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1994 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1994 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis

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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 race.It has existed since 1909, and is the original "Speedway," the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word....
on Sunday, May 29, 1994. r leading 145 laps in the 1000 hp (750 kW), 250 mph (400 km/h), pushrod engined Penske-Mercedes, defending winner Emerson Fittipaldi attempted to put second-placed teammate Al Unser, Jr.

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After leading 145 laps in the 1000 hp (750 kW), 250 mph (400 km/h), pushrod engined Penske-Mercedes, defending winner Emerson Fittipaldi attempted to put second-placed teammate Al Unser, Jr. a lap down on lap 185 but caught the turbulence off Al Unser Jr.'s car in turn 4 and smacked the wall. Unser led the last 15 laps for his second career win.

Results

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	C	E	Laps	Led	Status	Entrant
1	1	31	Al Unser, Jr. Al Unser, Jr. Alfred Unser, Jr. , nicknamed "Little Al", "Al Junior" or simply "Junior" is an United States race car driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner.... (W)	228.011	1	P	MB	200	48	Running	Team Penske
2	4	12	Jacques Villeneuve Jacques Villeneuve Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve, National Order of Quebec is a Canadian automobile racing driver. He is the son of Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, and is the namesake of his uncle .... (R)	226.259	4	R	F	200	7	Running	Forsythe/Green Racing
3	28	4	Bobby Rahal Bobby Rahal Robert "Bobby" Woodward Rahal is an United States auto racing team owner and former driver, spending most of his driving career in the Champ Car open-wheel series, winning three championships there.... (W)	224.094	7	P	I	199	0	Running	Rahal/Hogan Racing
4	16	18	Jimmy Vasser Jimmy Vasser Jimmy Vasser is an United States racing driver and current race team owner. Vasser won the 1996 Champ Car champion with Chip Ganassi Racing, and scored ten victories in the series....	222.262	24	R	F	199	0	Running	Hayhoe Racing
5	19	9	Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Robert W. Gordon is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, owning his #7 Toyota Camry, sponsored by Jim Beam, and also owning his #55 Jim Beam/Camping World ride which competes part-time in the Nationwide Series, he has also raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Champ Car, the Indy Racing...	221.293	29	L	F	199	0	Running	Walker Racing Walker Racing Walker Racing is a racing team founded by Derrick Walker in 1991 racing originally in the CART Championship Car series. Presently the team competes in the Atlantic Championship series....
6	5	8	Michael Andretti Michael Andretti Michael Mario Andretti is an United States retired Champ Car and Formula One driver with Italy heritage. He now co-owns the Andretti Green Racing team in the Indy Racing League....	226.205	5	R	F	198	0	Running	Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....
7	24	11	Teo Fabi Teo Fabi Teodorico Fabi , better known as Teo Fabi, is an Italian people former racing driver....	223.394	13	R	I	198	0	Running	Jim Hall Racing Jim Hall (race car driver) Jim Hall is a former racecar driver and constructor from the United States. He competed in Formula One from to , participating in 12 World Championship Grands Prix and numerous non-Championship races....
8	11	27	Eddie Cheever Eddie Cheever Edward "Eddie" McKay Cheever, Jr. is an United States racing driver who raced for almost thirty years in Formula One, Sports car racing, CART and the Indy Racing League....	223.163	15	L	M	197	0	Running	Team Menard Team Menard Team Menard was an auto racing team in the Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League owned by John Menard. From 1991 to 1996 they modified their own Buick V6 engines for racing....
9	22	14	Bryan Herta Bryan Herta Bryan John Herta is an United States race car driver. He currently runs his own team, Bryan Herta Racing in the Indy Lights Series.... (R)	220.992	33	L	F	197	0	Running	A.J. Foyt Enterprises
10	10	33	John Andretti John Andretti John Andretti , is an United States race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Window World.Com car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing....	223.263	14	L	F	196	0	Running	A.J. Foyt Enterprises
