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Encyclopedia > 1992 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1992 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 24, 1992. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Indy 500 redirects here. ... The Wing and Wheel, respresentative symbol of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1909 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate town completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest surviving automobile racing track in the world (after the Milwaukee Mile), having existed since 1909... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ...

Finish Start No Name Qual Rank Laps Led Status
1 12 3 United States Al Unser, Jr. 222.989 14 200 25 Running
2 33 15 Canada Scott Goodyear 221.800 21 200 0 Running
3 22 27 United States Al Unser 223.744 12 200 4 Running
4 2 9 United States Eddie Cheever 229.639 2 200 9 Running
5 8 18 United States Danny Sullivan 224.838 9 199 0 Flagged
6 10 12 United States Bobby Rahal 224.158 11 199 0 Flagged
7 25 11 Brazil Raul Boesel 222.433 19 198 0 Flagged
8 14 8 United States John Andretti 222.644 18 195 0 Flagged
9 23 14 United States A.J. Foyt 222.798 16 195 0 Flagged
10 18 93 United States John Paul, Jr. 220.244 27 194 0 Flagged
11 27 90 United States Lyn St. James (R) 220.150 28 193 0 Flagged
12 29 68 United States Dominic Dobson 220.359 26 193 0 Flagged
13 6 1 United States Michael Andretti 228.168 7 189 160 Fuel Pressure
14 24 21 United States Buddy Lazier 222.688 17 139 0 Engine
15 4 6 Netherlands Arie Luyendyk 229.127 4 135 1 Crash T4
16 32 31 United States Ted Prappas 219.173 33 135 0 Gear Box
17 5 51 United States Gary Bettenhausen 228.932 5 112 0 Crash BS
18 20 48 United States Jeff Andretti 219.306 31 109 0 Crash T2
19 26 39 United States Brian Bonner 220.845 24 97 0 Crash T4
20 19 7 Canada Paul Tracy 219.751 29 96 0 Engine
21 28 47 United States Jimmy Vasser 222.313 20 94 0 Crash T1
22 7 22 United States Scott Brayton 226.142 8 93 0 Engine
23 3 2 United States Mario Andretti 229.503 3 78 1 Crash T4
24 11 5 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 223.607 13 75 0 Crash T1
25 21 26 United Kingdom Jim Crawford 228.859 6 74 0 Crash T1
26 9 4 United States Rick Mears 224.594 10 74 0 Crash T1
27 13 91 United States Stan Fox 222.867 15 63 0 Crash SS
28 16 44 France Philippe Gache 221.496 23 61 0 Crash T1
29 31 92 United States Gordon Johncock 219.287 32 60 0 Engine
30 17 10 United States Scott Pruett 220.464 25 52 0 Engine
31 30 59 United States Tom Sneva 219.737 30 10 0 Crash T4
32 15 19 Eric Bachelart 221.549 22 4 0 Engine
33 1 36 Colombia Roberto Guerrero 232.481 1 0 0 Crash BS

