One poignant element of this great race was the crash that caused the injuries to Danny Sullivan that ended his career. Both as a great Indy Car/CART champion and a great human being, he deserved a better end. Back in the day when top Indy Car drivers were genuine cultural superstars, he played the part VERY well, yet always remained a true gentleman on and off track. Sad way to go out, being collected by another driver who simply lost it and slammed him into that unforgiving MIS concrete wall, causing career-ending (and excruciating) leg and pelvis breaks. Sully is a true icon of the golden era of American open wheel racing.
The reporter who did the interview in Portuguese is called Luiz Carlos Azenha. And Indycar was transmitted to us from Brazil at that time by the SBT TV channel with comments by Téo José (our Paul Page) and Dede Gomes.
I fell in love with this race.The announcement by Tony George that led to the IndyCar split had just occurred one month earlier and there was a cloud over the future of open wheel racing.I wasn't expecting much.The high heat led me to expect mass attrition.A complete unknown was on the pole (Parker Johnstone) and the Hondas were SO fast.Once Andre Ribeiro dropped out ,I just presumed either Pruett or Al Jr. would eventually break and that would be it...It was SUPER EXCITING to be there as they rolled out of Turn 4 on the last lap.The crowd was going bonkers.This was also the hottest IndyCar race I ever saw..It was 97 degrees at the green flag.I remember most fans staying underneath the bleachers until the last possible second before the race started in order to stay cool.Needless to say,it was one of the greatest girl watching weekends ever as well.The fairer sex was stripped to the barest minimum in the stupefying heat.I felt like I needed to light a cigarette up after walking behind the main grandstand .LOL. Tremendous weekend and it served as an appetizer for the astounding Hanford device races that occurred a few years later.
I have to agree with everything except the Handford device races (mandated oversized wickerbill or spoiler on the rear wing for those who don't know). The drafting became too much of a factor and made passes repetition to the point of ridiculous.
@@bruces3613 There can never be too much passing.Other than Alex Zanardi,you are the first person I have ever heard who thought the Hanford device wasn't terrific.
1:43:34 - "Is it gonna be a gas 'n go?" "I can't elaborate on that because Jim & I haven't agreed yet!" "We haven't agreed to disagree either" That's a great relationship right there 😀
15:29 the race didnt start 17:15 race start 19:27 first yellow flag 26:28 second green flag 1:25:00 second yellow flag 1:31:20 third green flag 1:39:49 third yellow flag 1:51:04 fourth green flag 1:54:08 fourth yellow caution 2:10:40 fifth green flag 2:24:45 fifth caution 2:35:16 sixth green flag 2:38:02 end of the race
Penske looked so pissed 😂😂 I miss CART. Current IndyCar needs to go back to how CART was setup as it relates to manufacturers, differences in cars and engines.
That's what made Michigan so good in its heyday. It was a true battle of survival of the fittest. Not to mention it had some of the best racing ever for the Indycars. It's such a shame it's no longer apart of their schedule. This track to me is only second to Indianapolis in terms of being one of the best tracks for open wheel racing.
