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- Official Program of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 16th International Sweepstakes 500 Mile Race, May 30, 1928 - The sixteenth Indianapolis 500 was held on May 30, 1928. Louis Meyer, driving a Miller Special, won the first of his three Indy 500 victories. Despite his having appeared at Indianapolis as a relief driver the year before, Meyer was considered a rookie winner in 1928. The Stutz Motor Company, based in Indianapolis, was a prominent advertiser in the race's program.
- May 30, 1928
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Official Program of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 16th International Sweepstakes 500 Mile Race, May 30, 1928
The sixteenth Indianapolis 500 was held on May 30, 1928. Louis Meyer, driving a Miller Special, won the first of his three Indy 500 victories. Despite his having appeared at Indianapolis as a relief driver the year before, Meyer was considered a rookie winner in 1928. The Stutz Motor Company, based in Indianapolis, was a prominent advertiser in the race's program.
- Program, "The 51st 500," Indianapolis 500, May 30, 1967 - The 51st running of the Indianapolis 500 was held over two days, May 30-31, 1967, due to a mid-race rain delay. Parnelli Jones led most of the race with his radical gas turbine car, but a failed transmission forced him out with three laps remaining. A.J. Foyt took the checkered flag for the third of his four Indy 500 victories.
- May 30, 1967
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Program, "The 51st 500," Indianapolis 500, May 30, 1967
The 51st running of the Indianapolis 500 was held over two days, May 30-31, 1967, due to a mid-race rain delay. Parnelli Jones led most of the race with his radical gas turbine car, but a failed transmission forced him out with three laps remaining. A.J. Foyt took the checkered flag for the third of his four Indy 500 victories.
- Program, "The 47th 500," Indianapolis 500, May 30, 1963 - The 47th running of the Indianapolis 500 took place on Thursday, May 30, 1963. Thirty-three cars started the event, and 14 managed to finish all 500 miles. Parnelli Jones took the checkered flag, though not without controversy. His Offenhauser-powered #98 car developed a dangerous oil leak during the race, which some drivers and commentators believed should have disqualified Jones.
- May 30, 1963
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Program, "The 47th 500," Indianapolis 500, May 30, 1963
The 47th running of the Indianapolis 500 took place on Thursday, May 30, 1963. Thirty-three cars started the event, and 14 managed to finish all 500 miles. Parnelli Jones took the checkered flag, though not without controversy. His Offenhauser-powered #98 car developed a dangerous oil leak during the race, which some drivers and commentators believed should have disqualified Jones.
- Official Program of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 15th International Sweepstakes 500 Mile Race, May 30, 1927 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted the fifteenth Indianapolis 500 race on May 30, 1927. The first Indy 500 took place in 1911, but no races were held in 1917 or 1918 due to World War I. Indiana native George Souders won the 1927 event behind the wheel of a Duesenberg.
- May 30, 1927
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Official Program of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 15th International Sweepstakes 500 Mile Race, May 30, 1927
Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted the fifteenth Indianapolis 500 race on May 30, 1927. The first Indy 500 took place in 1911, but no races were held in 1917 or 1918 due to World War I. Indiana native George Souders won the 1927 event behind the wheel of a Duesenberg.
- Official Program of the 33rd Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, May 30, 1949 - The thirty-third running of the Indianapolis 500 was held on May 30, 1949. Pennsylvania-born Bill Holland took the checkered flag in the Blue Crown Spark Plug Special. It was an especially sweet victory for Holland, who had finished second in the previous two Indy 500 races. Holland would take second place again in 1950.
- May 30, 1949
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Official Program of the 33rd Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, May 30, 1949
The thirty-third running of the Indianapolis 500 was held on May 30, 1949. Pennsylvania-born Bill Holland took the checkered flag in the Blue Crown Spark Plug Special. It was an especially sweet victory for Holland, who had finished second in the previous two Indy 500 races. Holland would take second place again in 1950.