Contents

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Penske PC-23 driven by Al Unser, Jr. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Scott Goodyear (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Alfred Unser (born May 29, 1939 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is a former U.S. automobile racer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Eddie McKay Cheever, Jr. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Danny Sullivan was a Formula One driver from the United States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Robert Bobby Woodward Rahal (born January 10, 1953 in Medina, Ohio) is an auto racing team owner and former driver. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Raul de Mesquita Boesel (born 4 December 1957 in Curitiba, Brazil) was a Formula One driver who raced for the March and Ligier teams. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... John Andretti talks with a U.S. Navy journalist, courtesy of the U.S. Navy John Andretti is a NASCAR Busch Series driver from Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... A. J. Foyt (born January 16, 1935) is considered by many as the greatest race car driver of all time. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... John Paul, Jr. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Lyn St. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Dominic Dobson (born September 14, 1957 in Stuttgart) is a German former CART and Craftsman Truck Series driver who made 7 starts in the Indianapolis 500 with a best finish of 12th in 1992. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Michael Andretti (born October 5, 1962 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is a former professional racing driver who now runs a team in the Indy Racing League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Buddy Lazier is an American open-wheel racecar driver born in Vail, Colorado on Oct 31, 1967. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Arie Luyendyk, originally Arie Luijendijk (born September 21, 1953) is a Dutch auto racing driver, twice winner of the Indy 500. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Ted Prappas (born November 14, 1955, Santa Monica, California), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Gary Bettenhausen (born November 18, 1941) is a former American auto racing driver. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Jeff Andretti is an American race car driver born on April 14th, 1964. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Brian Bonner (born September 22, 1959, Boston, Massachusetts), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Paul Tracy (born December 17, 1968 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) is a professional automobile racer in the Champ Car World Series. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Jimmy Vasser (born November 20, 1965 in Canoga Park, California ) is a an American racing driver. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Scott Brayton Scott Brayton (20 February 1959 - 17 May 1996) was a race car driver in the American open-wheel circuit. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940 in Montona dIstria, Italy, now Motovun, Croatia) is an Italian American racing driver, and one of the most successful Americans in the history of auto racing. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Emerson Fittipaldi (born December 12, 1946, São Paulo, Brazil) is a highly successful open-wheel racing series driver, winning world championships in both Formula One and CART, and the Indianapolis 500 twice. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Jim Crawford was a Formula One driver from Britain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Rick Mears (born December 3, 1951,) is an American race car driver. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Stan Fox (born July 7, 1952 in Janesville, Wisconsin; died December 18, 2000, near Waiouru, New Zealand) was a United States open wheel race car driver. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Philippe Gache (born May 31, 1962, Avignon, France), is a French racecar driver. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Gordon Johncock (born 5th August 1937, Coldwater, Michigan) is a former racing driver, best known as a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 and 1976 Champcar champion. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Scott Pruett (born March 24, 1960 in Sacramento, California) is an American race car driver who has competed in NASCAR, Champ Car, IMSA, Trans Am and Grand-Am. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Tom Sneva (full name Thomas E. Sneva) won the 1983 Indianapolis 500. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Eric Bachelart is a race car driver and team owner, born in Belgium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Roberto Guerrero was a Formula One driver from Colombia. ...

Notes

  • As of 2006, this is the closest finish in Indy 500 history. Little Al beat Scott Goodyear by 0.043 seconds.

2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Trivia

  • Among the faciliity improvements that year were Energy absorbing attenuator at pit entrance and a new maintenance facility outside turn 4

Lyn St. ... Winners of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race Rookie of the Year Award (first awarded, 1952): 1952 - Art Cross; started 20th, finished 5th 1953 - Jimmy Daywalt; started 21st, finished 6th 1954 - Larry Crocket; started 25th, finished 9th 1955 - Al Herman; started 16th, finished 7th 1956 - Bob Veith; started 23rd, finished 7th...

Quotes

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network

" Al Unser, Jr. has the lead, one more turn to go...here they come, coming to the finish line, Bob Jenkins, who's gonna win it?!"
  • Bob Lamey, calling the fourth turn of the final lap of the race.
"The checkered flag is out...Goodyear makes a move!...Little Al wins by just a few tenths of a second, perhaps the closest finish in the history of the Indianapolis 500!"
  • Bob Jenkins, calling the final straightaway of the race.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network is a broadcast radio network (acutally, more properly a radio syndication arrangement) by which the annual Indianapolis 500 atomobile race is broadcast on radio stations covering most of North America. ... Bob Jenkins (born September 4, 1947 in Liberty, Indiana) is a television and radio sports announcer best known for his work at ABC and ESPN calling NASCAR and IndyCar telecasts. ... Indy 500 redirects here. ... Bob Jenkins (born September 4, 1947 in Liberty, Indiana) is a television and radio sports announcer best known for his work at ABC and ESPN calling NASCAR and IndyCar telecasts. ...

ABC Sports

"They make the turn for home now! On the mainstretch, Scott Goodyear closes in...he looks for a place to come by! Scott Goodyear tries him...but no!"
"I believe that's the closest finish in Indy history, closer than the race ten years ago when Gordon Johncock beat Rick Mears!"
"Ten years ago, when Little Al was new to this track...And now, Al Unser, Jr. is a winner at the Indianapolis 500..."

[1] ABC Sports is a division of ABC, responsible for the televising of many sports events on the network. ... Paul Page is an American motorsports broadcaster who was the lead announcer of ABC Sports coverage of the Indianapolis 500 from 1988 to 2004. ... Sam Posey (b. ...

External links

  • NYTimes: SPORTS PEOPLE: AUTO RACING; Indy 500's Finish Was Even Closer July 3, 1992
  • Video of Michael Andretti's break down with 11 laps to go


1991 Indianapolis 500
Rick Mears
1992 Indianapolis 500
Al Unser Jr.
1993 Indianapolis 500
Emerson Fittipaldi


 
 

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