1979 Indianapolis 500
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1979-indianapolis-500-183-7345827
title:
1979 Indianapolis 500
text:
The 63rd 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on Sunday May 27, 1979. Second-year driver Rick Mears took the lead for the final time with 18 laps to go, and won his first of four Indianapolis 500 races. It was also Mears' first of a record six Indy 500 pole positions. Brothers Al and Bobby Unser combined to lead 174 of the 200 laps, but Al dropped out around the midpoint, and Bobby slipped to 5th place at the finish nursing mechanic
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
63rd running of the Indianapolis 500
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Indianapolis_500
date created:
2006-05-18T19:24:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T20:29:34Z
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13
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