necessary to put some shine on it?

Take out a little wing. Which set of tires has one more step? Cut through the traffickers. You know, the personality of racing drivers is also that they go fast all the time, like they power up. And outside, where's little Al? He knows we're thinking I think the Ray Hall kid makes a turn into the pit area, so Ray Hall comes in, now you're in the front of the car, now we'll take you back while mom Ray makes her stop at home. We will continue to track this, we will let you know if anything changes, let's go back to lap 223 and this is the situation that developed in the pits.

It caused a black flag for the camera of two competitors and Mansell my cell phone when he came down, you see. On the mixing line just below the car, Mansell appears behind Moselle, they didn't do it and that's why the black flag came out. It was frustrating for both of them because Moselle hit, so the field was barely revved up when they arrived. If they had both had two very difficult situations to avoid passing the motel, they probably wouldn't have slowed down the call once they were on the tarmac. That is a correct option on the track.

The difference would have been for a guy like Nigel Mansell, who I know is now running third. Could he have been the leader of the race as he tried? Although in general Dennis Vitolo there is no battle for position here. Let's go down to the pits one more time. Paul walking through the pits is Leo Mel, Goodyear's competition director. Leo, we felt strongly that it was going to be a hot day and that there could be concerns about tire temperatures. One of your preliminary readings was on these first stops. Well, Team Penske scrubbed the tires very carefully last week.

A random day. him rest randomly the next day, it was all worth it because everything looks great so far, no blisters, no problem areas appearing, the Eagles are perfect so far, here's a happy man, of course he still has left half a race to go. Paul recruiting everyone. Now Al Unser Jr. is entering the pins. Secondly, Jack routine and the big question is Willie stops at this time, we will keep you posted since he has been raining terribly also at the Fenton Emerson Fittipaldi's 14.8. Emerson Fittipaldi unfortunately seems to be satisfied with his changes in management. of the garbage, we are right in saying that there were no adjustments to the liquor bill, no adjustments to the wings, etc., so the leader is the first and the second in and out of the pits.

I would like to say one thing to Jack as a driver even though the cars are great. we're never a walk in the park there's always a problem with driving always a factor that you're always trying to adjust it's about little problems that you're dealing with what's fascinating right now and Danny alluded to that is that Emerson has complained just a little during the course of the race about the understeer, but when they offer to try to fix it he says no, leave it as it is, Jack, that could be it, don't forget they go through a whole tank of gas that The thing it holds 40 gallons, so at first you might have more understeer, the car might be more neutral, you might not want to change it because it will upset the balance of the different parts of the race, and you might be pretty happy because you just got out. head there Saturday on ABC's Wide World of Sports, our country's top gymnast, including Dominique Dawes, will take on China and Belarus and the Hilton Gymnastics Challenge plus the Advil Mini Marathon from New York City on Saturday to 4:30 a crash of Bobby Ray in turn one a star a card and all this to the inside the teams are already there the rest of the field slows down there is some debris on the track my soda and it seems Asuna the first rookie to qualify the first car to leave the classification.

He was just watching Paul on the court. Did this happen? It seemed as if he had simply gotten lost when he came out of the D flip. Spirit overhead coming out of the turn, one hit the wall and then just fell to the inside, but again look at all that. trash flying off the track over there we have to keep an eye out for the black tires on the other car that's Bobby's biggest fear how much trash is there in that area while we watch another repeat of this accident ready it doesn't look that bad sorry for interrupting , we have another one up here in turn three.

We have another accident in turn three. This is an accident after the yellow. Yes, they are down here. It may have been the debris we are talking about. You may have lost a tire and John Paul Jr. there's the flat tire you can see, that most likely doesn't mean it was caught by the debridement, but Andy is probably right there he wrote about the debris, they have a flat tire that blows up at the next turn, it's out, well Bobby that's exactly why I asked you because it's in class Moltres got out of Paul Tracy's Mercedes now Tracy was back in 13th, he probably wasn't positioned to win the race but this could be the first weakness shown for the Mercedes show, okay, let's go back, let's follow Tracy here. it's car 45, the John Paul situation, boy, I lost it very early, which almost definitely confirms that Danny says in some way why how they got to this point.

A guy responds to yellow lights. What are you going to do? The lights have been on for several laps on pit road, but it is interesting that Mansell and I believe that Al jr. They were the first guys to passWe were the first to suffer the accident, maybe they suffered a puncture, yes. Nigel Mansell decides to get out because there's a fire in the back of the car and I remember it's methanol that's burning and you can't see it. Sam, that's the oil burning there, no man, that thing right under the engine, yeah, but what about Mansell?

One of the firefighters saw something. I went to totally wrap Mansell. He maybe he thought Mansell was on fire. I saw some of those flames. "We can't see that because of the methanol. Bobby. I saw the oil fire, but suddenly Mansell seemed to jump forward like it was something else. That's the guy it's supposed to be, maybe the methanol and. ..if your radiator was punctured, don't forget it." It will take time until it leaks into the back of the cabin, which feels like fire and maybe burns worse on the plane and we still have no idea how these two cars, but Toto and Mansell, got there long after the yellow .

Let's get an update from Gary. in the mantle pit I'll tell you Paul, this team is devastated here because they were elated when that initial yellow came out, they were getting back on the lead lap, they were back in the race and suddenly, lately, after the yellow, here's the problem . For Mansell, right now they have taken the roller coaster to the bottom of the well. Oh Gary, remember the Newman/Haas team never managed to win Indy and have been competitive year after year since they started in 1993. 83 I'm worried. about Nigel Mansell, he's very uncomfortable there, Nigel and Jack Bell Neff were about to make up a lap taking advantage of the yellow card that came out and then this happened and we still don't have a clear understanding of why it happened I think. obviously Bob, who got hurt, someone cut him, help me, help me now; then either the man's hot water melted I was talking about or someone shouted, fired, well, it came out, no matter how much baby head, Bobby, your heart just goes out to Nigel, who's been hurt. often in racing in one form or another, that serious accident in Phoenix last year which he bravely overcame to finish third here in this race and now it's okay, let's take a look at Nigel Mansell in the car, maybe that will give us a idea of ​​what happened here. the yellow light is on the emergency team is on the track the first time they see us all and this is turn one and suddenly it hit and we are waiting - that was the camera that went off is that the SAP error we are still looking at the tape because that's where the camera comes back, that's what it looks like, we'll still be right with this video tape from Nigel Mansell's camera, no one, come on, Danny, his head is tilted a little to the left.

I don't understand that, yeah. Could he be stunned? Here are the smoke fires starting in the back of the car, that is the oil smoke from the car in Dennis' photographs, although I think there is a little bit of oil dripping, you can see that is why it was burning with the yellow flame Nigel takes off the steering wheel so he can get out now it's slow, look I think water or something went over there and suddenly he realized it was burning, maybe water, the water it spits out, that's from the radiator, a belief from your car or Someone else also from the fire extinguisher here is Michael and Freddy's onboard camera, maybe we can get a view from this camera.

