1973 Indianapolis 500
1973 Indianapolis 500
Master 1890 - Tape 2 Raw footage of 1973 Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana.
1973 Indianapolis 500
Panning MS Salt Walther driving McLaren Offenhauser #77 just prior to pace lap, zoom out and pan right to Indy race cars, packed spectator stands at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. Panning TLS Johnny Rutherford driving McLaren Offenhauser #7 on pace lap, as viewed from pit alley. MS Lodestar mechanics working on chassis of Indy car. Zooming CU racing helmet of Mike Mosley resting on bar in pit alley. Panning MS Lodestar Eagle Offenhauser #98 parked in pits. CU/MS Olsonite Eagle Offenhauser #62 parked in pits. TLS crew pushing Indy race car along pits, packed spectator stands in BG. Panning high angle MS crew pushing Coyote Foyt #14 along pits.
1973 Indianapolis 500
CU race car driver MARIO ANDRETTI talking, laughing with crew in pits at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. CU race car driver SWEDE SAVAGE (David Earl Savage, Jr.) looking pensive, talking with crew in pits. CU race car driver AL UNSER SR. talking with crew, looking around in pits; CU racing helmet of Al Unser Sr., tilt up to CU Al Unser Sr. talking with crew. CU race car driver MEL KENYON wearing racing helmet, balaclava while seated behind wheel of Eagle Foyt Indy race car parked in pits. CU race car driver JERRY GRANT wearing balaclava, seated behind wheel of Indy race car, talking with off-screen crew while parked in pits. CUs race car driver MIKE MOSLEY wearing racing helmet, balaclava while behind the wheel of Indy car parked in pits; MS Mike Mosley climbing into cockpit of Lodestar Eagle Offenhauser #98.
1973 Indianapolis 500
MS race car driver WALLY DALLENBACH behind wheel of Olsonite Eagle Offenhauser #62 parked in pits at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. Zooming MS race car driver DAVID HOBBS behind wheel of Carling Eagle Offenhauser #73 parked in pits. LS pre-race activity on racetrack. MS/CU race car driver JERRY KARL behind wheel of Eagle Chevrolet #30 parked in pits. Sideview MS driver MIKE HISS behind wheel of Eagle Offenhauser. TLS driver JOE LEONARD behind wheel of Samsonite-sponsored Parnelli Offenhauser #1. CU driver DICK SIMON wearing helmet, drinking Gatorade-like beverage. TLS pit crew standing around Joe Leonard in Parnelli Offenhauser #1, signaling that they are ready. LS crews on racetrack signaling readiness, pre-race.
1973 Indianapolis 500
Swish pan to LS Indy race cars on pace lap at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. TLS old white man waving red flag as race cars pass. LS Indy race cars slowing down, passing grandstands. MS/CUs race car driver BOBBY UNSER seated behind wheel of Eagle Offenhauser #8 while pit crew fuels car. Panning TLSs Lee Kunzman racing Eagle Offenhauser #16, Mario Andretti racing Viceroy-sponsored Parnelli Offenhauser #11, Mark Donohue racing Eagle Offenhauser #66. Panning MS Mario Andretti driving Parnelli-Offenhauser #11 into pits. Panning TLS Joe Leonard driving Samsonite-sponsored Parnelli-Offenhauser #1 into pits. Panning TLS crew pushing Bobby Allison and Sunoco-sponsored McLaren Offenhauser #12 through pits, judge holding yellow caution flag in BG. TLS Jerry Grant behind wheel of Dan Gurney Racing Olsonite Eagle Offenhauser #48, being refueled during pit stop; panning MS Jerry Grant driving back into race. Panning MS Al Unser Sr. driving Parnelli-Offenhauser #4 through pits. Rear view TLS crew pushing off Indy race car. Panning TLS A.J. Foyt or George Snider driving Coyote Foyt #84 through pits.
