Indy 500 1996 - Buddy Lazier, last lap CRASH

the 80th running of the Indianapolis 500 this special appearance on ABC's Wide World of Sports presented by Chevrolet genuine the cars most Americans trust the new Miller beer the new Miller beer with great flavor that is easily enjoyed, number one in tires and Valvoline Dura Blad, the number one selling semi-synthetic motor oil here in Victory Lane, the hallowed grounds of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, his friend Lazir racked with pain as he tries to get out of the car receiving congratulations from his team , remembers that his back looked like a crushed hard-boiled egg. on the ground so many fragments after the terrible accident in Phoenix but his father came up and was the first to congratulate him another second generation driver his father qualified here at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway but now his son has found the way to win race number 80 Indie 500 is a slow process for Buddy Lair and I think we could literally have our first interview with the driver still sitting in the car because it's actually very painful, man, finally a win in the Indianapolis 500, when did you start dreaming? this uh before I can remember uh it's just that now it still feels like a dream it feels like I'm going to wake up and I need to go to the race track to get ready to run well let's conclude the rest of the dream with the ceremonial coronation while you stand up you can see the pain but this is happy pain as the Borg Warner trophy has been placed behind Buddy Lazir and now the winner's crown young man you join an elite group now as winner of the 500 Miles from Indianapolis.

Sorry, welcome to the Indie 500 winners' circle, so it's amazing, amazing, I've sunk it in, and yet you're being terribly low-key right now. You'd think you'd be really excited and just be standing here with a big smile, no you haven't taken it in, you're not going to take it in because I'm sure a week or two is amazing when you came here and watched your dad compete and qualify. and I know you're in pain, so sit back down. the car, this is truly an athletic achievement, but when you saw your father qualify, did you ever think that you would actually win the race?

I don't know, you know, you dream about it and you feel like you have some skill, but you have to have a car like these guys, he races Delta faucets and Montana gave me a great race car, well congratulations, celebrate now with the ceremonial I drink milk and let's go back to the tower, his first victory in an Indie Car and it's the one that counts. the Indianapolis 500, but when he was crossing the finish line taking the checkered box, Roberto Guerrero lost control there and climbs towards someone he had never seen before, that red car rises towards the fence, it is upside down and still It's there, now it hits.

Salazar is still face down and flips him back, unbelievable, unbelievable accident, right there, another look, here he comes, he misses it, he just misses it, who was so high above the camera and those two guys were watching that force and that only took those incredible accidents that hit the defense by Zan Pedri, turning upside down was incredible, this is from Salazarto's car thief, he loses it towards the left flag, he crosses it, look, Salazar literally gets under it, look at him crouching, did you see it incredible? he ducked his head, went under it and then was hit from behind, but that hit put him on his back.