Bobby Unser Collection--Photographs--Racing--1975 Indy--Item63
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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
2009.123.205.1841
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Bobby Unser.
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 8.00 in
Width: 10.00 in
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SetBobby Unser Collection Highlights
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Bobby Unser won the first of his three Indianapolis 500 victories in 1968. One of the STP-sponsored turbine-powered cars was expected to take the checkered flag that year, but mechanical problems took them out. Unser had his own gearbox troubles toward the end of the race, but he managed to cross the finish line with a nearly full-lap lead.