Mario Andretti in Hawk-Ford Race Car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 1967

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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

May 1967

Subject Date

May 1967

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.N.670546.39

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 1.375 in
Width: 1.875 in

Mario Andretti in Hawk-Ford Race Car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 1967