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1972 Indianapolis 500, the Glossary

The 56th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on Saturday, May 27, 1972.^[1]

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A. J. Foyt

Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr. (born January 16, 1935) is an American former racing driver who competed in numerous disciplines of motorsport.

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A. J. Foyt Racing

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African Americans

African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

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Al Loquasto

Albert John (Al) Loquasto (Jr.) (June 21, 1940 – July 31, 1991), was an American racecar driver.

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Alfred Unser (May 29, 1939 – December 9, 2021) was an American automobile racing driver, the younger brother of fellow racing drivers Jerry and Bobby Unser, and father of Al Unser Jr. He was the second of four men (A. J. Foyt, himself, Rick Mears and Hélio Castroneves) to have won the Indianapolis 500 four times (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987), the fourth of six to have won the race in consecutive years, and the winner of the National Championship in 1970, 1983, and 1985.

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All American Racers

All American Racers is an American-licensed auto racing team and constructor based in Santa Ana, California.

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American Forces Network

The American Forces Network (AFN) is a government television and radio broadcast service the U.S. military provides to those stationed or assigned overseas, and is headquartered at Fort Meade in Maryland.

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Americans

Americans are the citizens and nationals of the United States.

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Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com LLC is an American genealogy company based in Lehi, Utah.

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Antarctic

The Antarctic (or, American English also or; commonly) is a polar region around Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole.

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Arctic

The Arctic is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth.

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Arnie Knepper

Arnold A. "Arnie" Knepper (October 10, 1930 – June 6, 1992), was an American racecar driver.

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Art Pollard

Artle Lee Pollard, Jr. (May 5, 1927 – May 12, 1973), was an American racecar driver.

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Back Home Again in Indiana

"(Back Home Again in) Indiana" is a song composed by James F. Hanley with lyrics by Ballard MacDonald that was published in January 1917.

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Beer in the United States

In the United States, beer are manufactured in breweries which range in size from industry giants to brew pubs and microbreweries.

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Bentley Warren

Bentley Warren (born December 10, 1940, in Kennebunkport, Maine), is an American racecar driver.

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Bill Puterbaugh

Bill Puterbaugh (June 6, 1936 – October 9, 2017) was an American racing driver in the USAC Championship Car series.

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Bill Simpson (racing driver)

Elwood Jesse "Bill" Simpson (March 14, 1940 – December 16, 2019) was an American racing driver, best known as a pioneer in the racing safety business with his company Simpson Performance Products.

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Bill Vukovich II

William John Vukovich Jr. (March 29, 1944 – August 20, 2023) was an American driver in the championship car division of USAC and the CART series.

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Bob Harkey

Bob Harkey (June 23, 1930January 16, 2016) was an American driver in the USAC Championship Car series from Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Bobby Unser

Robert William Unser (February 20, 1934 – May 2, 2021) was an American automobile racer.

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Brabham

Motor Racing Developments Ltd., commonly known as Brabham, was a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team.

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Broadcast delay

In radio and television, broadcast delay is an intentional delay when broadcasting live material, technically referred to as a deferred live.

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Bruce Walkup

Bruce Walkup (born August 21, 1944 in Downey, California) is a retired American racecar driver.

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Bud Tingelstad

Bud Tingelstad (April 4, 1928 – July 30, 1981) was an American racecar driver.

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Cale Yarborough

William Caleb "Cale" Yarborough (March 27, 1939 – December 31, 2023) was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner, businessman, farmer, and rancher.

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Carl Williams (racing driver)

Carl Williams (August 24, 1930 – February 24, 1973) was an American racecar driver.

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Chris Economaki

Christopher Constantine Economaki (October 15, 1920 – September 28, 2012) was a pioneering American motorsports journalist, publisher, reporter, and commentator known as "The Dean of American Motorsports Journalism." Working for, and later owning, National Speed Sport News, Economaki helped encourage the growth of American motorsports from a niche endeavor to a mainstream pursuit.

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Chris Schenkel

Christopher Eugene Schenkel (August 21, 1923 – September 11, 2005) was an American sportscaster.

