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Did You Know? The Indianapolis 500
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1973 Indianapolis 500
crews pushing Indy race cars back into pit alley during delay at Indianapolis Motor Speedway / rain on racetrack / Indy race cars racing, one smoking / Lloyd Ruby racing Eagle Offenhauser #18 from pits and back into race / AJ Foyt...
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Indianapolis 500 Pre Race
Empty Indianapolis Motor Speedway / two men sitting by track, talking (driver on left wears sunglasses, cowboy hat) / driver AJ FOYT talking with two men on track / GRAHAM MCRAE wearing racing helmet, sitting in Indy racer / CU driver...
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1973 Indianapolis 500
Al Unser Sr racing Parnelli Offenhauser #4 past grandstands, leading pack at Indianapolis Motor Speedway / Lee Kunzman racing Eagle Offenhauser #16 / Rear view Indy car pulling from pit stall, driving to re-enter race / Dan Gurney Racing...
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Indy Turbochargers
Driver LARRY DICKSON driving Indy car 64 into pits / JOE LEONARD driving Lotus Indy car 60 / BOBBY UNSER driving EagleOffy Indy car 3 / driver GRAHAM HILL driving Lotus Indy race car 70 / Bobby Unser (3) and Joe Leonard (60) racing /...
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Indy Turbochargers
Driver BOBBY UNSER driving Indy racer 3 on racetrack in desert area (1968 Stardust Indy Race in Las Vegas, Nevada) / driver DAN GURNEY driving Indy race car 48 around bend, trailing ROGER MCCLUSKEY (8) / drivers BOBBY UNSER (3) and...
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Indianapolis 500
Professional race car driver MARIO ANDRETTI wearing racing jumpsuit marked with patches of American flag and STP and Firestone sponsorships while being interviewed. Indianapolis 500 on May 27, 1972 in Indianapolis, Indiana (Footage by...
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1973 Indianapolis 500
High angle marching band standing on racetrack, pre-race Indy 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway / packed parking lot / marching bands standing on racetrack / balloon launch / crowd walking to racetrack, filling stands / electronic lap...
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Indy Turbochargers
Campers, automobiles, buses in parking lot of Indianapolis Motor Speedway / Indy 500 race judges working / driver GRAHAM HILL driving Lotus Indy racer 70 through pits / Graham Hill driving 70 on time trial / pit crew pushing driver LLOYD...
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Indianapolis 500
Formula One race cars speeding along Indianapolis Motor Speedway, competing in Indy 500 race as viewed from crowded spectator stands / pit crew member holding card, calling driver Joe Leonard in for pit stop. Indianapolis 500 on May 27,...
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Indianapolis 500
Retired professional driver and team owner DAN GURNEY talking with pit crew team, Indianapolis 500 / race judge wearing spectacles and white suit jacket, holding green flag while standing on racetrack / Parnelli Jones Racing Team pit...
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1973 Indianapolis 500
CU race car driver MARIO ANDRETTI talking, laughing with crew in pits at Indianapolis Motor Speedway / CU race car driver SWEDE SAVAGE looking pensive, talking with crew in pits / CU race car driver AL UNSER SR / talking with crew,...
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1973 Indianapolis 500
pre-race activity on racetrack, near grandstands at Indianapolis Motor Speedway / high angle Indy race cars on pace lap, followed by early laps of Indy 500 auto race / Sam Posey racing Eagle Offenhauser #34 on qualifying lap / Bobby...
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Henry Ford and family meet racecar driver Tony Gulotta at 1932 Indianapolis 500
Title card: "Auto Leaps Wall as Speed Kings Defy Death To Set Record - Massed band parades at Indianapolis before racers begin 500-mile grind" / VS large marching band proceeds along racetrack / Intertitle: "Rickenbacker introduces...
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Surf, Ski, Rodeo, Racing, Indy 500, Italy GP
Surfing craze in the early 60's - California teenagers
Ski-kiting national competitions
Rodeo competitions
Horse racing - Big winner jockey Eddie Arcaro - Over $30,000,000
Indy 500 Golden Anniversary in 1961 - AJ Foyt is the...
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A car flips and crashes at the 1950 Indy 500.
A car flips and crashes at the 1950 Indy 500.
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indianapolis, indiana: indy 500
cut story "indy 500" shows: animation chart showing 2 cars in race: chart showing the difference between a family car and a racing car in height, length, weight,...
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A race official waves the checkered flag to begin the 1950 Indy 500.
A race official waves the checkered flag to begin the 1950 Indy 500.
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Race car driver Roger Ward wins the 1959 Indy 500.
Race car driver Roger Ward wins the 1959 Indy 500.
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1934 Indianapolis 500 automobile race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Two shots of band marching along race track / VS cars racing / two shots of crowd on infield watching finish of race, crowd in stands in background
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Racecar driver Bill Holland wins Indianapolis 500 automobile race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Countdown / Sportfolio intro sequence / card: "Insert commercial here" / VS cars racing along track / car driven by Duke Nalon crashes into wall and catches fire / fire spreads across track / car driven by Bill Holland crosses finish...
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1970 Indianapolis 500
pit crew working on Scorpion Ford #11 in pit alley at Indianapolis Motor Speedway / Dan Gurney racing Eagle Ford #48, Mike Mosley racing Watson Offenhauser #9 past grandstand, spectator stands / pit crew working on Coyote Ford #14,...