11	29	88	Maurício Gugelmin Mauricio Gugelmin Maur?cio Gugelmin is a former racing driver from Brazil. He took part in both Formula One and the Champ Car. He participated in 80 Formula One grands prix, debuting in 1988 Formula One season for the March Engineering team.... (R)	223.104	16	R	F	196	0	Running	Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....
12	21	19	Brian Till Brian Till Brian Till , is a racecar driver who formerly competed in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1992-1995 seasons with 20 career starts, including the 1994 Indianapolis 500, where he finished in 12th position.... (R)	221.107	32	L	F	194	0	Running	Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne Racing is a motorsports team in the IndyCar Series owned by former driver Dale Coyne. It was founded in 1986. The team currently fields cars for Mario Moraes and Bruno Junqueira....
13	13	91	Stan Fox Stan Fox Stan Fox was a United States open wheel race car driver. Fox was one of the last links between the midget car racing and the Indianapolis 500. ...	222.867	18	R	F	193	0	Crash T1	Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The team won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and 2000 in IRL with driver Buddy Lazier....
14	18	22	Hiro Matsushita Hiro Matsushita , is a former driver in the Champ Car series. He is the grandson of Konosuke Matsushita, founder of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.; as a result, he has always carried Panasonic sponsorship....	221.382	27	L	F	193	0	Running	Dick Simon Racing Dick Simon Racing Dick Simon Racing was a race team owned by racer Dick Simon that competed in the CART Championship Car series from 1983 to 1995 and the Indy Racing League from 1999 to 2001....
15	27	16	Stefan Johansson Stefan Johansson Stefan Nils Edwin Johansson is a former Formula One driver from Sweden. Since leaving Formula One he has raced in a number of categories, including Champ Car, various kinds of Sports car racing, and Grand Prix Masters....	221.518	26	P	I	192	0	Running	Bettenhausen Racing
16	17	71	Scott Sharp Scott Sharp Scott Sharp is an American race car driver in the American Le Mans Series. He is the son of six-time SCCA champion Bob Sharp. Scott Sharp is best known for his years as a competitor in the Indy Racing League.... (R)	222.091	25	L	F	186	0	Running	PacWest Racing PacWest Racing PacWest Racing was a Champ Car racing team owned by Bruce McCaw founded in 1993. The team's first full time season was the next year, 1994, with drivers Dominic Dobson and future Indy Racing League co-champion Scott Sharp....
17	3	2	Emerson Fittipaldi Emerson Fittipaldi Emerson Fittipaldi is a highly successful Brazilian automobile racing driver, winning championships in both Formula One and Champcars, and the Indianapolis 500 twice.... (W)	227.303	3	P	MB	184	145	Crash T4	Team Penske
18	8	28	Arie Luyendyk Arie Luyendyk Arie Luyendyk, originally Arie Luijendijk is a Netherlands automobile racing driver, twice winner of the Indianapolis 500.Born in Sommelsdijk, Luyendyk started racing in the early 1970s, winning a number of Dutch national titles.... (W)	223.673	10	L	I	179	0	Engine	Indy Regency Racing Indy Regency Racing Indy Regency Racing was a racing team owned by Sal Incandela who had worked with several Formula One and CART teams.The team made its debut in 1991 in Indy Lights fielding a car in the Indy Lights series for David Kudrave....
19	6	90	Lyn St. James Lyn St. James Lyn St. James is a retired professional IndyCar driver with 8 CART and 5 Indy Racing League starts to her name. She is just one of five women who successfully qualified for the Indianapolis 500, and became the first woman to win the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award....	224.154	6	L	F	170	0	Running	Dick Simon Racing Dick Simon Racing Dick Simon Racing was a race team owned by racer Dick Simon that competed in the CART Championship Car series from 1983 to 1995 and the Indy Racing League from 1999 to 2001....
20	23	59	Scott Brayton Scott Brayton Scott Brayton was a race car driver from Coldwater, Michigan, Michigan, on the American open-wheel circuit. He competed in 14 Indianapolis 500s, beginning with the 1981 Indianapolis 500 event....	223.652	11	L	M	116	0	Engine	Team Menard Team Menard Team Menard was an auto racing team in the Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League owned by John Menard. From 1991 to 1996 they modified their own Buick V6 engines for racing....
