Personal Rick Mears story ....... he wispered into my ear like he was James Bond, it was SO COOL. About ten years ago I was waiting for a meeting to start. I grew up an Indycar fan all my life and I heard a very distinctive voice from across the room. I immediately knew it could be Rick Mears, and it was. There was an empty seat right next to him, so I took advantage of this and walked over, and sat right next to him. I immediately thought, I've got to confirm this ......... right? So I looked at him and said, " hi, my name is Keith" He said, "hi, I'm Rick." Not wanting to "out" him I said ......... "are you THE RICK?' He leaned in and said "yes, I'm THE RICK." It was the best and coolest meeting I have ever had. Will never forget sitting next to him and meeting him............. a legend.
I was at the 1988 Indy 500. It was a blistering hot day without a cloud in the sky. None of the vendors had sun block to sell. There were a lot of people with sun burn. Danny Sullivan was the man to beat until he hit the wall.
This, in my opinion, was a terrific race for many reasons. It was great to see Rick Mears complete a comeback story after his horrific accident that almost led to him losing his feet. It was the first time in motorsports history that a team put all of their cars on the front row - according to what I read on a plaque at the Penske Racing Museum, the chances of that happening were almost...I don't remember the exact number, but it ranged between the millions and billions...to one. And, the race was dominated entirely by the Penske team who led a combined 192 laps (89 by Mears, 91 by Sullivan, and 12 by Al Unser), with Unser breaking the record for most laps led in the Indy 500. Also, this was a perfect example of a great race by an unknown driver - Jim Crawford - who was the only guy to significantly challenge the team for victory. If not for this race, Jim Crawford likely would not have been such a popular name in IndyCar in the years afterwards. What a fantastic time for IndyCar.
LOL yup I got burned so many times back in the day in the 70's and 80's both in the Chicago summers and winter trips to Florida...but I was fine (with some fresh aloe plant lol) then and am fine now. They'd probably arrest our parents in today's nanny state world lol...
And often when Bobby would tell Sam that he was wrong, he would end up explaining it differently, but come back around to effectively say the same thing Sam said😆
Today's 500's are much more enjoyable to watch than this era, and I grew up with the 70's and 80's 500. Too many wrecks, too many engine issues and just look at this race, on the 62nd lap there are only two on the lead lap.
Excellent race! Rick Mears was determined to win this race and he did for his third Indy 500. Great gamble to stay out in the lead, instead of pitting for gas with last 3 laps of the race under caution...
1988 was the year ABC finally figured out how to do race coverage. Paul Page was a racing guy and had done the last 10 500s on the radio network. Arute and Hammons as pit reporters were also good, plus graphics got better.
They'd had like 20 years of practice putting together a 2-3 hour "package" for broadcast the evening of the race. There were some lessons from that experience that they had to unlearn for a live broadcast.
Jim McKay is legendary for hosting the Olympics on ABC and he became well respected for that and while he did a good as he could calling the race, that wasn’t his thing. One thing about McKay if he was at the event, you knew it was the biggest thing in sports that day.
Unreal starting grid. First two rows, just wow. Mario and the Andretti family could not possibly be more overrated at Indy. The Unser family is the undisputed, far and away GOAT racing family. 9 wins between 3 guys!
I went with my dad, 16 years old. That day was so hot it was tough. We sat on the inside, a couple hundred yards down the backstretch from turn 2. What a blast that day was..
How cool was Danny Sullivan? In every way? Thought of the drivers behind (and of the driver in the wrecked car) by giving them the high sign that danger was ahead all while having to navigate it himself, and while at risk of losing a race he looked very good to win at that point. Even that gold Miller Beer livery was cool. He was a true Kentucky gentleman as well as slick as hell in those black aviator shades. He also knew that his fame wouldn't last forever ,and to have the most fun with it while it did. His episode of MIAMI VICE, 'Florence Italy' in season 2, is one of my favorites, as it took great advantage of the (obviously) already in place Miami Grand Prix set up, and the show was at peak Michael Mann coolness at the time. Danny couldn't act his way out of a paper bag, but you could tell he knew it, he looked cool AF anyway, and it was clear he was having a blast playing a bad guy. I really wish he would have won a second 500 and this looked to be the one, but it was not to be. Who better than Rick Mears to win this one instead (it was amazing to see Danny cheering his win along the Penske pit wall with Roger and everyone else at Penske...today, no WAY we'd see a teammate cheer another on after they DNF'ed when looking sure to win, they'ed be pouting in their motorhome HATING that their teammate won.) Two classy, cool guys and incredible race car drivers from a golden era in Indy racing. One we will absolutely never see again in this godawful spec series era...
Yeah I attended all the 80s races with my pops. You are right all accounts. Danny was so cool- he was the driver you wanted to be (at least externally) and he could wheel it as well. Spot on Kentucky gentleman as well. I lived in Lexington and though not a native men like Danny are identifiable. They stand out.