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A color commentator or expert commentator is a sports commentator who assists the main (play-by-play) commentator, typically by filling in when play is not in progress.

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Coyote (chassis)

Coyote was a brand of racing chassis designed and built for the use of A. J. Foyt's race team in USAC Championship car racing including the Indianapolis 500.

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David Hobbs (racing driver)

David Wishart Hobbs (born 9 June 1939) is a British former racing driver.

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Denny Zimmerman

Denny Zimmerman (born December 14, 1940, Glastonbury, Connecticut), is a retired American racing driver.

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Dick Simon

Richard Raymond Simon (born September 21, 1933) is retired American auto racing driver and racing team owner.

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Distributor

A distributor is an electric and mechanical device used in the ignition system of older spark ignition engines.

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Donald Davidson (historian)

Donald C. Davidson (born 1942-43) was the historian of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 1998 to 2020, the only person to hold such a position on a full-time basis for any motorsports facility in the world.

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Downforce

Downforce is a downwards lift force created by the aerodynamic features of a vehicle.

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Ed Cole

Edward Nicholas Cole (September 17, 1909 – May 2, 1977) was an American inventor, automotive engineer and executive, widely known for leading critical projects for General Motors, including development of the Chevrolet Corvair and Chevrolet Vega; developing GM's Small Block V8 and its rotary engine, championing the catalytic converter to migrate cars from leaded gasoline, and advocating for air bags.

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Edgar Whitcomb

Edgar Doud Whitcomb (November 6, 1917 – February 4, 2016) was an American attorney, writer and politician, who served as the 43rd governor of Indiana.

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ESPN on ABC

ESPN on ABC (formerly known as ABC Sports from 1961 to 2006) is the branding used for sports event and documentary programming televised by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States.

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Firestone Tire and Rubber Company

Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey S. Firestone (18681938) in 1900 initially to supply solid rubber side-wire tires for fire apparatus, and later, pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era.

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Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States.

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Formula One

Formula One, commonly known as Formula 1 or F1, is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

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Gary Bettenhausen

Gary Bettenhausen (November 18, 1941 – March 16, 2014) was an American midget car driver.

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General Motors

General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

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George Eaton (racing driver)

George Ross Eaton (born 12 November 1945) is a Canadian former racing driver who is a member of the prominent Eaton family.

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George Snider

George Lee Snider III (born December 8, 1940, in Bakersfield, California) is a retired American race car driver.

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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is an American multinational tire manufacturer headquartered in Akron, Ohio.

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Gordon Johncock

Gordon Walter Johncock (born August 5, 1936) is an American former racing driver.

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Governor of Indiana

The governor of Indiana is the head of government of the U.S. state of Indiana.

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Graham Hill

Norman Graham Hill (15 February 1929 – 29 November 1975) was a British racing driver and team owner, who was the Formula One World Champion twice, winning in and as well as being runner-up on three occasions (1963, 1964 and 1965).

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Harrah's Las Vegas

Harrah's Las Vegas is a hotel and casino centrally located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.

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Historian

A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it.

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Hurst Performance

Hurst Performance, Inc. was an American manufacturer and marketer of automobile performance parts, most notably for muscle cars.

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Hydraulic head

Hydraulic head or piezometric head is a specific measurement of liquid pressure above a vertical datum.

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Indiana Convention Center

The Indiana Convention Center is a major convention center located in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Indianapolis 500 pace cars

The Indianapolis 500 auto race has used a pace car every year since 1911.

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Indianapolis 500 traditions

Due to the longevity of the Indianapolis 500, numerous traditions surrounding the race have developed over the years.

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a motor racing circuit located in Speedway, Indiana, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network (known typically as the IMS Radio Network or the INDYCAR Radio Network), is an in-house radio syndication arrangement which broadcasts the Indianapolis 500, the NTT IndyCar Series, and Indy NXT to radio stations covering most of North America.

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Istria

Istria (Croatian and Slovene: Istra; Italian and Venetian: Istria) is the largest peninsula to border the Adriatic Sea.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Jackie Stewart

Sir John Young Stewart OBE (born 11 June 1939) is a British former Formula One racing driver from Scotland.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Jerry Grant

Gerald Wayne "Jerry" Grant (January 23, 1935 – August 12, 2012) was a driver in the USAC Championship Car series.

