1967 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 930

Summary

Driver Mario Andretti was photographed at the 1967 Indianapolis 500. He earned the pole position that year with his top qualifying speed of 168.982 miles per hour. Andretti was forced out of the race -- run over two days because of rain -- when he lost a tire after completing 59 of the race's 200 laps.

Driver Mario Andretti was photographed at the 1967 Indianapolis 500. He earned the pole position that year with his top qualifying speed of 168.982 miles per hour. Andretti was forced out of the race -- run over two days because of rain -- when he lost a tire after completing 59 of the race's 200 laps.

Artifact

Digital image

Subject Date

May 1967

Collection Title

Dave Friedman Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.317.17048

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Technique

Digital imaging

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 1795 pixel

Width: 1204 pixel

Resolution: 72 dpi

Depth: 24 bit

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