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- 1984 March 84C-Cosworth Race Car - Tom Sneva set the fastest qualifying lap at the 1984 Indianapolis 500 with this car, but a broken rear suspension forced him out early during the actual race. The car's front and rear wings and underbody ground effects represent the aerodynamic advances that increasingly shaped race cars in the 1970s -- and continue to do so today.
- 1984
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1984 March 84C-Cosworth Race Car
Tom Sneva set the fastest qualifying lap at the 1984 Indianapolis 500 with this car, but a broken rear suspension forced him out early during the actual race. The car's front and rear wings and underbody ground effects represent the aerodynamic advances that increasingly shaped race cars in the 1970s -- and continue to do so today.
- Engineer Bill Ludwick Explaining Goodyear's "Crashworthy" Fuel System to Driver Tom Sneva, 1975-1976 - Many safety advances in auto racing focused on fuel systems -- making them more robust and less prone to fire in a crash. Driver Tom Sneva, who survived a serious crash at the 1975 Indianapolis 500, looks on as Goodyear engineer Bill Ludwick shows components of the improved rubber fuel cell required for new cars at the 1976 race.
- 1975-1976
- Collections - Artifact
Engineer Bill Ludwick Explaining Goodyear's "Crashworthy" Fuel System to Driver Tom Sneva, 1975-1976
Many safety advances in auto racing focused on fuel systems -- making them more robust and less prone to fire in a crash. Driver Tom Sneva, who survived a serious crash at the 1975 Indianapolis 500, looks on as Goodyear engineer Bill Ludwick shows components of the improved rubber fuel cell required for new cars at the 1976 race.
- Racing Driver Tom Sneva in Victory Lane after Winning the Indianapolis 500, 1983 - Tom Sneva left a budding career as a math teacher to become a professional racing driver. He made his first appearance at the Indianapolis 500 in 1974 and, three years later, set a record when he qualified for the race at 200.535 mph. After finishing second in 1977, 1978 and 1980, Sneva won the Indy 500 in 1983.
- 1983
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Racing Driver Tom Sneva in Victory Lane after Winning the Indianapolis 500, 1983
Tom Sneva left a budding career as a math teacher to become a professional racing driver. He made his first appearance at the Indianapolis 500 in 1974 and, three years later, set a record when he qualified for the race at 200.535 mph. After finishing second in 1977, 1978 and 1980, Sneva won the Indy 500 in 1983.