21	2	5	Raul Boesel Raul Boesel Raul de Mesquita Boesel is a former racing driver who raced for the March Engineering and Ligier Formula One teams and later raced in Champ Car and the Indy Racing League....	227.618	2	L	F	100	0	Water Pump	Dick Simon Racing Dick Simon Racing Dick Simon Racing was a race team owned by racer Dick Simon that competed in the CART Championship Car series from 1983 to 1995 and the Indy Racing League from 1999 to 2001....
22	7	1	Nigel Mansell Nigel Mansell Nigel Ernest James Mansell Order of the British Empire is a United Kingdom racing driver from England who won both the Formula One World Championship and Champ Car ....	224.041	8	L	F	92	0	Accident T3	Newman/Haas Racing
23	25	3	Paul Tracy Paul Tracy Paul Tracy is a professional auto racing racer who competed in CART and the Champ Car World Series from 1991 to 2007. He is nicknamed "PT" and also goes by the nickname "The Thrill from West Hill, Toronto"....	222.710	19	P	MB	92	0	Turbo	Team Penske
24	14	99	Hideshi Matsuda Hideshi Matsuda Hideshi Matsuda , is a racecar driver and Japanese TV reporter. He has raced in several 24-hour races, including Daytona and LeMans. He also raced 4 times in the Indianapolis 500, in 1994-1996 and 1999, usually for Beck Motorsports.... (R)	222.545	21	L	F	90	0	Accident T1	Beck Motorsports
25	30	45	John Paul, Jr. John Paul, Jr. John Lee Paul, Jr. is a former race car driver in CART and the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and winner of the 1982 12 Hours of Sebring while co-driving with his father John Paul, Sr....	222.500	22	L	F	89	0	Accident T3	ProFormance Racing
26	15	79	Dennis Vitolo Dennis Vitolo Dennis Vitolo , is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1988 and 1991-1999 seasons with 36 career starts, including the 1994 Indianapolis 500.... (R)	222.439	23	L	F	89	0	Accident T3	Dick Simon Racing Dick Simon Racing Dick Simon Racing was a race team owned by racer Dick Simon that competed in the CART Championship Car series from 1983 to 1995 and the Indy Racing League from 1999 to 2001....
27	32	25	Marco Greco Marco Greco Marco Greco is a Brazilian people race car driver who competed in the Indy Racing League from 1996 in IRL to 1999 in IRL. His best finish in the season points was 4th in 1997.... (R)	221.216	31	L	F	53	0	Electrical	Arciero Racing
28	26	7	Adrian Fernández Adrian Fernández Jos? Adri?n Fern?ndez Mier is a Mexico race car driver and co-owner of the Fernandez Racing team.... (R)	222.657	20	R	I	30	0	Suspension	Galles Racing Galles Racing Galles Racing is a former auto racing team owned by Rick Galles that competed in the CART series and Indy Racing League, winning the 1990 CART Championship and 1992 Indianapolis 500 with driver Al Unser, Jr.....
29	12	17	Dominic Dobson Dominic Dobson Dominic Dobson is a Germany-born former CART and Craftsman Truck Series driver who made 7 starts in the Indianapolis 500 with a best finish of 12th in 1992, over 60 starts in the CART , with a best finish of 3rd at the Michigan 500 in 1994....	222.970	17	L	F	29	0	Accident T1	PacWest Racing PacWest Racing PacWest Racing was a Champ Car racing team owned by Bruce McCaw founded in 1993. The team's first full time season was the next year, 1994, with drivers Dominic Dobson and future Indy Racing League co-champion Scott Sharp....
30	33	40	Scott Goodyear Scott Goodyear Scott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the Indy Racing League and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994....	223.817	9	L	F	29	0	Suspension	King Racing King Racing King Racing was the name of famed NHRA Champion Kenny Bernstein's NASCAR NEXTEL Cup team that operated in the late-1980's and early-1990's.The team won its first race in 1988 with Ricky Rudd at the wheel of the Quaker State Buick at Centurion Boats at the Glen race at Watkins Glen International....
31	31	10	Mike Groff Mike Groff Mike Groff is a former race car driver in Champ Car and the Indy Racing League and the 1989 Indy Lights champion. He made 54 starts in CART beginning in 1990 with a best finish of 6th, occurring at Phoenix International Raceway in 1994....	221.355	28	P	I	28	0	Accident T1	Rahal/Letterman Racing
32	9	6	Mario Andretti Mario Andretti Mario Gabriele Andretti is an Italian American former automobile auto racing driver, and one of the most successful United States in the history of the sport.... (W)	223.503	12	L	F	23	0	Fuel System	Newman/Haas Racing
33	20	21	Roberto Guerrero Roberto Guerrero Roberto Jos? Guerrero Isaza is a former racing driver from Colombia. He participated in 29 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on January 23, 1982....	221.278	30	L	B	20	0	Accident T1	Pagan Racing Pagan Racing Pagan Racing was a racing team owned by Texas businessmen Jack and Allan Pagan....