Wow. Just finished watching this whole thing for the first time since I watched it live way back in 1988. For context, I’ve attended every race from 1991 all the way to present year, 2024. What can I say? The look of the car and the track isn’t much different 36 years later - but the race is SO dramatically different! I’m sure I’ll miss some observations but let’s try to count the ways: 1.) This coverage is unbelievably EPIC! Listen at the color commentary, the side stories, the music, introductions and the fact that it is on ABC which was available for free to every home in America. Tens of Millions must have been watching. 2.) Look at this field!! You’ve got not one but two, 4-time Indy 500 winners, a future 4-time winner, a 3-time winner (Rutherford), future 2x winner Al Jr racing against his dad, who is the defending champion while his uncle gives commentary! Future 2-time champions Fittipaldi, Lyendyk, Mario and his son Michael. Not to mention recent Indy 500 winners Bobby Rahal, Danny Sullivan and Tom Sneva. One could argue this was damn near a dream Indy 500 field. By the way, 2x winner Gordon Johncock narrowly missed the lineup after getting bumped in qualifications! 3.) The RULES, specifically the differences compared to today that made the race much more interesting IMO. Let’s see if I can list them: a) Yellow rules: It looks like many times the pace car lines up wherever it hits the field, so that on restart, the leader could be somewhere in the middle! But that wasn’t always the case. At least twice I saw the leader lead the restart. I wonder why sometimes that was the case and other times not? b) Pits don’t close on yellow. I really hate the new rules that closes the pits on the first few laps of yellow. Who cares? I once saw a guy dive into the pits before a wreck, but since the wreck happened on the way to his stall, they waved him out of the pits. That’s totally unfair! In 1988 the only time they closed the pits was if the wreck was in the pits. c) No put speed limit. Now I know a lot of people will say that’s necessary but it wasn’t the case here nor any time in its first 70+ years. I just think it’s being overly cautious. I will say that the pit road looked extremely bumpy which would by the solution to overly speeding. 4.) I’m not sure exactly sure all the rule differences that allowed this to happen, but I just felt like the focus was on “who could complete 500 miles first” as opposed to today, where the focus seemed to be on keeping the whole pack on the same lap and duels between 1st and second, lead changes, etc. but that has CLEARLY taken away from all the drama elsewhere on the track. In this broadcast, a lot was made of “battles for 3rd place” for example. 5.) Rick Mears, who went on to win this race by more than an entire lap, was down over a lap early on. That kind of dynamic is completely GONE from Indy now, and that’s a real shame. Back then, and kind of weird circumstance could lead to people going up a lap, down a lap or whatever. These days, race officials seem to want to replicate NASCAR which has some positives, but also some drawbacks. They need to consider what they’ve taken away from the race. 6) Did anyone else know that there was a driver who won the Indy 500 after striking an animal? Yeah. Apparently the 1st and 2nd place finishers both struck a rabbit on the track here. 7) How about that yellow flag caused by an empty can of Pabst Blue Ribbon? 😂 8) A giant car fire broke out in the infield 😱 🔥 Anyway with all the things mentioned this might be the greatest coverage of a full auto race of all time, even better than the RUclips coverage of the 1979 Daytona 500.
My first indy race was 1965 have attended at least 25 races over the years last one was the 100th I have enjoyed every one of them would like to go again but I have trouble walking that much anymore
Totally was thinking the same thing when NEW WORLD MAN played during that feature! Everyone says it I know, but the 80's WERE the best time to grow up...best music, best Indy racing, best everything. Feel terrible for these kids today buried in their phones with their hovering helicopter parents...the 'Stay Safe!' generation...
These mid 70s-'89 races seemed like the heyday....all the old/new names coming together. I do feel the same about the racers of the last 12 years until now also. Its still exciting...this last 500 was great
That poor rabbit that Al Unser,Sr. hit sadly gained immortality.30 years later his death is still replayed and remembered.There was also a rabbit that got loose on the mainstraight on Pole day in 1975.That one died of an apparent heart attack.
tragedi25 I’m a little young but I sure wish I could back in Time this was the premiere racing in my opinion and it seems like every driver was a star if not a future legend
49:00 start of the race 49:25 first yellow flag 56:27 2nd green flag 1:06:13 some sort of warning with blue and yellow flag 1:14:44 2nd yellow flag 1:21:00 3rd green flag 1:32:05 3rd yellow flag 1:37:34 4th green flag 1:37:50 4th yellow flag 1:46:28 5th green flag 1:51:53 5th yellow flag 2:01:16 6th green flag 2:04:15 6th yellow flag 2:06:10 7th green flag 2:10:25 7th yellow flag 2:15:40 8th green flag 2:17:31 8th yellow flag 2:19:14 9th green flag 2:22:55 9th yellow flag 2:27:04 10th green flag 2:36:55 10th yellow flag 2:43:47 11th green flag 2:51:44 11th yellow flag 2:55:49 12th green flag 2:57:45 12th yellow flag 3:00:04 13th green flag 3:02:45 13th yellow flag 3:09:24 14th green flag 3:22:28 14th yellow flag 3:26:14 end of the race
I remember with this race, we knew Rick Mears won, but everything beyond that was up in the air. Originally they had Jim Crawford finishing second, then Al Unser, and finally Emerson Fittipaldi, once they worked out the thing with the one-lap penalty.
For Years I Have Wondered🤔 That Same Thing. 😎🤓 Defending Indianapolis 500 Winner 🏁🏎️🥛🏆Al Unser Sr. Was Awarded 3rd Place. While Future Indianapolis 500 Winner 🏁🏎️🥛🏆 Emerson Fittapaldi Was Awarded 2nd Place! 😎🤓🙂☺️ I Am Typing This At 1:14 p..m., Wednesday Afternoon 🌁🛤️🛣️🏙️ , May 1, 2024.
1:49:26 Besides not having funding, I see no reason why a young sprint car or USAC Silver Crown champion couldn't learn road racing and make the transition to a formula-type IndyCar.
Fun (sorta) fact: 1988 is believed to be the biggest crowd ever to attend the 500. While they added grandstands in years after, the infield capacity was reduced substantially. We’ll never know for sure bc IMS never releases attendance numbers, but insiders say this and maybe 1991 were the most attended 500s ever. 400k wasn’t too much of s stretch
I disagree.I think 1993,1994,or 1995 were the largest.Remember the massive grandstand that was installed between Turns 3 and 4 prior to the 1993 race and the large grandstand at the pit entrance prior to the 1990 race.Infield was still full then,too.However,if you had said that the 1988 Pole Day was the biggest Pole Day crowd you may have been right.
I agree about Pole day 1988. I was in the A grandstand across from the pits and the crowd was really MASSIVE that day! It is hard for some people to believe that back in the day they could put 150000-200000 in the stands...just for qualifying!@@asianoramaagain2269
I always wondered how much of a fight Rick Mears would've had with Danny Sullivan if Danny's wing hadn't broken. That would be an interesting argument for sure
In the 1988 Indianapolis 500, A.J. Foyt qualified in the 16th starting position with a four-lap average speed of 215.648 mph. He had a strong race and was running in the top three in the late stages of the event, but ultimately finished in 9th place due to a pit stop for fuel in the closing laps of the race. Foyt's performance in the Indy 500 in 1988 was impressive given that he was already 53 years old at the time. Despite his age, he continued to compete in the race for many years to come and remains an important figure in the history of IndyCar racing.
You must be thinking of another year. Foyt was indeed 53 years old in 1988....but your other figures are all wrong. A.J.Foyt started in the 22nd position with a 4 lap speed of 209.696mph. He was never anywhere near the lead and crashed on lap 54 and was done for the day.
1988 Indy 500 Ceremony: Sandi Patti National Anythem USA 30:37 36:53 Jim Nabors National State Indiana 39:16 Mary Fendrich Hulman Chairman of the board (Start Your Engines)
This was the last year before the entire pit road setup was updated and made safer. It was dangerous as hell for both the drivers and sign guys during this era.
At 3:14:28, the old-fashioned sign board. I know it’s considered too dangerous today, but I miss trying to read the sign boards up toward the north end of the pits from my seats in Stand J.
Jim made a green flag pit stop just before that final caution. USAC apparently didn't notice. There's no way he could've resumed in 2nd after exiting the pits.
Man some of these comments are weird saying this race was rigged and all that mumbo jumbo. Honestly I think this a good 80s Indy 500. I think this might be one of my favorite Indy 500 races. The Storylines of Roberto Guerrero’s recovery from his near-fatal crash in ‘87 to Rick Mears’ triumph of winning the Indy 500. The racing has been good in 80s standards. How can you rig IndyCar racing? I expect this kind of behavior in NASCAR and Formula 1. I expect this behavior from anti-Penske fans sometimes, but man, some people are weird here. And the debate about the booth with Bobby Unser. Interesting debate. No opinion, I thought he was not too bad.
Finally, Roger Penske had a very competent designer to make their PC-17 more than competitive to win the Indianapolis 500 and the Championship. Penske was saddled with a March during the 1987 Indy 500 after their PC-16 was a mediocre crapshoot chassis in Practice sessions and early in the 1987 season. Penske fired the designer before Nigel Bennett.
Largest crowd ever at the Speedway? I've heard Donald Davidson state that he believes it was 1988. There is some speculation that 2016 may have topped that. Anyone go to both? What's up your opinion?
@@arlindosilva2557 I'm predicting little al is going to lay back and save his car and then he might have the fastest or second fastest car in the field...
Probably Bobby Unser is correct, as he almost always was, that fluids were on the track that caused the 1st lap accident. The announcers said that AJ Foyt was reported dropping fluids on the track during the pace laps. And where Brayton spun out is right where he would have dropped them. AJ was starting on the inside of his row.
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Can anyone shed some light on the construction of this era of cars? Were they carbon fiber tubs already, or still aluminium shell on steel tube chassis? The suspension pieces seem to be aluminum/steel. (Thanks in advance for any answers.)
Intro music sounds like the inspiration for John Zorn and Naked City! If you havnt heard them before you sorta did at the beginning of this video. Anyways yeah this totally reminded me of like New York Flat Top Box hahaha
I Have Wondered 🤔 For Years Who Actually Won 2nd Place.😁 ( When Everyone Knew That Rick Mears 😎😁 Finally Won His 3rd Indianapolis 500 Victory 🏁🏎️🥛🏆) Defending Indianapolis 500 Champion 🏁🏎️🥛🏆 Al Unser Sr. Was Awarded 3rd Place.😎🏎️ And Future Indianapolis 500 Winner 🏁🏎️🥛🏆 Emerson Fittapaldi Was Awarded 2nd Place.😎 I Am Typing This At 1:20 p.m. , Wednesday Afternoon 🌁🛤️🛣️🏙️ , May 1, 2024.
No,it didn't back then.USAC was always behind the ball compared to other racing series...In 1988 the pace car still would come out and NOT NECESSARILY wave everyone around and pick up the leader.This is exactly how Rick Mears snuck out a lap in front around Lap 140.
