I, with my brother John and Debbie, went to the Indy 500.
Legend and the Wikipedia say we saw history.
Tom Seneva was the first to qualify at over 200mph.
Janet Guthrie was the first woman to qualify.
A.J. Foyt scored his fourth and then record win.
Mario A. / Gordon Johncock.
When you get 250,000 people together, .....
Big Al
In these grand days, as in this year, I believe there were over twenty guys who failed to qualify.
Well done Super Tex.
Well done indeed.
Box score[edit]
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 14 |  A.J. Foyt (W) | 194.563 | 5 | 200 | 46 | Running |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | Tom Sneva | 198.886 | 1 | 200 | 3 | Running |
| 3 | 3 | 21 | Al Unser (W) | 195.950 | 4 | 199 | 17 | Flagged |
| 4 | 10 | 40 | Wally Dallenbach Sr. | 189.563 | 13 | 199 | 0 | Flagged |
| 5 | 11 | 60 | Johnny Parsons | 189.255 | 14 | 193 | 0 | Flagged |
| 6 | 22 | 24 | Tom Bigelow | 186.470 | 25 | 192 | 0 | Flagged |
| 7 | 24 | 65 | Lee Kunzman | 186.384 | 27 | 191 | 0 | Flagged |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | Roger McCluskey | 190.992 | 10 | 191 | 0 | Flagged |
| 9 | 25 | 92 | Steve Krisiloff | 184.691 | 33 | 191 | 0 | Flagged |
| 10 | 16 | 36 | Jerry Sneva (R) | 186.616 | 23 | 187 | 0 | Flagged |
| 11 | 5 | 20 | Gordon Johncock (W) | 193.516 | 6 | 184 | 129 | Crankshaft |
| 12 | 28 | 16 | Bill Puterbaugh | 186.799 | 22 | 170 | 0 | Valve |
| 13 | 32 | 58 |  Eldon Rasmussen | 185.119 | 31 | 168 | 0 | Flagged |
| 14 | 31 | 42 | John Mahler (Relieved by Larry Cannon; Laps 150-157) | 185.242 | 30 | 157 | 0 | Flagged |
| 15 | 8 | 48 | Pancho Carter | 192.452 | 9 | 156 | 0 | Engine |
| 16 | 21 | 98 | Gary Bettenhausen | 186.596 | 24 | 138 | 0 | Clutch |
| 17 | 23 | 84 | Bill Vukovich II | 186.393 | 26 | 110 | 1 | Wing Strut |
| 18 | 2 | 6 | Bobby Unser (W) | 197.618 | 2 | 94 | 2 | Oil Leak |
| 19 | 9 | 5 | Mike Mosley | 190.064 | 12 | 91 | 0 | Timing Gear |
| 20 | 7 | 25 | Danny Ongais (R) | 193.040 | 8 | 90 | 0 | Header |
| 21 | 33 | 72 | Bubby Jones (R) | 184.938 | 32 | 78 | 0 | Valve |
| 22 | 27 | 29 | Cliff Hucul (R) | 187.198 | 21 | 72 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 23 | 20 | 73 | Jim McElreath | 187.715 | 19 | 71 | 0 | Turbocharger |
| 24 | 13 | 18 | George Snider | 188.977 | 16 | 65 | 2 | Valve |
| 25 | 14 | 78 | Bobby Olivero (R) | 188.452 | 17 | 57 | 0 | Piston |
| 26 | 6 | 9 | Mario Andretti (W) | 193.351 | 7 | 47 | 0 | Header |
| 27 | 19 | 10 | Lloyd Ruby | 190.840 | 11 | 34 | 0 | Crash T2 |
| 28 | 15 | 86 | Al Loquasto | 187.647 | 20 | 28 | 0 | Magneto |
| 29 | 26 | 27 | Janet Guthrie (R) | 188.403 | 18 | 27 | 0 | Timing Gear |
| 30 | 29 | 38 |  Clay Regazzoni (R) | 186.047 | 28 | 25 | 0 | Fuel Cell |
| 31 | 30 | 17 | Dick Simon | 185.615 | 29 | 24 | 0 | Overheating |
| 32 | 12 | 97 | Sheldon Kinser | 189.076 | 15 | 14 | 0 | Piston |
| 33 | 17 | 2 | Johnny Rutherford (W) | 197.325 | 3 | 12 | 0 | Gearbox |
Drive safely everybody!