1973 Indianapolis 500
LS judge waving green flag as Indy race cars pass by, Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. TLSs Lloyd Ruby and Eagle Offenhauser #18 in pits on pit stop. Panning TLS Bobby Unser racing Eagle Offenhauser #8. MS Bobby Unser crew member holding board near guardrail. TLS/MS pit crew working on Eagle Offenhauser #62, Wally Dallenbach behind wheel; crew changed tires. TLS driver JOHN MARTIN riding on McLaren Offenhauser #89 being pushed along racetrack. Panning TLS judge waving yellow caution flag as Indy race cars pass by. Panning TLS AJ Foyt or George Snider driving Coyote Foyt #84 through pits.
1973 Indianapolis 500
Panning LS/TLSs Al Unser Sr. racing Parnelli Offenhauser #4 past grandstands, leading the proverbial pack at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. Panning TLS Lee Kunzman racing Eagle Offenhauser #16. Rear view TLS Indy car pulling from pit stall, driving to reenter race. Panning TLS Jerry Grant racing Dan Gurney Racing Olsonite Eagle Offenhauser #48. Panning MS A.J. Foyt or George Snider driving Coyote Foyt #84 through pits. TLS driver stepping from race car, pit crew working. TLSs Jerry Grant stopping #48 in pits, crew pushing vehicle along, Panning MS Jimmy Caruthers driving Cobre Special Eagle Offenhauser #21 through pits. Nice low angle TLS Lee Kunzman driving #16 into pits, pit crew working. Panning MS Johnny Rutherford driving Gulf-sponsored McLaren Offenhauser #7 through pits. Panning MSs Graham McRae driving STP-sponsored Eagle Offenhauser #60, Joe Leonard driving Samsonite-sponsored Parnelli Offenhauser #1 through pits.
1973 Indianapolis 500
TLSs pit crew working on Thermo King Eagle Offenhauser #6 in pit alley at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. Panning MS Bill Vukovich, Jr. driving Eagle Offenhauser #2 through pits. TLS pit crew pushing Thermo King #6 through pits. Panning TLSs Bill Vukovich, Jr. racing Eagle Offenhauser #2, John Martin racing McLaren Offenhauser #89. TLSs Lee Kunzman driving Eagle Offenhauser #16 into pits, crew hopping to work, then sending car back into race. LS judge holding red flag, grandstands in BG. TLSs crowds vacating spectator stands, seeking shelter during rain delay. TLS/MSs Bill Vukovich, Jr. driving Eagle Offenhauser #2 into pits during rain delay, climbing out, removing balaclava, talking with crew.
1973 Indianapolis 500
Panning LS pre-race activity on racetrack, near grandstands at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. Panning high angle LSs Indy race cars on pace lap, followed by early laps of Indy 500 auto race. TLS Sam Posey racing Eagle Offenhauser #34 on qualifying lap. Panning TLS Bobby Unser racing Eagle Offenhauser #8. Horrifying high angle LS/TLSs Indy race car rolling over, finally coming to violent stop in the middle of the racetrack, emergency crews rushing to aid the limp body in the burning wreck, several men using fire extinguishers -- the driver is either Art Pollard or Swede Savage, both of whom died as a result of injuries sustained following racing accidents at the 1973 Indy 500. Shocking MS Graham McRae crew member Armando Teran rolling along the pavement after being hit by a safety truck at nearly 60 mph, killing him. Death. TLS crew tending to Armando Teran, dead on the racetrack. MS safety truck driver crying. High angle LS safety crews and drivers rushing to another horrible accident near infield, fire extinguishers being used.
1973 Indianapolis 500
LSs pace car, Indy cars on pace lap, passing crowded spectator stands at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana. LSs Indy race car stalling, driver pushing car into infield. LS crowd in stands. LS Indy race cars racing past stands.
1973 Indianapolis 500
LSs Indy race cars racing past crowded spectators stands at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. Panning TLS Joe Leonard driving Samsonite-sponsored Parnelli Offenhauser #1. Panning and static LS/TLSs Indy race cars speeding past spectator stands. Panning TLS Johnny Rutherford racing McLaren Offenhauser #7. LS/TLSs Mike Mosley and crew standing beside Lodestar Eagle Offenhauser #98 parked near trees in infield. Panning TLS David Hobbs driving Carling Eagle Offenhauser #73.