Asianorama Again okay thanks for clearing up a mystery because I've watched this race hundreds of times and couldn't quite figure out how Al Unser lost a lap on a pit stop that was 8 seconds longer under yellow
Yeah,it wasn't until 1992 that it became mandatory for the pace car to pick up the leader.Before that,they usually TRIED to.Rick Mears somehow was able to race clear around the track,lap everyone,and then duck behind the pace car.I was in H Grandstand that day and Rick Mears sure as heck didn't need any extra advantage.
@@asianoramaagain2269 Thanks for the insight. I too have wondered how Rick got up by a lap at that point. I had always wondered if the pace car picked up the wrong car as the leader, like maybe Al Sr. Their cars did look a lot alike, and in the pit stop sequence under yellow where Mears gained the lap advantage, Al Sr. came into the pits significantly later than Mears, and prior to the yellow on the track, there was not that much distance between them. I would assume that Al Sr. would have followed Mears into the pits, but if the pace car had picked up Unser by mistake, it would explain why Unser came in so much later than Mears because the pace car error would have created a great gap between Mears and Unser. Do you have any more insight on that having been at this race? This is the first Indycar race that I paid attention to as a kid, and I became a huge fan of the series, the 500, and Rick Mears at that time.
Sorry for the delay in responding.I have been on vacation.The 1988 race was my 9th 500...My first was in 1979.I was 16 in 1988.The day was extremely hot and I remember the fans in the infield burned a vehicle in the North end around the Lap 150 mark.This can clearly be seen on ABC's telecast of the race.Penske had a huge advantage that day and everyone was rooting for Jim Crawford,as Jim appeared to be able to slug it out with them for a time with his Buick.But I remember a re-start around Lap 120 when Crawford was just completely blown off by Al Sr. and my Dad just looked at me and threw up his hands.He just didn't have the total package of those dreaded PC-17's. Also,Crawford was running clear down on the apron every lap in Turn 4 in an attempt to keep up.This was probably what caused the officals to start thinking about their idiotic rule of the following year of threatening to black flag anyone who ran below the white line.
@@sandrahammond5361 He was a part timer for Penske when he was driving full time in Formula One. That’s how Rick Mears ended up with Penske. In 1978 Penske needed a driver to fill the dates the Mario couldn’t due to Formula One. Penske offered Mears a part time schedule of Nine races and Indy. Mears took it and IIRC he ended up running 11 races that year for Roger Penske.
Nah. The Andretti mentality of driving the car into the ground is what cost them victories. They always had good equipment as Nigel Mansell and Paul Tracy completed races at a higher rate than the Andrettis. The Unsers and Mears always took care of the car to get through to the end while lurking within striking distance of the lead. 13 victories vs. 1 for the Andrettis bears that out.
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I Remember 🤔 Watching This 1988 Indianapolis 500 Race At My Sister's👩🏻 Boyfriend's Apartment.🏢📺 I Remember 🤔 That I Was Pulling For Danny Sullivan To Win 🏁🏎️🥛🏆His 2nd Indianapolis 500 Victory!😎😎🤓🙂☺️ Unfortunately , That Was Not 🚫 To Be , As His Penske Teammate Rick Mears Won 🏁🏎️🥛🏆 Instead!😳🤓 But Thankfully , We Did Not 🚫 Have To Listen To Jim Lampley , Who Hosted The 1986 Indianapolis 500 📺😳🤢🤮😁😅😂🤣 And The 1987 Indianapolis 500 📺😳🤢🤮😁😅😂🤣 I Am Typing This At 2:40 p.m. , Wednesday Afternoon 🌁🛤️🛣️🏙️ , May 1, 2024.
Personal Rick Mears story ....... he wispered into my ear like he was James Bond, it was SO COOL. About ten years ago I was waiting for a meeting to start. I grew up an Indycar fan all my life and I heard a very distinctive voice from across the room. I immediately knew it could be Rick Mears, and it was. There was an empty seat right next to him, so I took advantage of this and walked over, and sat right next to him. I immediately thought, I've got to confirm this ......... right? So I looked at him and said, " hi, my name is Keith" He said, "hi, I'm Rick." Not wanting to "out" him I said ......... "are you THE RICK?' He leaned in and said "yes, I'm THE RICK." It was the best and coolest meeting I have ever had. Will never forget sitting next to him and meeting him............. a legend.
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THAT is a cool story.
Miss this generation of Indy car. Racers and cars.
the '88 cars were arguably the prettiest indycars of all time
Those V8s sure had a unique sound back then. Sounds like no other race car.
Thank you very much for the upload!!!
I was at the 1988 Indy 500. It was a blistering hot day without a cloud in the sky. None of the vendors had sun block to sell. There were a lot of people with sun burn. Danny Sullivan was the man to beat until he hit the wall.
year of the great midwestern drought
This, in my opinion, was a terrific race for many reasons. It was great to see Rick Mears complete a comeback story after his horrific accident that almost led to him losing his feet. It was the first time in motorsports history that a team put all of their cars on the front row - according to what I read on a plaque at the Penske Racing Museum, the chances of that happening were almost...I don't remember the exact number, but it ranged between the millions and billions...to one. And, the race was dominated entirely by the Penske team who led a combined 192 laps (89 by Mears, 91 by Sullivan, and 12 by Al Unser), with Unser breaking the record for most laps led in the Indy 500. Also, this was a perfect example of a great race by an unknown driver - Jim Crawford - who was the only guy to significantly challenge the team for victory. If not for this race, Jim Crawford likely would not have been such a popular name in IndyCar in the years afterwards. What a fantastic time for IndyCar.
