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Indy's 500 Amid Money Fame and Daring Risks
Indianapolis The Indy 500, famed as the nation's richest auto race, looms with 33 drivers including A. J. Foyt and Bobbie Unser. Spectators face long waits and limited views as cars, crashes, and tensions mark Memorial Day as 500-mile drama. Distinct drivers such as Mel Kenyon, Parnelli Jones, and Gordon Johncock compete for a share of the $160,000 prize amid hazard and glory.
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Indianapolis
Wilbur Shaw
Bobbie Unser
Iner
Eddie Hickenbacker
A. d. “Foyt
U.S
A. J. Foyt
Testy Texany
Granatelli
Yon
Vukovich
Reece
Afner
Brattier
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Splace
Won United
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Tve Breckdown
Ge Gansccu
Mengether
Foyt
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Denis Hulme
Lander
Beltenhausen
Bolivia
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