The same Center, wait now, that's really conv all junior and it was John Paul jr. the first turn under the yellow now the gentlest fall because the surprising thing Bobby is that no one goes really fast. I have never seen so many accidents, serious accidents under a yellow Danny and remember the rear is a solid axle from right to left if you have one tire the other gets flat or let's review what happened here in Indianapolis Masuda had an accident, they turned on the light yellow apparently John called you and you drove through the wreckage of the accident and immediately after that he had an accident and then during that Nigel Mansell yellow was hit from behind by Dennis Vitolo or apparently hit from behind so we are still under yellow here in Indianapolis as As we approach the halfway point of our 100 laps of the Indianapolis 500 with Mercedes-Benz one and two live shots from the spirit of the blimp. 204 feet long running down the runway at 30 miles per hour, let's get down to the runway one more time.

Gary, his friend Paul Tracy, just got out of his Mercedes-Benz Gilmore II and I know this is a big disappointment and you had to chase him down. some teething problems when he died in the pits early, yeah we had a problem when we came out of the pits that he was crowded and I didn't want to take him out in the middle of the lane and I stopped him and then we couldn't. We started and it set us back so we're just wearing out, we go, we go, we go, we go, and then something's wrong with a turbo, we had a turbo fire, so it's disappointing that the Marlboro cars are out there because, You know, I'm sure we could have finished in the top six or seven, where we were because people were starting to drop out.

Give us an assessment now of this Mercedes engine and its future, knowing of course that it's a one-off deal this year here at Indy, well, it's hard to say. I know Allen and Emerson are doing well, their cars were doing well in traffic. I couldn't get through the traffic as well as them, but in the end I was being very careful, but obviously we waited. We can take him home and first, maybe first and second, but it's disappointing, I'm not there, thanks Paul, so Paul Tracy out of the race. We'll take a look at Valvoline's returning leaders with Al Unser jr. leading at the beginning Fittipaldi, the leader now and there is Emerson Fittipaldi, he is the leader of the race as we approach the halfway point, in fact, when they cross the line this time it will be the future mile 50 and the green flag Al Unser Jr. travels second third now Green is here we go to second in Miami the Indy 500 is underway when Emerson Fittipaldi came here a couple of weeks ago for the first few days of practice he had just been a pallbearer at Nana's funeral in Arizona obviously he was concussed the first day she just lay down on a few breaks and got tired today he came back and has been extremely focused since Emerson Fittipaldi put everything but driving this race out of his mind for two weeks straight and look at the result of all those cars. passing at first he lost all that paper on the track often and his radiator Sam something else does that Emerson told me something he had never done before he returned home to Florida for a couple of days last week just to get away from it all and it's just kind of a regrouping and I think it's been focused all this year exactly.

He used to rent a house here at the track and stayed throughout the group this year focused on the racing as we followed Scott Brayton and Michael Andretti in their battle for fifth grunt boy. Sal falls into the hole, so certainlyarrived on time. This could be a problem for our guys. Me, who's tenth right now, we'll just see that for a second. Here's Bozell, destined to be one of Indy's bridesmaids like Michael. and Roberto Guerrero, the guys are wonderful here, but they could never win the race. He himself had a serious run-in back there, introducing Nigel Mansell.

Remember that incident in our yellow room Terry punches Paul Newman, one of the owners of that team. and Paul, you just entered the hospital. What's the update on Nigel Mansell? He's fine. I guess he's pretty upset about the exit lane, so we stumbled upon whether he was able to talk to Dennis Vitolo to find out exactly what might have happened. Okay, Paul Newman is out of the hospital. Fortunately, the good news is that Nigel Mansell was not burned and he appears to be fine. Let's go with Gary Jeremy. They are Marco Greco and other rookies from Brazil.

How was your first experience? Frame. I know you're disappointed, but that's how it was. It was a great emotion, well, it was a great experience. We got car 94 on Friday, so we pretty much have car 94. I went to the engineer on Sunday morning and we put the car in the field, who did a great job and I was really happy. Happy, fortunately, during the race things can happen and we did. I was very happy to be here and hope to return next year. We hope to see you while we go to Jack Arute. Well, Gary, a problem with Raul, the Zell boy after doing it.

So good at first the engine is overheating the radiators are steaming since they have removed the side panels. It's going to be a long stop for this man. Well, that's what Bobby Unser was suggesting a few minutes ago. Debris on the runway. mostly 10 points, there you have a multitude of debris that looks like heavy debris and of course everything just wants to go into the radiators because they design the card, stuck in the air, climb aboard Michael Andretti, here there's the Valvoline race recap for those of you who participated in the babbling Indy 500 draw wait a minute, wait a minute, let's see if we can get to Nigel Mansell Nigel Mansell first of all, are you okay?

I don't feel very well, I suffered a bit of a concussion and I just bothered all the doctors because they want me to go to the hospital and I don't, so if they want to take my license away that's fine with me because I've never seen anything. A joke like that is what we just had out there. We were under yellow for a lap and a half. Someone is trying to cut off my head. Have you spoken to Dennis about Tolo? It's good to see what exactly happened, what happened, you talk to him, obviously, an upset Nigel Mansell holding his right shoulder and they wanted him to go to the Methodist Hospital for x-rays, but as you heard Nigel say he didn't want to take part, he got on the golf cart and the company Karl Haas Paul Newman will go back to gasoline, now let's do the Valvoline run. summary for those of you who participated in the alene Indy 500 draw the leader at 100 laps at the halfway point emerson fittipaldi stay tuned for the results at the end of the race warnings today to count the test 31 laps, but in one of those classes the lab actually covered one incident under green when it was when mazuma hit the wall and then john paul after the yellow and then 'but Rolo and nigel mansell after the yellow, so one yellow flag covers three different incidents, okay, you know, I can understand Nigel, first of all, you're out racing you're putting everything into it, we've seen a lot of accidents, everyone dodged the bullet a little bit.

Mansell just missed that action with the Japanese, that's fun and now he goes and he's cooling down, he's just hanging around, he's in the warm-up lane and for someone to call Bertie, that's not when you expect something to happen, you regroup and it's pretty dangerous out there at racing speed. I can understand him being angry and he doesn't even know why it happened Danny, do you think it's a prelude? "To come back to Formula One, he really seemed upset, well, you know, with everything that's going on, you never know with Nigel, if he decides that's a reason to get out of this, things haven't gone well for him this year or as well as him.

I would like the defending champion to decide that this is his, the professional's, opportunity, so the answer now needs to be available. Let's try to talk to him. We want Michael Andretti Scott to break out and chase him closely trying to get close. Here comes Creighton. Also, we don't know what happened to him to make him hit Nigel. Something may have broken. He could have had a flat tire like John Paul did. We simply don't know what caused that accident. You are absolutely right and that is it. Why do we want to talk to him? The three cars that matter, Michael Andretti, that yellow fire of Scott Brayton and then Jimmy Vasser, just behind Scott, are starting to get closer to a battle for the best spot.

Last year, only four cars returned in round 12. to the 1993 massacre, but fortunately without the entries, at least until now, now we talk about the beginning of Bobby Ray's up and down years at home, last year was terrible , he didn't even make it to the race right now, he's running fourth and Danny Sullivan, as we watch the Ravensberg race twice in this race, has missed being involved in a major incident today, a mom shining on him, everything it seems to be happening right in front of me and he just makes his way through me and him. I know he's counting his blessings, but the good thing is that he's running right behind Eddie Cheever and ahead of Al Unser Jr. and no one changes positions and Al is not close enough, he is running a very strong race even though I go and watch that great race down the field, let's go down to the Medical Center track and Harry hits, unfortunately this man has seen a lot of from the field today in Henry Baca dr.

Bach, what is happening inside the hospital? What's the update everyone's been getting right now? Jerry mr. Vitolo Sr. matsuda mr. ratchet we have all been released in good condition had some minor bruises but have been released in good condition mr. Mansell's exam wasn't complete before he walked out the door. I think you probably talked to him, so I don't really have any reports on his condition. Nigel said you wanted him to come down to take some x-rays of his shoulder, but he sort of disagreed. That he was more worried because he was a little confused about some things when he came in.

I was worried that he might have a head injury, but we will never know. I guess thanks Hank. I think Nigel Mansell was very clear about What he thought happened on the track here is Bobby Ray Paul, runs in fourth place Paulding full of junior biology and Phil Knapp brave all the races in fourth place as we look at the average of the last lap for him we will be back with more of the Indianapolis 500 after this message and one word we are back in Indianapolis 115 laps of 200 complete this was just a few moments ago Eddie Cheever saw him as he moved to the outside DannySullivan brushing against the wall Incredible, he had been running behind.

He couldn't believe he ran that high and that's in an entry that he's not even in an exit, so he's getting ready for turn two right there and he wanted to. to go all the way and the car behind him, then there was Bobby Ray Wall, who once again came very close to being involved in an incident, okay, back to doctor John-Paul, guy you just came out and JP, You almost made it. it was for Matsu - no problem, well he crashed and we must have hit something because we came into turn three trying to catch the safety car and the tire blew out around this swamp dancer, that's how things go, for the love of John Paul. jr.

Okay, here in the garage area, we'll go back to his garage, guys, okay, it's interesting there. Bobby said that he was trying to reach the city base on guard. He must have been accelerating quite a bit trying to make up some ground, right, Danny, but you know, if he was only doing 120, that's true, but you know the good part probably happened before, if he waited, it might look like he went down to pit lane at 100 miles per hour. Okay, we look at frontman Emerson Fittipaldi, but the questions are all for Dennis Vitolo and Jack Arute, as Dennis found his way back to Gasoline Alley and Dennis when Nigel Mansell left the hospital, didn't have the best things to say about You, give us your version of the accident. well there's only one version really, this is the hardest thing to say, it was my fault, I came out from the back and went straight down to the pit lane and went a little too fast, I caught him and ran back, I think it was John.

Andretti, an outlaw, is my car personally, from the beginning you would have another close call and that was the turn that described that feeling, the other call was very good at the beginning of the race and I was able to keep up with everyone, endless things of the world. The car can be a loser, loser and then they caught me. Alan's fun we return. We made a change. The call was good again. I lost again on that last pit stop. We made two changes to the car. It was much better. It is a burden for you. and your family literally mortgages everything you have and now you're short, what does that do to Dennis Vitolo?

This is what you know, the cards I was dealt, unfortunately I can't blame anyone but myself, but just being here, I think it takes a lot of guts and determination to admit the situation, mom Rehan, run fourth and the intention from the front of his car squeezes a small piece of rubber from one of the other tires and Rey Hall does what should be a routine spot that was very believable to Dennis, he didn't try to dodge the bullet, he doesn't have the experience with Nigel mantra' or many other people here and he just made a mistake, unfortunately, you can't blame a guy for It will be a terribly embarrassing moment for Bobby Rahal in a start with 15.5 200 miles left in the Indianapolis Jr. 500. trying to catch up to his teammate Emerson Fittipaldi, who has a 28 second advantage and you see that the Penske cars are not always the fastest in the corners, but they are able to accelerate on the straights with such superiority over the others and you see how this happens. now now unser jr.

In the red white car, the first change to be made in the Mercedes cars may be both Emerson Fittipaldi and Al unser jr. Discussion is going on in both pits, perhaps changing wings trying to get rid of a bit of thrust on their first plate. He has been horrified and is now starting to play with Gallants, our junior, let's check in with Gary Gerald as the Penske team prepares for Hunter. and Fittipaldi Scott Brayton for John Menard had been in the top ten very consistently and quietly all day, but when he came into that pit stop, you noticed he came in quietly, the engine was off, they couldn't start it, they're working. constantly with the engine but that can be terminal here hand over the pets you were running in fourth place when you entered for your routine service under the green routine stomping back into the action fall here and turn towards I notice that no Alice does not enter the trench, well , Bobby is pitting at the moment, possibly no changes to his setup, it will be interesting to see if he improves when he returns.

I am the latest news we have received, since they have chosen not to make a change. If that's the case, Gerry Briana Richard on the outside, they will change the tires, does it look like any adjustments to the wings? And it'll just be a four-tire swap and a complete tune-up, you're off and running, these two. The cars have two different types of bottom, four bottom. Remember that Roger Penske won eight of the last 15 Indy 500s, but rarely did he dominate one of the races like he does today. Let's take a look at Valvoline's racing order after 122 laps in 15 seconds. pit stop race at Fittipaldi now remembers the pit stop the order was given continues putting himself within striking distance of the leaders this young rookie the youngest kid in the field his driving through a spectacular race the fastest rookie coming to this race his father was killed with Joc was only Ten years old, he never had the chance because of the way the responses and Andretti did it on his father's side, so in Indianapolis with Under the Great 500 we had an eventful race but Also action-packed, Bill Neff took the lead in the race. but he's already on pit road as we look at the rookies and how they're doing here in Indianapolis today.

The things we covered in the pregame again, you can see they release the jack by default, it's outside the car, they choose the spark plug something in the engine very bad spark plug here Scott had moved up to fourth place you have a couple of close calls you you almost got caught in a couple of those incidents and you go around me and hit Nigel I know you warm up by lying in the class one race this year hoping you can do more, but the trials are scheduled for the off season right after this race. Yeah, I don't know how many races I'll run, but it felt good coming out. there and run with the boys.

Thanks, look at that thing, it's not a dirty spark plug and just aslight direction on that, that is the Inca town, the piston that our passer, Freddie walked there, John is ready in the pits and Roberto Guerrero so we can talk to them. but they left today as scheduled this is not scheduled he definitely has some kind of problem if he comes right now he just went into the pits. I mean, the problem is that he has collected some debris in the radiator at every stop. You see a crew member arrived inside the tunnel area, they discovered the other telemetry to the computer again, another thing they did there, you notice that they refueled the car again, so it will drift a little bit as we start.

With three cards now Emerson Fittipaldi has head problems and Al Unser jr. leads the race in second film, f with his stop returns to third place and now today they take them out of the radiator like they do under the cars and they suck and blow the air, well, that's good, you know, a racing car can cost so much as much as half a million dollars this plastic bag probably took maybe 2 cents this is exactly what got into the radiator of Emerson Fittipaldi's car could cost him a million dollars in an Indy 500 victory to continue running steadily in the fourth place with michael andretti v Jimmy Vasser 60 and there we take one that seems if we look at Fittipaldi there he is in second place and the gun Michael Andretti and Jimmy BAM we will return so 78 7500 continues the spirit of the blimp Goodyear continues to provide these Excellent antennas since a thousand feet on the track Mercedes-Benz has been a big part of this race story and a big part of racing history.