What a time to be alive that was. I was there with my Papa, and I got so sunburnt I looked like a cooked lobster.
LOL yup I got burned so many times back in the day in the 70's and 80's both in the Chicago summers and winter trips to Florida...but I was fine (with some fresh aloe plant lol) then and am fine now. They'd probably arrest our parents in today's nanny state world lol...
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I always liked how Sam Posey would talk and talk about what was happening in the race then Bobby Unser would tell him how wrong he was.
Uncle Bobby has forgotten more about racing than Sam Posey ever knew.
And often when Bobby would tell Sam that he was wrong, he would end up explaining it differently, but come back around to effectively say the same thing Sam said😆
RIP Bobby
We’d always say “Shut up Bobby.”
I liked Bobby, but he was a bit arrogant. Al Sr. seemed cool and down to earth, though.
Greatest car’s greatest drivers best racing in the world what an era!
Today's 500's are much more enjoyable to watch than this era, and I grew up with the 70's and 80's 500. Too many wrecks, too many engine issues and just look at this race, on the 62nd lap there are only two on the lead lap.
Excellent race! Rick Mears was determined to win this race and he did for his third Indy 500. Great gamble to stay out in the lead, instead of pitting for gas with last 3 laps of the race under caution...
This was the race the made me a fan of CART and of Rick Mears.
I miss the old races... Or old type of racing.
Miss the old everything, my friend. We could sit here for days and run down how "_______" was better then than now. 😑
1988 was the year ABC finally figured out how to do race coverage. Paul Page was a racing guy and had done the last 10 500s on the radio network. Arute and Hammons as pit reporters were also good, plus graphics got better.
They'd had like 20 years of practice putting together a 2-3 hour "package" for broadcast the evening of the race. There were some lessons from that experience that they had to unlearn for a live broadcast.
JIM MCKAY???????????
Jim McKay is legendary for hosting the Olympics on ABC and he became well respected for that and while he did a good as he could calling the race, that wasn’t his thing. One thing about McKay if he was at the event, you knew it was the biggest thing in sports that day.
Unreal starting grid. First two rows, just wow.
Mario and the Andretti family could not possibly be more overrated at Indy. The Unser family is the undisputed, far and away GOAT racing family. 9 wins between 3 guys!
I went with my dad, 16 years old. That day was so hot it was tough. We sat on the inside, a couple hundred yards down the backstretch from turn 2. What a blast that day was..
Wish Jim Crawford's post-race interview was included in this video.
He was such a nice guy, and enjoyable to listen to.
I was at this race when I was 12. Have been hooked on it ever since
How cool was Danny Sullivan? In every way? Thought of the drivers behind (and of the driver in the wrecked car) by giving them the high sign that danger was ahead all while having to navigate it himself, and while at risk of losing a race he looked very good to win at that point. Even that gold Miller Beer livery was cool. He was a true Kentucky gentleman as well as slick as hell in those black aviator shades. He also knew that his fame wouldn't last forever ,and to have the most fun with it while it did. His episode of MIAMI VICE, 'Florence Italy' in season 2, is one of my favorites, as it took great advantage of the (obviously) already in place Miami Grand Prix set up, and the show was at peak Michael Mann coolness at the time. Danny couldn't act his way out of a paper bag, but you could tell he knew it, he looked cool AF anyway, and it was clear he was having a blast playing a bad guy. I really wish he would have won a second 500 and this looked to be the one, but it was not to be. Who better than Rick Mears to win this one instead (it was amazing to see Danny cheering his win along the Penske pit wall with Roger and everyone else at Penske...today, no WAY we'd see a teammate cheer another on after they DNF'ed when looking sure to win, they'ed be pouting in their motorhome HATING that their teammate won.) Two classy, cool guys and incredible race car drivers from a golden era in Indy racing. One we will absolutely never see again in this godawful spec series era...
Yeah I attended all the 80s races with my pops. You are right all accounts. Danny was so cool- he was the driver you wanted to be (at least externally) and he could wheel it as well.
Spot on Kentucky gentleman as well. I lived in Lexington and though not a native men like Danny are identifiable. They stand out.
Thank you ABC for getting Jim Lampley the hell out of there!
david w Paul Page is da best!
Lampley was great!!
@@juan833blue Amen !
Lampley was formidable, but you can’t get any better than Paul Page
😳🧐🥴🙄😅😂🤣😁😎🤓☺John Clark March 12, 2022! Jim Lampley Was Horrible, Calling The 1987 Indy 500!
Wow. Just finished watching this whole thing for the first time since I watched it live way back in 1988. For context, I’ve attended every race from 1991 all the way to present year, 2024. What can I say? The look of the car and the track isn’t much different 36 years later - but the race is SO dramatically different! I’m sure I’ll miss some observations but let’s try to count the ways:
1.) This coverage is unbelievably EPIC! Listen at the color commentary, the side stories, the music, introductions and the fact that it is on ABC which was available for free to every home in America. Tens of Millions must have been watching.
