Dr No[Moderator Omega - Wristscan]
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I was in the right place at the right time for Indy car racing . . .
May 26, 2018,12:00 PM
. . . in So Cal. Attended the first four California 500 races at Ontario Motor Speedway between '70 and '73. That first race was the last time a front-engine Offy won.
Didn't know it at the time, of course, but Jim McElreath's victory over Art Pollard was the final chapter of an era.
Our seats were at the third turn. Midway thru the race, I took a photo of Dan Gurney just as he crashed into the barrier in front of us. Unfortunately, the photo was overexposed, and I've lost track of it to boot.
Good times, Abel . . . thank goodness for Youtube in bringing them back!
Art