Sam Posey reports that Mercedes-Man's three-pointed star represents quality in the luxury car market and nearly invincible in racing exactly one hundred years ago, the German company built the world's first cars in the world's first real automobile competition. the story, a race on French roads from Paris to Rome, the v2 engine revved at just 700 rpm and produced less than four horsepower in In the years before World War I, Mercedes was used in racing victories, including a victory at Indy, to demonstrate to the buying public that the company's engineering was second to none in the 1930s, with Hitler and power in Germany, Mercedes dominated the European Grand Prix and its silver cars became a dark symbol of the emerging power of the Third Reich during the war the Mercedes factories were destroyed when the company was rebuilt in the late 1940s a main goal was to return to racing and in the mists of LeMond they finished one: Roz France Mercedes returned to the Grand Prize with aerodynamic cars that made everything else look obsolete they won and then they kept winning until the end of the following year when they retired from the sport they were the best there was nothing left to prove but as the years went by the achievements were in the past and five years ago Mercedes risked its reputation with a return to big racing: the sports cars at LeMond won again and two weeks ago here in Indianapolis Mercedes made another high-risk gamble by going for pole with a completely new engine that had never been before tested in competition and they wanted to now be able to win Indy with this engine.

It would be a great story, but it would be the same for Mercedes Benz, fourth xb1 and, in addition, rummy Gordon returned to the green. Look at this group when they got to the traffic jam here and to the floor, they were here, the camera is on board right now, of course, Danny, it's already there. B2B emerged now a bit in a single must look terrible. A single row is a little smarter. Why what set? of quarters for that group and a large part not even for the position, they were simply bought that way Paul jr. built a strong michael andretti ray Holland Jimmy Vasser sees Gary Carol Robb I'm selling you I almost won this race last year there was bitter disappointment now it's disappointment of a different kind tell us about the problems in the frustration at the danger they showed and I knew some kind I just wait and hold on to the problem to have a stable race, but you know, and also, I was very excited by what happened at the start, what about the start of this race?

It was a bad start, you know, the car is not aligned correctly. They took a long time to put the green and even though they thought they didn't, they gave the green light to the green flag, so I was surprised when they thought they did, they started. That's why you were late to accelerate in the Penske on both sides. of you guys in the Mercedes tree that were there couldn't lift me up so I thought well I'm sure they're not going to give me these things because not everyone is in line and you certainly know they did so I was surprised that we looked.

I hope to see you with better luck next week in Milwaukee. Thank you. 144 laps have already been completed. Jacques Belknap has great cars on the final lap. Call it that. One thing is that the traffic in his car obviously doesn't work as well as he would like. Jack has to be really. slippery danny sullivan let's go back and get michael Andretti's camera that trafficked ghost you were talking about here and he comes in he cares about us he's going to make a move I'll tell you what a fantastic drive there look at the Penske cars as he approaches Michael Andretti, Jack Arute, Al Unser, retired from racing on this today, a spectator and he's a very agitated spectator right now, we were talking to him earlier, Liz you said it was the hardest thing you've ever had to do.

Nothing worse and standing here I will tell you that it is really not easy to see your son with the Mercedes. What have you noticed? Something you could maybe tell our viewers to look for. Well, it looks very good. Yes, they arrived at the other stop and he. I can't figure it out right now, but he was pushing before and they should be fine now as we watch that pack come barreling through such close company as they had, maybe that's the only time you were glad Of having done it. I'm not tied to the cockpit today, well everyone made it through so you know they're all capable, the drivers but watch up close as Helens ride harder, the spectators, her retirement, this was also a debate, hey, Bobby, that heavier downpour.

Al's car isn't as big an advantage as Emerson's with the light downforce package. Well obviously it reaches the Kurds a little better because I guess dad, it's handling traffic better, the downforce matched the wobble in the rear. Al Unser Jr. . Running second just in front of him is Michael Andretti, who is currently racing hard at the end of this summer here at the circuit, they will start a new racing tradition. NASCAR's best will battle them at this historic track for the first time. Join us here at AVC for Saturday's inaugural Brickyard 400 here on ABC Sports, but right now there are 500 miles that are concerning. 148 laps have been completed.

Michael Andretti has been running laps equal to Al Unser Jr. during the last few laps and then we have a MoU doing 160 to 190 new friend getting to 160 Korean maybe 186 97 race strategy an update Gary Carol let's continue with what Bobby just said about the projected stops Barry Green Jerry Force I know and they are saying flat out that we can't keep up with the horsepower of the Mercedes, so we're trying to be a little conservative now that there's a chance they could take care of it so they have to make just one more. stop, they think Fittipaldi unser, I should say, will have to make a stop and then a second to squirt fuel that could put Vilnius back into contention late, let's go with Jack Arute and Gary, you are absolutely right in the thought and in the conventional.

The strategy here at Team Penske is that they will have to make two stops there, now debating whether next time it should be a long stop at full load and then a splash or the other right now they tell us that we have been father, we will do a long stop the next time, your gun flashing right now, a lot of this race is in the hands of the team managers, the crew chiefs, the car owners, the drivers are just trying to pace themselves and get to the last hundred miles to that they can be ready to race when we reach the final laps of the Indianapolis 500 151 of our complete, let's keep the night when they talk about these flashes and/or the lovely ones so still. looking for the sign and when to enter here is our recap of the Valvoline race for those of you who have participated in the Valvoline Indy 500 draw, lap 150 leader Emerson Fittipaldi stay tuned for the results at the end of the race , 5 boats in the county. for 34 lab out of race along with all the incidents today notes here most areas seem fine Sassy is here there is only one Lola running at the moment and Bryan Herta runs time of GM Emerson Fittipaldi the cartoon is the leader now in Indianapolis everyone runs for the last hundred miles and then really turns on Hammerson Fittipaldi, justice would be a stealing hole, naked Mercedes-Benzes have been very powerful second place firms right now, but the poison Jr, car number 12, which is Belknap, a rookie is going to host and then that would mean until the end, but also maybe not make it to the end, Bobby, if you've been doing some of those calculations, yeah, stop doing it, the only way You can cut down an angry one and have a chance to win at the rate things are going. down and Bobby, to me, doesn't seem to be slowing down here, he's holding his own in traffic and looks like he's running the same as before, usually the leader on lap 190 isn't the leader at 200 laps.

Emerson Fittipaldi, his trap speeds up on the turn. 159 suddenly we can't rain and they bomb the grass, sir, you will remember that story very well here in Indy, then the racers apologize, they throw that in while we watch the superiority of the crusade, they ease the bans on powered cars, I think it should say that the other triumphs throughout history that Mercedes has had have been with their own technology, they have built their own cars in their own driveway, this was in fact bought by Hill in England, plus Roger Penske, it really could have been called anything like Bill Clinton or something that was born in Mercedes now, of course, your reputation is forever linked to that and what they are doing right now, but you know that there may not be anything you can do to stop the traffic from not is hurting right now thanks to Bobby, that moment, God realizes He has to make another stop.