(W)=Winner, (R)=Rookie

*C Chassis

Chassis

A chassis consists of a Frame that supports an inanimate object, analogous to an animal's skeleton, for example in a motor vehicle or a firearm....
: L=Lola, P=Penske

Penske Racing

Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, American Le Mans, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART....
, R=Reynard

Reynard Motorsport

Reynard Motorsport was at one time the world's largest racing car manufacturer. Initially based at Bicester and latterly at Reynard Park, Brackley, England the company built successful cars in Formula Ford 1600, Formula Ford 2000, Formula Vauxhall Lotus, Formula 3, Formula 3000 and Indy Car....

*E Engine

Engine

An engine is a mechanical device that produces some form of output from a given input.An engine whose purpose is to produce kinetic energy output from a fuel is called a Wiktionary:prime mover; alternatively, a motor is a device which produces kinetic energy from a preprocessed "fuel" ....
: B=Buick

Buick

Buick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Corporation. Since the demise of Oldsmobile in 2004, it is GM's only North America-based entry-level luxury brand....
, C=Ilmor

Ilmor

Ilmor, founded by Mario Illien and Paul Morgan in 1984, is a UK independent high-performance autosport engineering company. With manufacturing based in Brixworth, Northamptonshire, and maintenance offices in Plymouth, Michigan, the company supplies engines and consultancy to the IndyCar Series, Formula One, and MotoGP....
-Chevrolet

Chevrolet

Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....
, F=Cosworth

Cosworth

Cosworth is an automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in internal combustion engine for auto racing . It supplies a wide range of motorsport series, including the World Rally Championship, Superbike World Championship and, until the end of 2006, Formula One....
-Ford, G=Greenfield

Michael Greenfield

Michael Greenfield is an American former owner-driver in the Champ Car series. Born in Whitestone, New York, he made 6 Indy Lights starts in 1988....
, I=Ilmor

Ilmor

Team Menard

Team Menard was an auto racing team in the Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League owned by John Menard. From 1991 to 1996 they modified their own Buick V6 engines for racing....
(Buick

Buick

Ilmor

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coach es, and trucks. It is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG , after previously being owned by Daimler-Benz....

All cars in the 1994 Indianapolis 500 competed on Goodyear tires.

Failed to qualify:

