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1975 Indianapolis 500®
Winner
"Jorgensen Eagle" Driver: Bobby Unser -
Car#48
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For
the 1975 Indianapolis 500®, Bobby Unser stayed with Dan
Gurney's All American Racers, chief mechanic Wayne Leary, and an
Eagle chassis built in 1974.
Bobby Unser qualified
on the outside of the front row with a speed of 191.073 mph. At the
start of the race, Gordon Johncock took the point from A.J. Foyt
and Bobby Unser, before Foyt passed him on the ninth lap. Johncock
went out on Lap 11 with a broken gear. Rutherford and Wally
Dallenbach joined Foyt and Bobby Unser in the lead pack, which
began pulling away from the rest of the field. Bobby Unser was
racing patiently, conserving fuel and keeping close to the leaders.
Bobby Unser took the lead for the first time on Lap 124, but he
soon relinquished it to pit. Dallenbach led most of the way from
the 59th to the 161st lap, but he retired on
Lap 162 with a blown piston. Then Rutherford led, until he pitted
on Lap 165, and Bobby Unser ran in first for only the second time
in the race. Dark thunderclouds suddenly appeared out of the
southwest, and a sprinkle began on Lap 173, turning into a downpour
a lap later. Several cars wrecked on the wet track, but Bobby Unser
kept his Eagle straight, and the red and checkered flags were
displayed after he had completed Lap 174.
Bobby Unser won the
1975 Indianapolis 500® with an average speed of 149.213 mph, ahead
of Rutherford and Foyt, the only two other drivers on the lead lap,
with the rest of the field at least five laps behind.
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