1971 Indy 500 Hobbs and Muther crash (live coverage) 

The race did not air live. ABC taped and edited the race, and aired it that evening, several hours after the race was held.

It is amazing that all of the people running helter-skelter all over the race track survived.

Jim McKay and Jackie Stewart were great together

Safety manager: "okay guys when you see an accident what should you do." Guy with t shirt: "Run out in front of cars to get loose tire off track." Safety manager: "Good Good what else?" Guy with t shirt: "wave cars in any direction so race can continue." Safety manager: "right, we don't want to stop the race at all."

had he stayed straight on the first part on the crash, the blunt end of the pit wall woulda impaled him

Looking the BIG picture,,,imho,INDY execs, should have made the whole 4th turn into a Pit Entrance long before they actually did. This was my 1st time watching INDY on ABC-TV in Norristown,Pa., next year he took us to Pocono 500.

Lucky he didn't get hit

In those days drivers had "intestinal fortitude". Luckily, more drivers weren't killed back then. This comment comes from an "old school" drag racer! From what I could see in the video, it looked like the left front tire on the white car was down and took it into the inside wall, the back across the track after the initial contact.

hobbs .. what a clown move..