- Official Program of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 18th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes Race, May 30, 1930 - The eighteenth Indianapolis 500 took place on May 30, 1930. Billy Arnold, who earned the pole position with an average speed of 113.268 miles per hour, won the race after leading all but the first two of its 200 laps. Arnold also competed in the 1931 and 1932 races but got injured each time. He retired after the latter race.
- May 30, 1930
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Official Program of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 18th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes Race, May 30, 1930
The eighteenth Indianapolis 500 took place on May 30, 1930. Billy Arnold, who earned the pole position with an average speed of 113.268 miles per hour, won the race after leading all but the first two of its 200 laps. Arnold also competed in the 1931 and 1932 races but got injured each time. He retired after the latter race.
- Official Program of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 22nd 500 Mile International Sweepstakes Race, May 30, 1934 - The twenty-second running of the Indianapolis 500 took place on May 30, 1934. Indianapolis-born Bill Cummings drove the #7 Boyle Products Special to victory at an average speed of 104.863 miles per hour -- and earned himself a $29,000 payday in the process. Mechanical problems troubled many of the contestants. Only 12 of the 33 qualifying cars finished the race.
- May 30, 1934
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Official Program of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 22nd 500 Mile International Sweepstakes Race, May 30, 1934
The twenty-second running of the Indianapolis 500 took place on May 30, 1934. Indianapolis-born Bill Cummings drove the #7 Boyle Products Special to victory at an average speed of 104.863 miles per hour -- and earned himself a $29,000 payday in the process. Mechanical problems troubled many of the contestants. Only 12 of the 33 qualifying cars finished the race.
- Program, "Official Program: 97th Running Indianapolis 500," 2013 - Four-time Indianapolis 500 winners Al Unser, Sr., A.J. Foyt, and Rick Mears posed together for the cover of the 2013 race program. The cover unfolded to reveal three-time winners Dario Franchitti, Bobby Unser, Helio Castroneves, and Johnny Rutherford. Franchitti and Castroneves both hoped to join the four-time winners club in 2013, but the victory went to Tony Kanaan. Castroneves earned a fourth win in 2021.
- May 26, 2013
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Program, "Official Program: 97th Running Indianapolis 500," 2013
Four-time Indianapolis 500 winners Al Unser, Sr., A.J. Foyt, and Rick Mears posed together for the cover of the 2013 race program. The cover unfolded to reveal three-time winners Dario Franchitti, Bobby Unser, Helio Castroneves, and Johnny Rutherford. Franchitti and Castroneves both hoped to join the four-time winners club in 2013, but the victory went to Tony Kanaan. Castroneves earned a fourth win in 2021.
- Official Program of Indianapolis 500 Race, May 30, 1961 - In 1961, the Indianapolis 500 celebrated the 50th anniversary of its first running. Eddie Sachs and A.J. Foyt battled for the lead for much of the race, but a late pit stop by Sachs to replace a worn tire gave Foyt the opening he needed to take the checkered flag. It was the first of Foyt's four Indy 500 victories.
- May 30, 1961
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Official Program of Indianapolis 500 Race, May 30, 1961
In 1961, the Indianapolis 500 celebrated the 50th anniversary of its first running. Eddie Sachs and A.J. Foyt battled for the lead for much of the race, but a late pit stop by Sachs to replace a worn tire gave Foyt the opening he needed to take the checkered flag. It was the first of Foyt's four Indy 500 victories.
- Official Program of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 26th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes Race, May 30, 1938 - The twenty-sixth running of the Indianapolis 500 took place on May 30, 1938. North Dakota-born Floyd Roberts, who won the pole position with a speed of 125.681 miles per hour, also claimed victory in the race. It was Roberts's only win in his five Indy 500 appearances between 1935 and 1939.
- May 30, 1938
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Official Program of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 26th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes Race, May 30, 1938
The twenty-sixth running of the Indianapolis 500 took place on May 30, 1938. North Dakota-born Floyd Roberts, who won the pole position with a speed of 125.681 miles per hour, also claimed victory in the race. It was Roberts's only win in his five Indy 500 appearances between 1935 and 1939.