The 6 o'clock gun sounded with several drivers still in line, including Mario Andretti and Emerson Fittipaldi. Two weeks after the race, USAC announced that for 1995, the 209 cid purpose-built pushrod engines would be allowed 52 inHG of "boost" (down from 55 inHG). After wrecking his car in practice Saturday morning, Gary Bettenhausen made a last-ditch effort to bump his way into the field. The crash handed Unser the lead of the race, with Jacques Villeneuve on the lead lap in second. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. It quickly became evident to competitors and media that the Penske-Mercedes machines were the class of the field, as many had predicted. Mansell returned to team up again with Mario Andretti at Newman Haas. The race marked the final Indy 500 for Mario Andretti, who retired at the end of the 1994 season. His son, pole winner Al Unser, Jr. was sick, and rested away from the track. Unser won his second Indy 500, and the Penske-Mercedes 500I pushrod engine won in its first and only race. Andretti embarked on a yearlong Arrivederci Mario tour, announcing he would retire after 1994. Al Unser, Jr., among others, narrowly escaped the incident. At the halfway point, Unser (23) and Fittipaldi (75) combined to lead 98 of the first 100 laps. Paul Page served as host and play-by-play announcer. Sunday, May 30, 1993 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN Observers negatively compared the radical rules change to way USAC handled the Granatelli Turbine in the late 1960s. When qualifying resumed, there was not enough time to complete the entire qualifying line. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. He ran into the back of John Andretti's car, touched wheels with him, and spun forward in a clockwise rotation. Bobby Rahal's car also featured a new nose-cam, the first such at the 500. Tracy's fastest lap was 220.103 mph. By the time the team returned to the race in 2001, in-house chassis manufacturing had ended in favor of using customer chassis. The pole qualifying line resumed where it left off from the previous day, with Mario Andretti first out. Unser was able to stretch his fuel and cruise to victory over rookie Jacques Villeneuve. It was mated with the in-house Penske chassis, the PC-23. Bob Jenkins served as chief announcer for the fifth year. Off the track, Rahal-Hogan Racing announced they had entered into a deal with Team Penske to lease two back-up cars. [6], Emerson Fittipaldi drove his Penske PC-23/Mercedes Benz 500I to a lap of 230.438 mph, with a trap speed of 244 mph down the backstretch. He stalled the car leaving the pits, and subsequently went a lap down. Paul Tracy was second-quick at 228.444 mph (244 mph trap speed). Scott Brayton, in the Menard Buick posted the fastest lap of the day at 227.658 mph.[6]. [4] Despite reliability issues with the engine[4] and handling difficulties with the chassis,[5][6] the three-car Penske team (Unser, Emerson Fittipaldi and Paul Tracy) dominated most of the month, and practically the entire race. After leading 145 laps, Fittipaldi's crashed car slid to a stop down the main stretch. [4] Mercedes eventually came on board with the project, and badged the engine the Mercedes-Benz 500I. Scott Goodyear and Davy Jones were teammates for King Racing. On lap 185, Fittipaldi was leading the race, and was looking to put Unser (who was running second) a lap down. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. CART race number 4 of 16 Almost immediately after the race, both USAC and CART separately evaluated the situation that stemmed from the Mercedes-Benz 500I. Mansell returned to team up again with Mario Andretti at Newman Haas.Andretti embarked on a yearlong Arrivederci Mario tour, announcing he would retire at the conclusion of the 1994 CART season. The 1993 PPG Indy Car World Series season was the 15th national championship season of … [6] Gary Bettenhausen, after lapping in the 223 mph range, crashed during a practice run, damaging the rear end of the car. Emerson Fittipaldi, working on race set-ups, ran the best lap at 226.421 mph. Gander RV & Outdoor Truck Series Robby Gordon spent time shaking down back-up cars for his teammates Willy T. Ribbs and Mark Smith.[6]. At the restart, Michael Andretti suffered a puncture, and pitted for new tires. Fittipaldi hit the wall in turn 4, handing the lead to Unser with 15 laps to go. At 1:18 p.m., Al Unser, Jr. became the first Penske driver to take the track, attempting to qualify one of the three Penske PC-23/Mercedes Benz 500I machines. Fittipaldi admitted a driver error as he drove over the inside rumble strips causing the rear tires to lose grip. On lap 23, as the leaders pitted, Mario Andretti dropped out early of his final "500" with ignition problems. 1993 Indianapolis 500 Previous race results / Next race results Previous at this … The green came out with ten laps to go. He suffered a concussion, and was forced to sit out the first day of time trials.[9]. After second-guessing their strategy overnight, the Foyt team ultimately made the right decision and did not withdraw Bryan Herta from the field. Fittipaldi's team scheduled a "timed" splash & go fuel-only stop for lap 194. For 1994, the 265C, the 265 C+, and 265D V-8 powerplants were badged the "Ilmor Indy V8.". On Lap 92 Hideshi Matsuda crashed in Turn 2. The front row was rounded out by Raul Boesel, while Lyn St. James held on to qualify for the outside of the second row, the highest starting position for a female driver to-date. Unser, however, was expected to make it to the finish. The third Penske entry driven by Paul Tracy, however, began smoking during the lap 92 yellow and dropped out with turbocharger failure. John Paul, Jr. (221.691 mph) was yet again the fastest non-qualified car. That led to a ceremonial final lap for three time Indianapolis 500 champion Johnny Rutherford, driving the exact same car A.J. Join us Memorial Day Weekend and see who will drink the milk and kiss the bricks.

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