Driver	#	C	E	Entrant
Jeff Andretti Jeff Andretti Jeff Andretti is an United States of America race car driver, with Italian heritage. He competed in Champ Car, and was the series' Rookie of the Year in 1991....	94	L	B	Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The team won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and 2000 in IRL with driver Buddy Lazier....
Ross Bentley Ross Bentley Ross Bentley is a former CART racecar driver.He made a total of 25 starts from 1990 to 1994. His best finish was 11th place in 1992 at Lexmark Indy 300.... (R)	39	L	F	Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne Racing is a motorsports team in the IndyCar Series owned by former driver Dale Coyne. It was founded in 1986. The team currently fields cars for Mario Moraes and Bruno Junqueira....
Gary Bettenhausen Gary Bettenhausen Gary Bettenhausen is a retired American auto racing driver. He was born in Blue Island, Illinois, raised in Tinley Park, Illinois and lives in Monrovia, Indiana, Indiana....	61	P	I	Bettenhausen Racing
Geoff Brabham Geoff Brabham Geoff Brabham is an Australian racing driver. He is the son of three-time Formula One World Champion Jack Brabham. Brabham spent the majority of his racing career in the United States....	59	L	M	Team Menard Team Menard Team Menard was an auto racing team in the Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League owned by John Menard. From 1991 to 1996 they modified their own Buick V6 engines for racing....
Pancho Carter Pancho Carter Duane "Pancho" Carter, Jr. is a retired American race car driver. He is most famous for his participation in CART races....	30	L	C	McCormack Motorsports McCormack Motorsports McCormack Motorsports is a former Indy Racing League team owned by Dennis McCormack that operated from 1996 to 2001. Based in Avon, Indiana, the team debuted at the 1996 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 with a car for Randy Tolsma, however, it failed to make the field....
Jim Crawford Jim Crawford (driver) Jim Crawford was a Scotland racing driver. He participated in 2 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on July 19, 1975.Crawford moved to the United States in the 1980s and began a career in Champ Cars....	74	L	B	Riley & Scott Riley & Scott Riley & Scott Cars Inc. was a auto racing constructor and racing team that primarily provided chassis for various forms of motorsport, but worked primarily in sports car racing....
Fredrik Ekblom Fredrik Ekblom Fredrik Ekblom is a Sweden race car driver from Kumla. He made 13 Indy Lights starts in 1992 and 1993. He then made three starts in Champ Car for three different teams and was entered in the 1994 and 1995 Indianapolis 500 races, but after passing rookie orientation in 1994, he never appeared for practice either year.... (R)	35	L	C	McCormack Motorsports McCormack Motorsports McCormack Motorsports is a former Indy Racing League team owned by Dennis McCormack that operated from 1996 to 2001. Based in Avon, Indiana, the team debuted at the 1996 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 with a car for Randy Tolsma, however, it failed to make the field....
Michael Greenfield Michael Greenfield Michael Greenfield is an American former owner-driver in the Champ Car series. Born in Whitestone, New York, he made 6 Indy Lights starts in 1988.... (R)	42	L	G	Greenfield Racing
Stéphan Grégoire Stephan Gregoire St?phan Gr?goire is a race car driver.Gregoire is a former driver in the Rolex Grand American Road Racing Association series and the Indy Racing League and Indianapolis 500....	30	L	C	McCormack Motorsports McCormack Motorsports McCormack Motorsports is a former Indy Racing League team owned by Dennis McCormack that operated from 1996 to 2001. Based in Avon, Indiana, the team debuted at the 1996 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 with a car for Randy Tolsma, however, it failed to make the field....
Davy Jones Davy Jones (racing driver) Davy Jones is an United States former racing driver.In 1983 he came 3rd in the British Formula Three Championship behind Ayrton Senna and Martin Brundle....	40	L	F	King Racing King Racing King Racing was the name of famed NHRA Champion Kenny Bernstein's NASCAR NEXTEL Cup team that operated in the late-1980's and early-1990's.The team won its first race in 1988 with Ricky Rudd at the wheel of the Quaker State Buick at Centurion Boats at the Glen race at Watkins Glen International....
Buddy Lazier Buddy Lazier Robert Buddy Lazier is an United States of America open-wheel racecar driver. He won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and has finished in the Top Ten in that race six times....	23	L	C	Leader Card
	94	L	B	Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The team won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and 2000 in IRL with driver Buddy Lazier....
Roberto Moreno Roberto Moreno Roberto Pupo Moreno , usually known as Roberto Moreno and also as Pupo Moreno, is a racing driver from Brazil. He participated in 75 Formula One Grands Prix, achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 15 championship points....	44	L	F	Arizona Motor-Sport
Tero Palmroth Tero Palmroth Tero Palmroth , is a former driver in the Champ Car Championship Car series. He raced in the 1988-1992 seasons with 12 career starts, including the 1988-1991 Indianapolis 500....	44	L	F	Arizona Motor-Sport
	79	L	F	Dick Simon Racing Dick Simon Racing Dick Simon Racing was a race team owned by racer Dick Simon that competed in the CART Championship Car series from 1983 to 1995 and the Indy Racing League from 1999 to 2001....
Johnny Parsons Johnny Parsons Johnny Parsons is an United States racecar driver....	42	L	G	Greenfield Racing
Willy T. Ribbs Willy T. Ribbs William "Willy" Theodore Ribbs, Jr. is an African-American racecar driver who competed in many forms of auto racing. After retiring, he became a sport shooting in the National Sporting Clays Association....	9	L	F	Walker Racing Walker Racing Walker Racing is a racing team founded by Derrick Walker in 1991 racing originally in the CART Championship Car series. Presently the team competes in the Atlantic Championship series....
	24	L	F	Walker Racing Walker Racing Walker Racing is a racing team founded by Derrick Walker in 1991 racing originally in the CART Championship Car series. Presently the team competes in the Atlantic Championship series....
Mark Smith Mark Smith (auto racer) Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in McMinnville, Oregon. The son of Evergreen International Aviation founder Del Smith, Mark raced in Indy Lights from 1990 to 1992, finishing 3rd in series points his rookie year and 2nd in 1991 in Indy Lights, capturing 3 wins along the way.... (R)	15	L	F	Walker Racing Walker Racing Walker Racing is a racing team founded by Derrick Walker in 1991 racing originally in the CART Championship Car series. Presently the team competes in the Atlantic Championship series....

