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May 22, 2017 · By Marshall Pruett | May 22, 2017 6:50 PM ET. Jeff Andretti’s life was changed forever at the 1992 Indy 500. Mario’s youngest son, making his third start at the Speedway, suffered troubling injuries in a Turn 2 crash that flattened the front of his A.J. Foyt Racing Lola-Chevy.
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It was February 1993, when Andretti set the (then) unofficial closed-course speed record for IndyCars of 234.50 mph, the fastest speed ever recorded at Texas World Speedway, while testing for the Indianapolis 500. This marked his first time back in an IndyCar since the accident the previous year.
May 19, 2014 · When, not long after the halfway point of the '92 Indy, Jeff Andretti's car stuck into the wall like a dart at more than 200 mph, only two men alive knew fully what was happening to him:...
Defending winner Rick Mears crashed during practice and during the race, while Jeff Andretti experienced the worst crash during the race itself, suffering serious injuries to his legs and feet. Following the race, sweeping changes came about at the track, largely in the interest of safety.
A wheel came off the right rear of Jeff Andretti car causing him spin 360 degrees hitting the wall violently head-on. Gary Bettenhausen get caught up the accident when he ran into...
