Ted Horn, Rex Mays, Jack McGrath, Lloyd Ruby and Michael Andretti are some of, if not the best drivers that faced heart break after heart break by dominating but never winning the Indianapolis 500. One of my very favorite quotes from "The 500" came from Lloyd Ruby in 1969 after a disastrous mistake in his pit stop on lap 106 took him out of the race. At the time he was "The Man in Charge" leading most of the race to that point, over a lap ahead of 2nd place and eventual winner Mario Andretti. In an interview after "Rube" was out he said, "I guess lady luck just doesn't ride with me at this place." He had come so close so many times that the fan favorite always seemed to have defeat snatched from the jaws of victory.
It’s amazing to see the changes made in safety, equipment and uniformity of the vehicles today as opposed to the way it was a 1955. They didn’t seem too upset that there was a fatality either. You can hear that in the announcers voice.
My grandfather new Vukovic as they were both Slavic and from Fresno Ca. My dad went to school with is son. I heard about this unfortunate accident many times growing up.
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Everyone needs to go see the Indianapolis 500 once in their life. It's a national treasure.
Ted Horn, Rex Mays, Jack McGrath, Lloyd Ruby and Michael Andretti are some of, if not the best drivers that faced heart break after heart break by dominating but never winning the Indianapolis 500. One of my very favorite quotes from "The 500" came from Lloyd Ruby in 1969 after a disastrous mistake in his pit stop on lap 106 took him out of the race. At the time he was "The Man in Charge" leading most of the race to that point, over a lap ahead of 2nd place and eventual winner Mario Andretti. In an interview after "Rube" was out he said, "I guess lady luck just doesn't ride with me at this place." He had come so close so many times that the fan favorite always seemed to have defeat snatched from the jaws of victory.
It’s amazing to see the changes made in safety, equipment and uniformity of the vehicles today as opposed to the way it was a 1955. They didn’t seem too upset that there was a fatality either. You can hear that in the announcers voice.
My grandfather new Vukovic as they were both Slavic and from Fresno Ca. My dad went to school with is son. I heard about this unfortunate accident many times growing up.
I love the dubbed skidding sounds on grass!
Now they’re turning 230+ qualifying speeds. Leaving the throttle to the floor as they head into turn 1 and turn 3...
The driver Bill Vukovich died in a crash during this particular Indianapolis 500...........RIP
It was a pretty brutal sport back then. Safety wasn’t much of a concern. Truly a case of more balls than brains.
Rip...30 Mai 1955 ( 36 years old )
@@Bill_N_ATX That was state of the art for 55', they just started using seat belts a few years earlier, they were flying out of the cars constantly.
'Vukie' was very popular at the speedway and Keller took a lot of grief, IMO deservedly so, for causing the accident.
@@bender7565 To some, that was the "safer" option, the others being pinned or dealing with fire.
Just think, of all those people there, may be 5% of them are still alive? If you were 20 in 1955 you would be 86 right now.
Did they keep some of the cobblestone pavement til today?
Yes - a three feet row of bricks at the start finish line.
@@asd36f Thank you 👍 I always regret it when the labor-intensive artwork of cobblestones is "buried" completely.
What's with those tires? half treaded and half bald. Tread design not withstanding, I bet todays tires have 10 times the grip.