The great thing about him is that he will continue before having to stop for fuel. Hopefully we'll see a good stop there's Lynn St. James, she's running 19th, well behind the race leader, in fact 30 laps behind the leader, she had that long pit stop at the top of the board hoping to have real success here at ND Emerson around Mauricio Gugelmin one hundred miles Robby Horton, runs in fourth place. placed two laps behind the leader, took a hit in the mouth, Jerry, we'll have to come back with this light, the Mercedes Penske stops a splashing gun with ten laps to go, they were not completed, they treated the car, it seemed that had gone around.

Out Bobby, I'm not sure which direction those Gordons who adhere to the 100 mile per hour speed limit in the pits must be doing this. He comes onto pit road right now. They have to be making 100 by the time they arrive. with a pit stop there is a work stop, don't adjust all the upgrades you will stop in the rain and as a leader remember that one of the indisputable parts of this car is the transmission, that transmission is used a lot now, Jack and Sam. We are watching to see if any changes are being made from a handling point of view.

It doesn't seem like there are any. Remember the important thing here is not there second shift pass to Emerson Fittipaldi on pit road and here he comes and there is the differential between the Two is that Fittipaldi comes out of the second shift in the warm-up. One race is back-to-back here in Indianapolis, no one has had a back-to-back win since. Everson won last year leading this race. Make history, remember we have 35 laps to get there, from then on evenly to second place like Al Unser jr. take the lead in car 31. I'll tell you what I think he wants to go out and don't be completely full, going into the next lap, here the radios don't work and he was indicating that he understands that You're stopped or a question, Danny, well, I imagine it was an understanding, but you know that when you're crouched in that car, your seat belts tighten down and up in the airstream at 200 miles an hour when Bill Neff gets in.

Almost try to jerk him off with some hands, your hand, you stick your hand out of a car window, you know you like it, try that at 230 miles an hour, here's Barry, he'll be real close like the horse. I 16.4 seconds of the races and we. We have many that are entering the field, we have somegin, you are entering the pits, he controls the speed of the second of the Penske cars and remember, gentlemen, we told you earlier in the race that he was having interruptions. problems with yourradio, so he has to be there to signal Jerry, free from the rest of the wait.

Their now elder looks and points to let them know that he wants the car to be a little loose, so let's watch to see if they do it. that adjustment, here we go, we've made the adjustment, they pull the jack, they need to take the full load of 40 gallons of methanol, the bad man signals far away, Bobby, I think that's why you've been having problems with the traffic, he also has He gets into that air with a lot of weeds and gets a little upset. He pushes it out of the front and can't hit the accelerator as soon as he wants and passes the car.

He needs a little more wing, you glimpsed it there. Phil Neff. He's dialing on the outside, Bobby, too if we do our fuel calculations correctly son? he still has to do another one, he still has to do another one, stop bending over to splash some fuel, that will be the story. Well, let's go to the pits and try to find out exactly what the teams' calculations might be. Start with Jack's wheels. I think the Penske cars will have to stop again. Well, not only will they have to stop again, but maybe they'll roll the dice, at least like they have with Emerson Fittipaldi. arguing on the radio with MO whether I could go the distance on the same set of tires as him.

They simply asked him: can you do it with six turns? The answer was confusing. They are discussing it right now. Let's check. with Gary Gerald Bobby Ray, one lap off the leaders, now up to third on the pylon in the points, now ready for his final pit stop of the day and we wait with the team looking for the nose of the car. Now Bill, a news team has already said that they think it's going to be very, very risky. We know that they have to do 33 laps. They need yellow to have a break. Here's Ray Hall now and this Ray Hall Hogan team that started so long ago today. from the 10th row trying to make his mark came in with a full 171 laughs and has the makings of an incredible finish at 278 500.

Back in Indianapolis is Emerson Fittipaldi looking for two wins in a row in his third Indianapolis 500 victory. The final laps always tell the story. In second place is Unser Jr. The athlete runs in third place, Robby Gordon and then Michael Andretti, you know, the pit stop is the most I've seen him run and go down the little rumble strips. I'm not so sure this set of tires will work as well as the cars. Well as it was before, as we observe the line of cars there, you saw that it was convenient to hold on, fall towards the rumble strip and then, conservatively, on the corner, his wife Teresa watches and it seems that she is adding almost in the second a lamp to her advantage.

In this race Danny, well that seems to be the case now, maybe Pinsky has gone with the strategy of going out a little, if we back off a little we can go the distance there and make up for that while Emerson makes his big passes for you . I can hear it on the boat through the rumble strip, that sounds like knowing if Aaron is doing it. I mean, the track is slippery, but he's handling himself well and found the driest place to run. His favorite word is beautiful and it makes her certainly go wonderfully for him.

Now he's showing a great career so far, but I'll ask you the question: All of you over at Emerson, can you keep that set of tires for those low sixes you don't want to risk changing on our cars? screw it up in any way possible, the race is static right now, but everything at Indianapolis tends to happen in the last 20 laps, we'll leave to get these messages and then come back to race to the finish at Indianapolis. A few moments ago and now Fittipaldi is the soul that is believed by a loss like in a turn, so the animals are in the best position, yes, but look at this, Bobby, look at this to overcome the insurance break and Alan against the wall and Everson in victory circle. came out and gave Emerson a big thumbs up before there was no ill will or what happened and now they're teammates I think the semantics of that relationship is keel what's happening right now azita yeah but Bobby, I think these are great races and it shows the competitiveness. by little everything is down you know that these drivers winning is really the only thing that a person on the winners podium what's the strategy now let's go with Jack the alcohol is starting to develop there is a set of computers in both pits that can read vital information As for the rest, this is Emerson Fittipaldi's computer.

They know that little Lao could maybe stretch his fuel consumption if he can pour fuel into the windows. Two to go for Emerson Fittipaldi. This will be the most important device of the entire day. This is the stick with which they will hit the fuel man. As you take your time, you stop at lap 194, this is the lever here, gentlemen, well, of course, fuel, Jack, it should be, it must be delivered this winter now, as we suggested in the last 20 laps, the last 50 miles and Emerson Fittipaldi, you should listen. every person loose, let's look at it, had to correct it directly against the wall, look at a man, I'm not so sure the air was not disturbed, I think he wanted to run a little, it seemed like he wanted to. comes back and found a bass and just lost it, so Emerson Fittipaldi is out for one more rep for you, you know, I have to say there's a very good chance he had a sudden puncture in his right rear, look at the card .

He didn't lose gradually if that lost, he just breathed very quickly and you know, Bobby, his angle didn't look bad, it didn't look like he went down to the apron or anything, you just don't win badly. I think he really had a flat tire very suddenly the six yellows of the day for the leader of the race at that moment Emerson fittipaldi's million dollars and his third victory in Indy go out the window it has been a fall day come back now after lap after lap at two hundred miles per hour grayza is already returning to the garage area she is only worried about her husband, our Eli and I call inside, apparently he is out of the race, the indication is that the engines are online, the bikes van, started with trading, now Penske left us without Hunter junior, but he left. with the race leader narrowly now alone in his lap now 15 laps to go and Danny let's now consider the situation we are going to see in very slow motion first one more repeat of the Fittipaldi situation Danny you were right on top of him , yeah I was looking, I didn't see anything wrong, but then I saw the back of the car properly and let it go back to experience making a mistake so late in the race while leading another take.