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Jerry Karl

Jerry Karl (April 29, 1941, Jamaica, Queens, New York - February 16, 2008, Baltimore, Maryland), was a driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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Jim Hurtubise

James Ernest Hurtubise (December 5, 1932 – January 6, 1989) was an American racing driver who competed in Championship Cars, sprint cars and stock cars.

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Jim Malloy

James H. Malloy Jr. (May 23, 1932 – May 18, 1972) was an American racecar driver.

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Jim McElreath

Jimmie Earl McElreath (February 18, 1928 – May 18, 2017) was an American open-wheel racing driver, known for competing in the USAC Championship car series.

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Jim McKay

James Kenneth McManus (September 24, 1921 – June 7, 2008), better known professionally as Jim McKay, was an American television sports journalist.

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Jim Nabors

James Thurston Nabors (June 12, 1930 – November 30, 2017) was an American actor, singer, and comedian, widely known for his signature character, Gomer Pyle.

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Jim Rathmann (racing driver)

Royal Richard "Jim" Rathmann (July 16, 1928 – November 23, 2011), was an American racing driver who competed primarily in Championship Cars.

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Jimmy Caruthers

Douglas James Caruthers (January 18, 1945 – October 26, 1975) was an American racecar driver from Anaheim, California.

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Joe Dawson (racing driver)

Joseph Crooke Dawson (July 17, 1889 – June 17, 1946) was an American racing driver.

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Joe Leonard

Joseph Paul Leonard (August 4, 1932 in San Diego, California – April 27, 2017 in San Jose, California) was an American professional motorcycle racer and racecar driver.

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John Mahler

John William Mahler (November 16, 1936 – February 6, 2024) was an American open wheel race car driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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John Martin (American racing driver)

John Martin (March 20, 1939 – November 20, 2019) was a driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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Johnny Rutherford

John Sherman "Johnny" Rutherford III (born March 12, 1938), also known as "Lone Star JR", is an American former automobile racing driver.

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Keith Jackson

Keith Max Jackson (October 18, 1928 – January 12, 2018) was an American sports commentator, journalist, author, and radio personality, known for his career with ABC Sports (1966–2006).

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Key (music)

In music theory, the key of a piece is the group of pitches, or scale, that forms the basis of a musical composition in Western classical music, art music, and pop music.

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Larry Dickson

Larry Dickson (born September 8, 1938, Warren, Ohio), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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Lee Brayton

Lee E. Brayton (August 13, 1933 – April 30, 2022) was an American racing driver from Coldwater, Michigan.

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Lee Kunzman

Lee Kunzman (born November 29, 1944, Guttenberg, Iowa), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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Len Sutton

Len Sutton (August 9, 1925 – December 3, 2006) was an American racecar driver.

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Leon Sirois

Leon Duray "Jigger" Sirois (born April 16, 1935) is an American former racing driver from the small town of Shelby in northern Indiana.

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Leonard W. Miller

Leonard W. Miller (born 1934) is one of two black motor racing pioneers living in the United States.

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List of Indianapolis 500 broadcasters

The Indianapolis 500 has been broadcast on network television in the United States since 1965.

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List of mayors of Indianapolis

The Mayor of Indianapolis is the head of the executive branch of the consolidated city-county government of Indianapolis and Marion County.

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Lloyd Ruby

Richard Lloyd Ruby (January 12, 1928 – March 23, 2009) was an American racecar driver who raced in the USAC Championship Car series for 20 years, achieving 7 victories and 88 top-ten finishes.

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Lola Cars

Lola Cars Limited is a British automobile manufacturer founded in 1958 by Eric Broadley in Bromley, England.

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Lou Palmer (motorsport broadcaster)

Lou Palmer (born Louis A. Perunko Jr. on March 10, 1932, in Wheeling, West Virginia - died January 19, 2008, in Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American broadcaster best known for his work at the Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network from 1958 until 1989.

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Mario Andretti

Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an American former racing driver.