2.) Look at this field!! You’ve got not one but two, 4-time Indy 500 winners, a future 4-time winner, a 3-time winner (Rutherford), future 2x winner Al Jr racing against his dad, who is the defending champion while his uncle gives commentary! Future 2-time champions Fittipaldi, Lyendyk, Mario and his son Michael. Not to mention recent Indy 500 winners Bobby Rahal, Danny Sullivan and Tom Sneva. One could argue this was damn near a dream Indy 500 field. By the way, 2x winner Gordon Johncock narrowly missed the lineup after getting bumped in qualifications!
3.) The RULES, specifically the differences compared to today that made the race much more interesting IMO. Let’s see if I can list them:
a) Yellow rules: It looks like many times the pace car lines up wherever it hits the field, so that on restart, the leader could be somewhere in the middle! But that wasn’t always the case. At least twice I saw the leader lead the restart. I wonder why sometimes that was the case and other times not?
b) Pits don’t close on yellow. I really hate the new rules that closes the pits on the first few laps of yellow. Who cares? I once saw a guy dive into the pits before a wreck, but since the wreck happened on the way to his stall, they waved him out of the pits. That’s totally unfair! In 1988 the only time they closed the pits was if the wreck was in the pits.
c) No put speed limit. Now I know a lot of people will say that’s necessary but it wasn’t the case here nor any time in its first 70+ years. I just think it’s being overly cautious. I will say that the pit road looked extremely bumpy which would by the solution to overly speeding.
4.) I’m not sure exactly sure all the rule differences that allowed this to happen, but I just felt like the focus was on “who could complete 500 miles first” as opposed to today, where the focus seemed to be on keeping the whole pack on the same lap and duels between 1st and second, lead changes, etc. but that has CLEARLY taken away from all the drama elsewhere on the track. In this broadcast, a lot was made of “battles for 3rd place” for example.
5.) Rick Mears, who went on to win this race by more than an entire lap, was down over a lap early on. That kind of dynamic is completely GONE from Indy now, and that’s a real shame. Back then, and kind of weird circumstance could lead to people going up a lap, down a lap or whatever. These days, race officials seem to want to replicate NASCAR which has some positives, but also some drawbacks. They need to consider what they’ve taken away from the race.
6) Did anyone else know that there was a driver who won the Indy 500 after striking an animal? Yeah. Apparently the 1st and 2nd place finishers both struck a rabbit on the track here.
7) How about that yellow flag caused by an empty can of Pabst Blue Ribbon? 😂
8) A giant car fire broke out in the infield 😱 🔥
Anyway with all the things mentioned this might be the greatest coverage of a full auto race of all time, even better than the RUclips coverage of the 1979 Daytona 500.
The late great Paul Newman. he must have been in his late 50's at the time.
My first indy race was 1965 have attended at least 25 races over the years last one was the 100th I have enjoyed every one of them would like to go again but I have trouble walking that much anymore
2:18:48 all i can think of is Elmer Fudd singing 'kill da wabbit'
The Delta Force era begins......
Diego Ospina can’t believe that hasn’t been brought back yet considering ppls love for everything throwback
And the fact it’s so damn good
Al Unser May 29, 1939-December 9, 2021🏁🏎🥛🏆🥛🏆🥛🏆🥛🏆🥺😢🙏Rest In Peace
crazy shit goes down almost every single race until mid 00's
Not only do we get Delta Force, but we get Rush's "New World Man" at 2:47:30. Someone at ABC new good music back then.
Missed Delta Force :(
Was there a commercial or is it just the theme? I love how they sometimes leave the old commercials in these races!
Totally was thinking the same thing when NEW WORLD MAN played during that feature! Everyone says it I know, but the 80's WERE the best time to grow up...best music, best Indy racing, best everything. Feel terrible for these kids today buried in their phones with their hovering helicopter parents...the 'Stay Safe!' generation...
Lol dude. Your post made me smile. Dudes down below as well.
The Indy cars and nasscar's were so much cooler back in the 80's.
God yes
Excellent broadcast by ABC.
These mid 70s-'89 races seemed like the heyday....all the old/new names coming together. I do feel the same about the racers of the last 12 years until now also. Its still exciting...this last 500 was great
One of the best, if not the best Indy 500.
That poor rabbit that Al Unser,Sr. hit sadly gained immortality.30 years later his death is still replayed and remembered.There was also a rabbit that got loose on the mainstraight on Pole day in 1975.That one died of an apparent heart attack.
He joined the choir invisible.
That's a good one. I will remember that. Thank you .
@@williamgreene4834 An ex-rabbit
@@NotSteveCook A late rabbit
i cry every time i see a dead animal in the road there just trying to survive like us even in the bible it says that God created the animals first!
I really miss the intro song 😢
Thanks for posting! I really miss those days back at Indy, I wished it would have lasted forever....
tragedi25 I’m a little young but I sure wish I could back in Time this was the premiere racing in my opinion and it seems like every driver was a star if not a future legend
Back before Tony George ruined everything.
2:34:16 Derrick Walker, before founding the Walker team, working at Team Penske
Good LORD, check out Katie Guerrero at 23:18. Roberto is a lucky man indeed.
indyracingnut thought that to myself watching this lol
I wish I was that lucky
Yep, Bobby G didn’t do too bad for himself.
Rick Mears wasn't too bad off in that department either, although I don't think that they are still married.