At the time the family decides in the 78th Indianapolis 500 chasing Unser Jr. but leading the race you know another small real possibility. Follett's, when we see it here in Turn 2 on TV, it looks like maybe the floor was pulled out from under the rear. I'm not sure, but it seems like a possibility, well, Bobby. let's explore further, you are saying there is fluid coming out of the back of Emerson Fittipaldi's car, does that mean we are also looking at a possible problem with the Mercedes engine? No, it didn't touch you at all, there were no engine explosions or anything like that. could be a radiator could be a home here's Jack on defense, keep him well Paul, we're still having problems with the radio.

I'm going to try to get the camera so you can see. Roger Penske has literally grabbed an old whiteboard and wants to find out. If the fuel is good, he has transmitted it via slate to the slate man directly across his pit and will send a unique signal to Al Unser Jr. Yes, but Jeff is that message that he's okay or he's asking if he's okay. Well, they're getting us out of the hole. Here we have some people who are taking us out. I'll try to find out in repairs. Alright? okay that's what they're telling the little guy everything doesn't have a radio don't forget their telemetry is telling them in the pits how much fuel is left in that car letting him know you're okay you're okay you' I have a lot of fuel, my only concern in this whole thing it would be him picking something up, okay we got it guys, the next signal was a beep two seconds after what he's saying, this position 2 is 14 cars back on the line, he's got 14 cars. behind him, that's exactly behind the safety car, position 2 is 14 back, which puts him on the lead lap, let's go with Gary, well that's the key, the fact that the preparation is now on the return of the leader, Barry Green, co-owner with Jerry. strength I, this is a big break for you, not only does it move in a second, it puts you in contention, but can you get those cars back that are separating you and Alan?

I would be very happy, I mean, let's put it in, you know, the Penske cars. They are playing with a different ball with a different set of rules, we really think we are first in Class B, we are very pleased with how the players cars perform all day and Jack just impresses with a few laps to go, still can't see how I could catch up with Junior, let's hear some kind of problem, but I think he's good with the fuel now and we're good, so let's see if we get to the finish line and you must be very impressed with this young rookie. what he has done here today under this pressure cooker in the super plays in Indianapolis, he has put it all in his mouth, he has done a great job for us and only me, all the players, fans and all the fantasy fulfillment , fingers crossed here until we get to the finish line thanks Gary, okay back to Jack Gary, things have calmed down and Team Penske spat and Bobby Unser and Danny Sullivan were absolutely right but Roger is trying to get through first with its pit board intended to transmit it to its driver. is that there are one hundred and eighty laps completed and there are 14 cars separating him from Jacques Villeneuve, the closest car in second place, so he is trying to get that information that has been passed on to Al jr. and now we'll have to wait and say Jack, you should see the movement and Roger Penske is holding something important.

His left hand was shaking, he was shaking the board. Although I find it absolutely ironic, gentlemen, in this era of high-cost technical things, Roger. Penske and his multimillion-dollar team can win the Indy 500 using a blackboard and a piece of chalk. Eighty-eight laps have been completed. He may have lost me. I have communicated it wrong. 188 laps, in fact, our complete track. Roger Penske using that whiteboard while they're still cleaning up Emerson Fittipaldi's accident, obviously Fittipaldi was getting hurt. We look forward to speaking with him before the end of coverage of this race here today. I remember Alex, our first year here in 1983, he was very excited to leave.

I go out once in a while and practice and forget to eat and fasten my seat belt. He has come a long way since then. Rogers continues to communicate my board. Don't forget, Rodgers is also very excited and a little nervous right now. That's probably helping him keep his mind. out of it all doing something with his hands roger penske looking at the possibility of a lunch or two here the winner of the NB 500 the spirit of the blimp atop the Indianapolis Motor Speedway that was big there I'm nervous about four feet long that Could the year the airship cruises at 30 miles per hour over the top of the runway?

I provided some excellent photographs here today to help us analyze some of the situations that have developed. Well, Jack Arute, continue talking about strategy. What do you think the game plan is now? It will come down to what the problem is when you go back to the old blackboard in the chalk, every signal man on pit road reads what you have to say, that has been the key for the Forsyth green team. They've dispatched some members of his team. members to some of the cars directly in front to try to see if maybe they'll go off the road if they do, guys, remember one thing, the juniors will get a green with ten laps left, they'll have a clean green track.

In front of him there is no one out there and there are not many people at the moment. I think he will be alone for those ten laps. You definitely saw the leaderboard on lap 189, we got there with 10 laps left and I remember it so many times. the leader at lap 190 is not the leader at 200 Roger Penske the last four wins have been with four different drivers, starting with you Danny, then Rick and then Big Al Bhed Emerson, this would be the fifth, you know, the little owls work , he is nervous right now, can you? Imagine the butterflies inside him, Bobby right now, he's going to let that safety car out, he's not going to let anyone get close to him on this restart, he's going to slow down on the backstretch and start building up to three and four when he comes out with four gasps.

He don't know nobody could swing him there, take a look back, there, there's a second flame, the safety cars come out, he's the advantage of being, he's got his man, those cars in front of him, they're looking towards the track, there it is, there it is the distance there reverse in front of it, but noforget one thing is that the fourth or fifth car gets back to second place first and no, they want to win it, but they're not going to waste that second place on some stupid move. trying to get through a slower car like a motor before Cosworth can't just take out a tractor like the Mercedes jr.

Immediately exactly about Bobby. I know you said Alice started to relax her back, but I remember when she was in the same situation and I was so nervous my leg was shaking. The only way to stop it from shaking is to hold it down. She runs my land, looks at Shelley and Alles' wife. There's no Alice in her twelfth Indianapolis, but she's only 32 years old. She just joined Team Penske. They have a great track record here. You know, man, you're going to be with Penske for many years. has a bright future. Ronnie Hawk, leading the race by nine and a half seconds again.

We look from the leader. We look back, looking for that blue and white car. He still has a lot of distance to make up. Not seem. that he's making up a lot, but I doubt he's really trying, that's the strategy Bobby should have, let's try for second place and see if the little committee does, because he could run out of fuel, he can still blow out the engine he might have. transmission problem, remember all the grades we've had trouble with on the track all day, so you might as well risk your life and more in some cases, but with the end of the race so close to the view, even when the adrenaline takes over, it takes you to the end. he finishes the owlet race in a very conservative way, you realize that he hasn't run away from those three cars behind him, he's just going to keep his pace, he doesn't even want to catch up, he looks towards the end of the main straight at the turn four and you look for bill now there he is now he's fallen further behind he's not crying for ketchup now he's driving to stay in second place the race may belong to Al Unser jr.