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Mark Donohue

Mark Neary Donohue Jr. (March 18, 1937 – August 19, 1975), nicknamed "Captain Nice," and later "Dark Monohue," was an American race car driver and engineer known for his ability to set up his own race car as well as driving it to victories.

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McLaren

McLaren Racing Limited is a British motor racing team based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, England.

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Mel Kenyon

Mel Kenyon (born April 15, 1933, in DeKalb, Illinois) is a former midget car driver.

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Memorial Day

Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is one of the federal holidays in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

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Merle Bettenhausen

Merle Bettenhausen (born June 9, 1943) is a former American race car driver.

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Methanol

Methanol (also called methyl alcohol and wood spirit, amongst other names) is an organic chemical compound and the simplest aliphatic alcohol, with the chemical formula (a methyl group linked to a hydroxyl group, often abbreviated as MeOH).

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Mike Hiss

Mike Hiss (7 July 1941 – 19 December 2018) was an American driver in the USAC Championship Car series.

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Mike Mosley

Mike Mosley (December 13, 1946 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – March 3, 1984 in Aguanga, California) was an American race car driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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Miller Brewing Company

The Miller Brewing Company is an American brewery and beer company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Offenhauser

The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers.

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Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds

Following the success of Hurst components in Oldsmobile's 442 models, Oldsmobile, in collaboration with Hurst Performance of Warminster, Pennsylvania, produced special-edition performance versions of the 442 or Cutlass Supreme, the Hurst/Olds.

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Parnelli Jones

Rufus Parnell "Parnelli" Jones (August 12, 1933 – June 4, 2024) was an American professional racing driver and racing team owner.

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Pete Conrad

Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. (June 2, 1930 – July 8, 1999) was an American NASA astronaut, aeronautical engineer, naval officer, aviator, and test pilot who commanded the Apollo 12 space mission, on which he became the third person to walk on the Moon.

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Peter Revson

Peter Jeffrey Revlon Revson (February 27, 1939 – March 22, 1974) was an American race car driver and heir to the Revlon cosmetics fortune.

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President of the United States

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Prime time

Prime-time, or peak-time, is the block of broadcast programming taking place during the middle of the evening for television shows.

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Purdue All-American Marching Band

The Purdue "All-American" Marching Band (or AAMB) is the marching band of Purdue University and performs at Purdue Boilermakers football games.

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Richard Lugar

Richard Green Lugar (April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013.

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Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974.

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Rick Muther

Rick Muther (August 13, 1935 in Alhambra, California – March 12, 1995) was an American racing driver.

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Roger McCluskey

Roger McCluskey (August 24, 1930 – August 29, 1993) was an American IndyCar driver.

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Roger Penske

Roger Searle Penske (born February 20, 1937) is a retired American professional auto racing driver, team owner and businessman.

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Safety car

In motorsport, a safety car, or a pace car, is an automobile which limits the speed of competing cars or motorcycles on a racetrack in the case of a caution period such as an obstruction on the track or bad weather.

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Salt Walther

David "Salt" Walther (November 22, 1947 – December 27, 2012) was a driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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Sam Posey

Samuel Felton Posey (born May 26, 1944) is an American former racing driver and sports broadcast journalist.

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Sammy Sessions

Allen Dale "Sammy" Sessions (September 10, 1935 – December 17, 1977) was an American race car driver.

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Shortwave radio

Shortwave radio is radio transmission using radio frequencies in the shortwave bands (SW).

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Sid Collins (broadcaster)

Sid Collins (born Sidney Cahn Jr.) (July 17, 1922 – May 2, 1977) was an American broadcaster best known as the radio voice of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network from 1952–1976.

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Silver jubilee

Silver jubilee marks a 25th anniversary.

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Speedway, Indiana

Speedway is a town in Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States.

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In sports broadcasting, a sports commentator (also known as a sports announcer or sportscaster) provides a real-time live commentary of a game or event, traditionally delivered in the present tense.

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Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated (SI) is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954.

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Statistician

A statistician is a person who works with theoretical or applied statistics.