I think she was number 2.@@LetsPlayPC
49:00 start of the race
49:25 first yellow flag
56:27 2nd green flag
1:06:13 some sort of warning with blue and yellow flag
1:14:44 2nd yellow flag
1:21:00 3rd green flag
1:32:05 3rd yellow flag
1:37:34 4th green flag
1:37:50 4th yellow flag
1:46:28 5th green flag
1:51:53 5th yellow flag
2:01:16 6th green flag
2:04:15 6th yellow flag
2:06:10 7th green flag
2:10:25 7th yellow flag
2:15:40 8th green flag
2:17:31 8th yellow flag
2:19:14 9th green flag
2:22:55 9th yellow flag
2:27:04 10th green flag
2:36:55 10th yellow flag
2:43:47 11th green flag
2:51:44 11th yellow flag
2:55:49 12th green flag
2:57:45 12th yellow flag
3:00:04 13th green flag
3:02:45 13th yellow flag
3:09:24 14th green flag
3:22:28 14th yellow flag
3:26:14 end of the race
This was the 1st year of Tracy, Posey, and Unser, and what an excellent team they were!
You mean Page, Posey and Unser.
@@avidsiman Yes,my bad. Tracy is a driver.
49:00 Start of the 1988 Indiapolis 500....
Just think...30 years later the media would give more attention to the unsuccessful Danica Patrick than they did to all of these multi-winner legends.
PC completely out of control .
Because of the plumbing between her legs.
I remember with this race, we knew Rick Mears won, but everything beyond that was up in the air. Originally they had Jim Crawford finishing second, then Al Unser, and finally Emerson Fittipaldi, once they worked out the thing with the one-lap penalty.
It was a two-lap penalty, but it was resinded when Rich Vogler told USAC what happened after he found out about the penalty
Typical USAC...
For Years I Have Wondered🤔 That Same Thing. 😎🤓
Defending Indianapolis 500 Winner 🏁🏎️🥛🏆Al Unser Sr. Was Awarded 3rd Place.
While Future Indianapolis 500 Winner 🏁🏎️🥛🏆 Emerson Fittapaldi Was Awarded 2nd Place! 😎🤓🙂☺️
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1:49:26 Besides not having funding, I see no reason why a young sprint car or USAC Silver Crown champion couldn't learn road racing and make the transition to a formula-type IndyCar.
Fun (sorta) fact: 1988 is believed to be the biggest crowd ever to attend the 500. While they added grandstands in years after, the infield capacity was reduced substantially. We’ll never know for sure bc IMS never releases attendance numbers, but insiders say this and maybe 1991 were the most attended 500s ever. 400k wasn’t too much of s stretch
I disagree.I think 1993,1994,or 1995 were the largest.Remember the massive grandstand that was installed between Turns 3 and 4 prior to the 1993 race and the large grandstand at the pit entrance prior to the 1990 race.Infield was still full then,too.However,if you had said that the 1988 Pole Day was the biggest Pole Day crowd you may have been right.
I agree about Pole day 1988. I was in the A grandstand across from the pits and the crowd was really MASSIVE that day! It is hard for some people to believe that back in the day they could put 150000-200000 in the stands...just for qualifying!@@asianoramaagain2269
We were sitting right next to you! We always sat on the top row right above the flagstand in the paddock.
What about 2016 was it even close
@@ynp1978 For years, the 2nd highest attended auto race in the country was 500 pole day.
1st time i've seen this in full. Was shown on 18hr delay in Australia ( late monday night ) Set it to record but it cut out just agter Rick hit a Hare
How is the Name of the fanstastic soundtrack?
Delta Force - It was the theme song for a Chuck Norris movie.
The first delta force intro. Really cool. Will Marco break the jinx for me?
2020??
My all time favorite driver! And car!👌😎👍
I always wondered how much of a fight Rick Mears would've had with Danny Sullivan if Danny's wing hadn't broken. That would be an interesting argument for sure
In the 1988 Indianapolis 500, A.J. Foyt qualified in the 16th starting position with a four-lap average speed of 215.648 mph. He had a strong race and was running in the top three in the late stages of the event, but ultimately finished in 9th place due to a pit stop for fuel in the closing laps of the race.
Foyt's performance in the Indy 500 in 1988 was impressive given that he was already 53 years old at the time. Despite his age, he continued to compete in the race for many years to come and remains an important figure in the history of IndyCar racing.
You must be thinking of another year. Foyt was indeed 53 years old in 1988....but your other figures are all wrong. A.J.Foyt started in the 22nd position with a 4 lap speed of 209.696mph. He was never anywhere near the lead and crashed on lap 54 and was done for the day.
Everything in the 1980’s was totally epic. These introductions really set the stage. You don’t see this much anymore.
Awesome indianapolis reaction video miss generation of racing
2:04:13 Caution, brought to you by Pabst Blue Ribbon
As is explosive diarrhea....lol
1988 Indy 500 Ceremony:
Sandi Patti National Anythem USA 30:37
36:53 Jim Nabors National State Indiana
39:16 Mary Fendrich Hulman Chairman of the board (Start Your Engines)
Good for Mears he got his 3rd win kind of cheap but a win is a win way to go Rick
nice F1 slip at the end, lol
1988. My favourite Indianapolis 500 of all time apart from many others.
This was the last year before the entire pit road setup was updated and made safer. It was dangerous as hell for both the drivers and sign guys during this era.
At 3:14:28, the old-fashioned sign board. I know it’s considered too dangerous today, but I miss trying to read the sign boards up toward the north end of the pits from my seats in Stand J.
