Bobby Unser Collection--Photographs--Racing--1975 Indy--Item26
THF220840 / Bobby Unser Collection--Photographs--Racing--1975 Indy--Item26
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Artifact Overview
Bobby Unser won the second of his three Indianapolis 500 victories in 1975. Unser led during lap 174 when the skies let loose with a torrential downpour. Visibility plummeted, the track flooded, and cars spun out of control. Officials ended the race immediately, but it was enough to earn Unser a legitimate trip to victory lane.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1975
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.123.205.1804
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Bobby Unser.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.00 in
Width: 12.00 in
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