My compared Shaq was filled with Mario Andretti, of course, he finished third in his rookie year. The athlete seems to be on his way to second place, a new star, in the last laps he lost ten seconds, he is 20 seconds behind the race leader and the leader is the car. 31 and you have to disconnect from that, it's a good decision, don't forget that the famous Granatelli 67 and 68 turbines failed in the lobby, of course, they said it's a very good approach in a very conservative approach, but it also requires heat. outside of Al jr. him and then confronting himself, it doesn't mean putting pressure on him to maybe run a little harder and put him on a fuel, something with him that he couldn't get through, you have to leave him without fuel, you have to break her. little has to break something, otherwise, it's been a problem, that's true, and I also don't think he can manage enough for those cars and the laps they have left without taking some pretty serious risks, the risk that roger penske was taking when Running these new engines is obviously on strength, numbers and they needed it so far one of them has gone 196 full laps this race is definitely not over but it looks good so the people divider has a clear view of one of those Carraways on the front of his rick beers helmet from 1991 the last time Fire 31 started in the post was 1919 if he wins it it will be amar's first win now numbered keep an eye out for the little eyelets make sure he goes through a photo clearly below, big problem, remember you don't have Biscay Radios and you can't read it on this so you have to go through the yellow lights on the runway, yes, but don't forget it looks like this now, so probably under a yellow because I don't see him cleaning that up with just a couple of laps left and he's going to be very conservative here.

I don't know, Danny, sometimes these teams clear that debris really quickly, but they allow the voters to go through the castle and just keep track of it. I was really looking for debris in the car. and Big Al can barely stand it, but Penske worries that this will give him the opportunity to get close again. Well, he was losing ground, so I don't think that old guy moved any cars. The incident, of course, is Fanbox. We may not be in the top ten, it's a real shame for him, he's done so well all month and he's fought all race, so Stan Foxx up against the wall taking out the yellow. 197 complete laps.

Jerry hits Emerson Fittipaldi, just enters the angular spotlight. First of all, sir, are you okay? Yes I'm fine. I mean, it's a shame, but I was flying and I hate how deep it is and I would say there are too many feet in there. I have to make the rear end lose that. I almost corrected it and then I hate the Walker, now it was a shame, but you know, the young people are going to win, it will be fantastic for the team, a big smile, although with the performance of the Mercedes-Benz engine today, oh, it's beautiful, really flying was a shame. it happened, we should beat us at Emerson Fittipaldi, okay, a little disappointed, I wanted that victory number three, by the way, smile here on the race track, showing 197 complete laps when they cross the line - laughter - at the end of the race, they will clean up the debris Little Al isn't taking any chances, he's moving back and forth and it's blue and white car number 12 and the sign is Bill, do you see him there, number 12? and the idea of ​​the WIMP and the ball back and forth is to make sure they have a small tank collected for the agent inside the accounts fuel bank, it always goes in the back, afford to make sure they keep it there , when you run that slow you will see the safety car. now they've really slowed down from their 80 miles per hour to try to make one more lap to be clear because they want to end up under a green, that's always a problem when the cars are out all day it's hot, you don't want to go too slow .

They're trying to get the standing foxes going as fast as they can trying to make the last lap, the white flag lap runs under green. They are working on 198 on the left, of course there are communications with the base car. You're looking back. from there now with Al Unser jr. Constantly driving down the backstretch stuck in a straight line I think Al thinks he needs to do one more racing lap. They are going to try to get green for the white flag return. Dwayne Sweeney has the white flag in his hand. It has become the most important lap of his career. life of course they still have the flashers on in the safety car so they are going to do one more lap we will see if that is true or not there was an indication that we are going to communicate by radio with a star in the center control to leave the track and take a break, the rules say that the safety car must have its lights off before turning green to warn the driver and obviously there is a small communication problem between the officials there and Bobby also have to do it. before they get to turn 3, otherwise they would have a major incident, possibly go here and turn 4, so unless something notable happens, the rules don't allow them to turn on the yellow light somewhere around the track, but Big Al and Roger Penske both know that it's not really over until it crosses that finish line so bright as if a cell phone and a snow plow driver in that cab have to be listening to the car, it has to make sure that even at 80 miles down the road Now I can do it right, Bobby. yeah, this reserve chair, you know, even if the road they're obviously very happy, I'll be one of the second turn, keep going and I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Faulk, one of the things here, this has to be the most long. in the story for him, he just wants it all over, he'd rather do it at 220 miles an hour, little Al's mom, captain for the winner's circle, by the way, a new winner's circle at the speedway here this year, Laos is going to get the christening and it's really a circle right in front of the main control tower driving his big thing called the Hummer, a big Jeep, up and down the track with a big smile on his face since he won the pole position, it has been In this month of May in Indianapolis the same things happen here and they continue like this until you cross that start/finish line, the story in car 31, those numbers are boring at the first wind and Mercedes has been in its first race in the Indy cars, he has reason to cry, hey, let's go with Gary Darrell.

I would like to congratulate you on the Mercedes for your tenth victory in Indy, what are your emotions? Well, it's just fantastic. You know the team, Scottie Unser, is simply the best. He stayed there all day. His father and I spoke to him this morning. he said in the end you win this race and he did a great job. Thanks to the boys. This engine is fantastic. Great for Mercedes for Marlboro Bull, but all our sponsors. I'm excited. I guess the only disappointment is that there is more on the wall. It may have been too good, but you know we have to get one, so we were worried about the second one, so amazing.

Thanks Penske well a very very jubilant unser family the legacy continues here at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway before we spoke to Allen jr. . In his second victory we have a very special presentation with the president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Mr. Tony George Tony now, congratulations on winning the right number 78 of the Indianapolis 500, congratulations, good job, well done and now, ladies and gentlemen, it's official to the jr. He's had the milk drink, he's got the BorgWarner trophy, and Al, congratulations, it's his 55th birthday, ladies and gentlemen, and you couldn't get a better gift than that. Could?

They didn't receive a better gift than that, now they sure can. "This is one I'll never forget. I've never seen tears from a senior, but he has them now. Let's talk about this career man. It was unbelievable that you didn't have a radio or it was a tough time getting in and out." well no we didn't have a radio for I don't know 120 laps or something like that, but you know, I just want to thank the whole Marvel team. Penske, they did a great job preparing the car, obviously, and it went all the way, thanks to Mercedes.

Benz, you know, they made it easy to pass everyone on the straightaway and, you know, Goodyear Tire, you know, we were running pretty high temperatures most of the month and then Leo Mel and the guys really built me ​​a great tire, so I want thank them and you know, Mobil Oil, you know it was really good and let's talk about the start, although very fast, it was quite spectacular, that first lap, well, the start was good, you know, we went down and I wanted to lead the first lap. and so we did it and then, you know, on my first pit stop we wanted to be easy on the clutch and we were too easy.

I ended up stopping him and told him I told him, you know, I have to leave the way we have to go out. and then that was it and you know I just finished. I want to say happy birthday, dad, this is a very special moment for you because today your father did his last laps at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, unfortunately because you had won the pole position and you had other commitments, you couldn't come to the wine and see him, what gift, yeah, well, you know, I just want to thank this Marvel team, Penske. I'm telling you, Roger Heat, a special thank you.

I'm telling you, you know, he loves this place. As much as I do, and it shows that you know he brought us a special car and everything, and I just want to thank all the people, you know, without you, this place wouldn't be what it is and that's why we love you. Thank you very much and of course your teammate Emerson Fittipaldi. What happened in that situation. Well, with Emerson, you know, we got stuck in traffic and what allowed MD to pass me was the same thing that bit him as soon as you got out of line. a little bit and you turned four or any of them, the air would really throw you off line because you don't have any downforce when you're behind another car and then if you go too far it just sucks.

