🏁On May 26, 1996 the 80th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. This was the first Indy 500 contested by the Indy Racing League, under the overall sanctioning umbrella of USAC. It was the 3rd and final race of the 1996 IRL season. Buddy Lazier won the race, his first career victory in top-level Indy car competition. Lazier's victory came just over 2 months after he suffered a broken back in a crash at Phoenix. As the leaders crossed the finish line,

Driver Salt Walther suffered serious injuries in a crash at the 1973 Indianapolis 500. He recovered and returned to race the next year. Learn more about the crash and the safety improvements that followed. | The Henry Ford

1973 Sugaripe Eagle/Offy | Indy 500 Race Morning Running in the Historic Car Lap before the race - the 1973 runner-up car of Bill Vukovich II. The Eagle chassis, designed by famous driver/owner Dan Gurney, was the gold standard of the time. It was powered by a turbo 4 cylinder Offenhauser capable of 750 - 1,000 horsepower. See the historic cars roar to life and take a lap at 10:30 AM on race day! #Indy500 | #ThisIsMay | #IMSMuseum | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum