Gordon Johncock holds off Rick Mears to win the 1982 #Indy500 by 0.16 seconds. | INDYCAR on FOX
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Gordon Johncock holds off Rick Mears to win the 1982 #Indy500 by 0.16 seconds. | INDYCAR on FOX
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1982 | 10 laps to-go, 11 second lead. 1 lap to-go, wheel to wheel. Rick Mears chased down Gordon Johncock in one of the most intense battles in racing history! In an era of huge horsepower and newfound aerodynamics, close racing was rare. The stage was set for very dangerous business. At the time it was the closest finish in Indy history! Where does this moment in Indy history rank for you? #Indy500 | #Top10 | #ThisIsMay | #IMSMuseum | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
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1982 | 10 laps to-go, 11 second lead. 1 lap to-go, wheel to wheel. Rick Mears chased down Gordon Johncock in one of the most intense battles in racing history! In an era of huge horsepower and newfound aerodynamics, close racing was rare. The stage was set for very dangerous business. At the time it was the closest finish in Indy history! Where does this moment in Indy history rank for you? #Indy500 | #Top10 | #ThisIsMay | #IMSMuseum | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
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Fifty years after winning his first Indy 500, Gordon Johncock receives his Baby Borg
Fifty years after winning his first Indy 500, Gordon Johncock receives his Baby Borg
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Two-time Indy 500 winner Gordon Johncock is still working
Two-time Indy 500 winner Gordon Johncock is still working
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Rick Mears outduels Michael Andretti to win his fourth #Indy500. | INDYCAR on FOX
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Rick Mears outduels Michael Andretti to win his fourth #Indy500. | INDYCAR on FOX
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in 1981 at the Indy 500, Rick Mears’ pit stop on lap 58 turned dangerous when spilled fuel caused a fire. The flames, made of methanol, were invisible, making the situation even more terrifying. | History In Pictures
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in 1981 at the Indy 500, Rick Mears’ pit stop on lap 58 turned dangerous when spilled fuel caused a fire. The flames, made of methanol, were invisible, making the situation even more terrifying. | History In Pictures
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Can Scott Dixon tie Rick Mears this weekend in #Indy500 qualifying? There’s a chance, and this is what it would mean to him. | Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Can Scott Dixon tie Rick Mears this weekend in #Indy500 qualifying? There’s a chance, and this is what it would mean to him. | Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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🏁🏎On May 30, 1982 Gordon Johncock takes the lead at the 66th Indy 500 on the 160th lap, and with 15 laps left, it looks like he's going to be an easy winner after his last pit stop. But Rick Mears isn't about to let that happen. Trailing by 11½ seconds on lap 186, he reduces his deficit to a half-second by lap 199 and is battling Johncock wheel-to-wheel in the final miles. But Johncock holds off Mears' charge and wins by .16 of a second, the closest finish in Indy 500 history to that point. “O
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Following a not guilty verdict against two IMPD officers, Indy FOP president Rick Snyder goes off on Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears. | IndyStar
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A Penske prepared March 84C powered by a turbo V8 Cosworth DFX 🤝 "Rocket" Rick Mears. This man machine combo put together the most ideal win at Indy - ahead of 2nd place by 2 laps. #Indy500 | #INDYCAR | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
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REWIND: Miller on how Rick Mears turned racing at Indy into an art and a science | RACER
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🏁On May 26, 1991 at the 75th Indianapolis 500, Rick Mears streaks into Indy 500 history when he wins the event for the 4th time, joining A.J. Foyt and Al Unser Sr. as the only drivers to accomplish the feat. The 39 year-old Mears gets into the Indy record book after outracing Michael Andretti in a brilliant duel. Andretti has a lead of almost 15 seconds before making a pit stop for a brief splash of fuel when the yellow flag comes out 15 laps from the end. When Andretti gets back on the track,
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We are 7️⃣5️⃣ days from the 106th #Indy500 presented by Gainbridge! 7️⃣5️⃣: Rick Mears earned his fourth, and final, victory at #IMS in the 75th #Indy500 in 1991. 🎟 >>> https://bit.ly/3q3Iz5a #INDYCAR | #IsItMayYet | Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Celebrating 63 days away from the 105th Running of the #Indy500 presented by Gainbridge with our 63rd winner: Rick Mears. #INDYCAR | #IsItMayYet | Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Celebrating 75 days away from the 105th Running of the #Indy500 presented by Gainbridge with our 75th winner: Rick Mears. #INDYCAR | #IsItMayYet | Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Caught Live on Instagram: "In a harrowing pit stop during the 1981 Indianapolis 500 on May 24 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, veteran driver Rick Mears experienced one of racing’s most terrifying near-disasters. Leading the race in his Penske PC-9B Cosworth, Mears pulled in on lap 58 for a routine refuel. As the crew connected the hose, methanol fuel spilled and ignited, creating an “invisible fire” due to methanol’s clear-burning nature in bright sunlight. With no visible flames or smoke, M
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Formula Folds on Instagram: "During the 1981 Indianapolis 500, a near-tragic incident involving driver Rick Mears became one of the most memorable and impactful moments in racing history. While making a routine pit stop, Mears was accidentally sprayed with methanol fuel, which ignited on contact with the car’s hot surfaces. Because methanol burns with a nearly invisible flame, neither Mears nor the pit crew immediately realized he was on fire. The scene turned chaotic as people fled in confusion
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