Trivia

This was the last Indianapolis 500 for Mario Andretti, who retired after the 1994 season. On May 17, 1994 Al Unser Sr. withdrew from his Arizona Motorsports team during practice after the ride proved uncompetitive, and announced his retirement. Johnny Rutherford
Johnny Rutherford

John Sherman Rutherford, III is a retired United States of America automobile racer.The Texas-raised "Lonestar J.R." is one of eight drivers to win the prestigious Indianapolis 500 mile race at least three times: in 1974 Indianapolis 500, 1976 Indianapolis 500, and 1980 Indianapolis 500....
, who had not qualified for the Indy 500 since 1988, failed to qualify yet again, and officially retired shortly thereafter.
Emerson Fittipaldi
Emerson Fittipaldi

Emerson Fittipaldi is a highly successful Brazilian automobile racing driver, winning championships in both Formula One and Champcars, and the Indianapolis 500 twice....
garnered a large lead over the rest of the field -- he led 145 of the 200 laps in the race -- but he crashed into the wall in the closing laps while leading and ended up not finishing. (See below).
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coach es, and trucks. It is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG , after previously being owned by Daimler-Benz....
used the Indianapolis 500 to debut their Mercedes 209 engine (the 209 stands for the size of the engine in cubic inches). The Penske cars were dominant for the entire month.
Al Unser Jr.'s margin of victory was 8.6 seconds.

Quotes

"[We've] Got [it]...Emerson Fittipaldi has hit the wall on the inside coming through four..."

- Bob Lamey

Bob Lamey

Bob Lamey is an United States of America sportscaster, currently the radio play-by-play announcer for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League, a position he has held since 1995....

"Unbelievable, the car comes to a stop just a few feet short of the start-finish line; Emmo raising his hands as if to say, 'I can't believe what has happened'"

- Bob Jenkins

Bob Jenkins

Bob Jenkins is an American television and radio sports announcer best known for his work at American Broadcasting Company and ESPN calling NASCAR and Indy Racing League telecasts....
, as both described the incredible scene of Emerson Fittipaldi's crash on lap 184, while leading by almost a full lap, on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network , is a radio syndication arrangement by which the Indianapolis 500, the Indy Racing League, the United States Grand Prix and the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard are broadcast on radio stations covering most of North America....

"The Checkered flag waves, and Al Unser Jr. has won the 78th running of the Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or commonly known simply as The 500, is an USA automobile auto racing, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana....
"

- Bob Jenkins describing the finish on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network