Mark Blundell, Jimmy Vasser, and Adrian Fernandez with Trophies, Marlboro 500, California Speedway, September 28, 1997

Summary

Adrian Fernandez raced in his native Mexico before coming to the United States in 1992 to drive Indy cars. He won 11 major races over the next 13 years. This photo was taken at the 1997 Marlboro 500, where Fernandez finished third. He shifted to sports car racing in 2007, and he retired from competitive driving in 2012.

Adrian Fernandez raced in his native Mexico before coming to the United States in 1992 to drive Indy cars. He won 11 major races over the next 13 years. This photo was taken at the 1997 Marlboro 500, where Fernandez finished third. He shifted to sports car racing in 2007, and he retired from competitive driving in 2012.

Artifact

Slide (Photograph)

Subject Date

28 September 1997

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2011.125.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Photographs Gift of John G. Clark.

Material

Film Phototransparency

Technique

Photographic processes

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 2 in

Width: 2 in

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