Out there like a vacuum cleaner and I hit the brakes, almost hit the wall and turned around. Emerson passed me, that's what allowed him to pass me and then you know we were trying really hard to get through the traffic. He was trying so hard to get me down and, you know, he got too far and the old vacuum cleaner got him. Let's check with Gary Gerald Gary. Okay, we're here with Jacques Villeneuve and he's being surrounded. of course, from the media of your compatriots in Canada, Jack, this was a great ride today and we are curious to know your emotions and if you were close and how it feels to be the fastest rookie, the youngest driver in the field and now a second. -Well finalist, you feel fantastic before coming here.

I never dreamed of being on the podium, I actually hoped to do it, but I never thought I could achieve it. I had a lot of confidence in the team. I knew they were ready to win and that they were capable. to win and my players Reynard was running strong all month. There's a little traffic problem. I lost a lot of courage but I guess it's the same for everyone and I almost passed before the first pit stop because the car was getting quite loose and I went sideways a couple of times and that was nice, then there was a accident in front of me and on the front straight there was also a lot of traffic at one point and I just backed up and slowed downbecause the guy behind me was calm and running third and I thought it was stupid to just pull out knives and risk everything.

We just heard a force from winner Al Unser jr. And about his father, who has won this race so many times in the past, what do you think your father would be thinking if he could be here to share this moment with his daughter? Well, I think he would be very proud, you know, every time someone of hers. the family does something good, everyone is very proud and uh-oh I ask you out loud like I don't care to see him here today and see his face or something that would be great, fantastic, fantastic job, congratulations, thank you, Jerry, well , Gary, there is a lot of confusion and quite a bit.

A little worry here in the Chip Ganassi pits, now Michael Andretti you found yourself in third place, but when he got out of the car and looked at the dashboard, they posted you now finishing in sixth position, what happened? I don't know you. I know they were putting out the black flag and we didn't get an explanation as to why and the pits were closed so I couldn't get in so I don't know, I don't know what's going on. I wish they knew that Let's go talk to them and find out what's going on because I don't know why I could get a wife to have a black fly.

Now, Michael, we're talking. We're here for you, SEC, if they don't. denies a black flag chip. You've been talking to the people at hue sac, Chip Ganassi, about what we're checking out. What have they told you well? All I know is that Michael's number appeared on the black flag board. I said Michael, you. We're being black flagged simultaneously, the track turns yellow when the track turns yellow, the pits are closed, that's all I know, he said what I do, you can't pit when the pits are closed, that That's all I know, Michael, yeah, but the other thing is.

I never got the black flag, I just put it on the board, that's the other thing I don't know, and during that and during that time the black flag, then it said all my numbers off the board, now the board, how do we do it? Solve this, what do you do now? Chip Ganassi. Well, I'll meet you at the U SEC office in 10 minutes. I was told to go to a meeting there in 10 minutes, so Chip Ganassi will be heading to your exit office very disappointed. Michael Andretti overcame three slashed tires, believes he finished third and is now shown to be a sixth place finisher, so the Indianapolis 500 ends with another loser at the top of the field and the controversy with Michael Andretti is the ninth victory of no one who does not surrett ND all three of the no ones is Bobby Big Al and that man are multiple winners of the Indianapolis 500 the rookies how did it go here in Indianapolis? one in second place 109 there it is the rest of the rookie we'll be back with more from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway We're back at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and now there's that new elevated winner's circle with Al Unser jr. his team and his family perched on top now here's Michael Andretti's situation race officials Tom Binford boss Stewart of the United States Auto Club says he passed Roma xuxa on lap 189 and therefore they were going to put the black flag that was below the yellow, but they were unable to do so due to the yellow flag situation at the end of the race, so they imposed a one-lap penalty, moving Michael Andretti from third place at the end of this race. in sixth place are the unofficial results with two rookies in the top nine in the top ten of the field Brian Herd of the slowest rookie in the field finishing in ninth place we check the unofficial results of the entire rest of the field and the celebrations are underway and continue for Al Unser jr.

Now we also mentioned at the beginning of the show that Bobbi Ray Hall has a good year and then a bad year, well this Gary Jarrell is looking pretty good, in fact, that up and down fortune year after year, Bobby Ray Hall takes a dramatic turn. For the better, today I know that you must have great satisfaction for the way you have been able to persevere and recover. Change to a new chassis. A different engine combination. Now he finishes third. If you were very close to reaching that third place. place today yes, the Lord was watching over us today I said, I think I gave you the best view of the house in three of those accidents because it was right in front of me and, you know, a couple of times I really had my heart in mouth. but it was a great day for us, the Miller team, we needed this, we needed this after the trials and tribulations, not last year but this year so far and everything is going well, great job, Bobby Bobby Ray Hall now in third place , here is the Valvoline Race Summary for those of you who participated in the Valve giveaway for a Valvoline Indy 500, the leader at the end of the race and the winner of the

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Indy 500 is al unser jr. 7 caution laps average speed only 160 miles per hour 15 miles per hour will break the record, but the winner is car 31 and allow the view from the Goodyear spirit blimp as it records the giant crowd leaving the Indianapolis Motor Speedway but dreaming with Next Year and What's to Come Stan Fox by the way has been transported to Indiana Methodist Hospital he is in good condition but they are worried about some back pain so the race is over and Bobby Unser's family has returned to him do while the weather was Beautiful, it was an exciting race and I'm one half of announcer Danny Sullivan.

Great job at the top of turn 4. Any ideas, well just great job by Al jr. and all of Team Penske as we hope and I'd like to especially thank everyone on Team ABC for helping me on the first one and Sam Posey, well it's only been years since 1911 in the first race here, no team was. able to really dominate this place and become a favorite now Roger Penske has won nine of the last 16 Indy 500 and becomes a dominant force in the history of this race, so the unser jr. in the Mustang pace car with his father and family on board celebrates his second victory in the Indy 500 car 31 first-time wins in Roger Penske a record 10 wins at Indianapolis now team that have done it and now a victory lap on the track much slower than ever before as he acknowledges the crowd's tears watch him stand there and cheer on Honda's great champion how many more Envy wins are in the book for Al Unser the executive producer of ABC Sports is Jack O'Hara today Joe is produced by Bob Goodman directed by Larry kam Drummond associate producers Ben Barbie and Debbie Cole are associate records and Jaime Bravo with a giant hug happy big birthday and happy career day to Al Unser jr. the winner of the 78 Indianapolis 500 we want to thank LX production who did the cameras covering the course here today so a laugh jr.

Now you can hold up two fingers and grab that loot of ice cold milk and celebrate. He will celebrate all night and in all likelihood will be a millionaire tomorrow night at the victory banquet held here in Indianapolis, Indiana. I'm Paul Page to everyone. from our team here Sam Posey Bobby unser Danny Sullivan Jerry hits Gary Gerald and Jack Arute It's been another great day in Indianapolis, but we're already thinking about the 79th edition of the Indy 500, a year away from the largest racing circuit in the world. world, the 78th. The Indianapolis 500, this ABC Sports exclusive has been presented by family members who know him.

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