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Rutherford's winning car from the 1974 Indianapolis 500. Rutherford won pole position at the Indianapolis 500 in 1973, 1976, and 1980. In 1973, Rutherford set a one-lap track record of 199.071 mph, falling just shy of becoming the first driver to break the 200 mph barrier at Indianapolis.
May 11, 2020 · Facts about Johnny Rutherford’s 1980 Indianapolis 500 car: Car name: Pennzoil Chaparral/Cosworth Car number: 4 Team: Chaparral Racing, Ltd. Qualified: First Finished: First Laps Completed: 200 Laps Led: 118 Status: Running Johnny Rutherford career ‘500” starts: 24 (1963-65, 67-82, 84-88)
5 days ago · On May 26, race day in Indianapolis, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy 500 will honor Rutherford once more, 50 years after he first donned the BorgWarner Victory Lane wreath and drank cold milk from a glass bottle.
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2 days ago · Fort Worth’s Johnny Rutherford recalls first Indy 500 win, 50 years ago. ... It was a good experience for me, for sure, to have winning cars and to set fast time and do whatever was needed of us ...
2 days ago · By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Fort Worth’s Johnny Rutherford has been scooting around the massive grounds of Indianapolis Motor Speedway this Race Week in a golf cart. At age 86, it’s the perfect vehicle for transporting “Lone Star J.R.” down memory lane, 50 years after winning his first Indianapolis 500. “Who keeps count?” […]
During his career Johnny Rutherford won the National Sprint Car Champion in 1965, and the first of his Indy 500 wins in 1974. He followed that win with two more victories at Indy in 1976 and 1980. In 1980 he also won the US Auto Club Championship and was CART champion.
4 days ago · Watch on. Johnny Rutherford's drive for victory in the 1974 Indianapolis 500 — the first for McLaren Racing — remains one of the all-time best 50 years later.