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Steve Krisiloff

Steve Krisiloff (born July 7, 1946 in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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Stu Nahan

Stu Nahan (June 23, 1926 – December 26, 2007) was an American television sportscaster in Los Angeles from the 1950s through the 1990s.

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Swede Savage

David Earl "Swede" Savage Jr. (August 26, 1946 – July 2, 1973) was an American race car driver.

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Team Penske

Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona, the organization has also competed in various other types of professional racing such as Formula One, Can-Am, Trans Am, and Australia's Supercars Championship.

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"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States.

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Three-peat

In sports (especially in North America), a three-peat is winning three consecutive championships or tournaments.

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Tire

A tire (North American English) or tyre (Commonwealth English) is a ring-shaped component that surrounds a wheel's rim to transfer a vehicle's load from the axle through the wheel to the ground and to provide traction on the surface over which the wheel travels.

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Tom Bigelow

Thomas Allan Bigelow (born October 31, 1939, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin) is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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Tony Hulman

Anton "Tony" Hulman Jr. (February 11, 1901 – October 27, 1977) was an American businessman from Terre Haute, Indiana, who bought the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1945 and brought racing back to the famous race course after a four-year hiatus following World War II.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Auto Club

The United States Auto Club (USAC) is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States.

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Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing

Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing, commonly referred to simply as Parnelli or VPJ, was a motor racing constructor and team from the United States.

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Vietnam

Vietnam, officially the (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.

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Wally Dallenbach Sr.

Wallace Jacob Dallenbach (December 12, 1936 – April 29, 2024) was an American racing driver and official.

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WIBC (FM)

WIBC (93.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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William F. Harrah

William Fisk Harrah (September 2, 1911 – June 30, 1978) was an American businessman and the founder of Harrah's Hotel and Casinos, now part of Caesars Entertainment.

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1912 Indianapolis 500

The 1912 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the second such race in history, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1912. 1972 Indianapolis 500 and 1912 Indianapolis 500 are Indianapolis 500 races.

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1962 Indianapolis 500

The 46th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Wednesday, May 30, 1962. 1972 Indianapolis 500 and 1962 Indianapolis 500 are Indianapolis 500 races.

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1966 Indianapolis 500

The 50th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Monday, May 30, 1966. 1972 Indianapolis 500 and 1966 Indianapolis 500 are Indianapolis 500 races.

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1970 Indianapolis 500

The 54th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Saturday, May 30, 1970. 1972 Indianapolis 500 and 1970 Indianapolis 500 are Indianapolis 500 races.

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1971 Indianapolis 500

The 55th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was a motor race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Saturday, May 29, 1971. 1972 Indianapolis 500 and 1971 Indianapolis 500 are Indianapolis 500 races.

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1972 USAC Championship Car season

The 1972 USAC Championship Car season consisted of ten races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 18 and concluding at the same location on November 4. 1972 Indianapolis 500 and 1972 USAC Championship Car season are 1972 in American motorsport and 1972 in motorsport.

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1973 Indianapolis 500

The 57th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on Wednesday, May 30, 1973. 1972 Indianapolis 500 and 1973 Indianapolis 500 are Indianapolis 500 races.

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1984 Indianapolis 500

The 68th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 27, 1984. 1972 Indianapolis 500 and 1984 Indianapolis 500 are Indianapolis 500 races.

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1986 Indianapolis 500

The 70th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Saturday, May 31, 1986. 1972 Indianapolis 500 and 1986 Indianapolis 500 are Indianapolis 500 races.

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2014 Indianapolis 500

The 98th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 25, 2014. 1972 Indianapolis 500 and 2014 Indianapolis 500 are Indianapolis 500 races.

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2023 Indianapolis 500

The 2023 Indianapolis 500, branded as the 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons, was a 500-mile (804.7 km, 200 lap) race in the 2023 IndyCar Series, held on Sunday, May 28, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States. 1972 Indianapolis 500 and 2023 Indianapolis 500 are Indianapolis 500 races.

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24 Hours of Le Mans

The 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans) is an endurance-focused sports car race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Indianapolis_500

Also known as 1972 Indy 500.

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