Al Unser Jr reminds me alot of Goggles Piasano in this race.
And Piasano reminds me a lot of Fred Flintstone.
What music is that? 4:12
Jim Crawford ended up getting dropped to 6th place and Fittipaldi kept 2nd.
RIP Jim Crawford ✝️
Jim made a green flag pit stop just before that final caution. USAC apparently didn't notice. There's no way he could've resumed in 2nd after exiting the pits.
Spoiler alert on that little tid-bit of F1 coverage, McLaren won.
Worst season ever
1:24:50 ‘And you look it, too!’ LOL!!
oh i miss the day with sam posey and everyone arguing over simple stuff..
Man some of these comments are weird saying this race was rigged and all that mumbo jumbo. Honestly I think this a good 80s Indy 500. I think this might be one of my favorite Indy 500 races. The Storylines of Roberto Guerrero’s recovery from his near-fatal crash in ‘87 to Rick Mears’ triumph of winning the Indy 500. The racing has been good in 80s standards.
How can you rig IndyCar racing? I expect this kind of behavior in NASCAR and Formula 1. I expect this behavior from anti-Penske fans sometimes, but man, some people are weird here.
And the debate about the booth with Bobby Unser. Interesting debate. No opinion, I thought he was not too bad.
Probably My Favorite Story From This Race Was Phil Kurger
Epic hat dance in victory lane!
Finally, Roger Penske had a very competent designer to make their PC-17 more than competitive to win the Indianapolis 500 and the Championship. Penske was saddled with a March during the 1987 Indy 500 after their PC-16 was a mediocre crapshoot chassis in Practice sessions and early in the 1987 season.
Penske fired the designer before Nigel Bennett.
indyfan2 that was Alan Jenkins. Later went on to design the Stewart and Prost F1 cars, among others.
Saddled??? Al Senior wins with that March. Yeah yeah Mario had the field covered until the turbo took a dump.
Largest crowd ever at the Speedway? I've heard Donald Davidson state that he believes it was 1988. There is some speculation that 2016 may have topped that. Anyone go to both? What's up your opinion?
I'm predicting Emerson gets it done next year
I believe it will be close. Keep an eye on Little Al. On his second season with Chevrolet engine he can be very dangerous.
@@arlindosilva2557 I'm predicting little al is going to lay back and save his car and then he might have the fastest or second fastest car in the field...
This intro is great
Probably Bobby Unser is correct, as he almost always was, that fluids were on the track that caused the 1st lap accident. The announcers said that AJ Foyt was reported dropping fluids on the track during the pace laps. And where Brayton spun out is right where he would have dropped them. AJ was starting on the inside of his row.
500 miles from Indianapolis 1988 to the Sound of Alan Silvestri ..won by Rick Mears 🇺🇸 for the 3rd time in 1979/1984/1988 ..And in Brazil, Rede Bandeirantes And in Brazil 🇧🇷, TV Bandeirantes 🏈 Exhibited the 500 miles from Indianapolis to Brazil 🇧🇷 And on the starting grid there were Emerson Fittipaldi and Raul Boesel 🇧🇷 Mario Andretti and Teodorico Fabi 🇮🇹 Derek Daly 🇮🇪 (Father of Conor Daly 🇺🇸) and Arie Luyendyk, 🇳🇱 and Tero Palmiroth 🇫🇮 Roberto Guerrero 🇨🇴 and the Americans 🇺🇸 Bobby Rahal Tom Sneva, Rick Mears, Al Unser Jr, e Al Unser Sr, Dominic Dobson, Scott Brayton (1956 a 1996) Danny Sullivan Gary e Tony Bettenhausen AJ Foyt Jim Crawford, Rocky Moran, Randy Lewis, John Andretti (1963 a 2019) Kevin Cogan Steve Chassey Johnny Rutherford 33 Drivers on the Indianapolis 500-Mile Start Grid And at the end the Race ended in Yellow Flag thanks to the fairing of Michael Andretti's car 🇺🇸 And Rick Mears was the 1988 Indianapolis 500 Mile Winner And e Jim Crawford em 2 e Al Unser SR 3 Place e At the end of the video ESPN and the Formula 1 Mexico 🇲🇽 GP appeared
at 49:18, you can see Brayton throw up and take RG with him in real time.
Can anyone shed some light on the construction of this era of cars? Were they carbon fiber tubs already, or still aluminium shell on steel tube chassis? The suspension pieces seem to be aluminum/steel. (Thanks in advance for any answers.)
Jeff Horbinski carbon fiber is from 1991 onwards
Bring back the bump
Intro music sounds like the inspiration for John Zorn and Naked City! If you havnt heard them before you sorta did at the beginning of this video. Anyways yeah this totally reminded me of like New York Flat Top Box hahaha
Thrash Jazz Assassin!!
Mario should had won three Indy 500
'69, '87. What's the third?
82,85?
I Have Wondered 🤔 For Years Who Actually Won 2nd Place.😁
( When Everyone Knew That Rick Mears 😎😁 Finally Won His 3rd Indianapolis 500 Victory 🏁🏎️🥛🏆)
Defending Indianapolis 500 Champion 🏁🏎️🥛🏆 Al Unser Sr. Was Awarded 3rd Place.😎🏎️
And Future Indianapolis 500 Winner 🏁🏎️🥛🏆 Emerson Fittapaldi Was Awarded 2nd Place.😎
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As a Sullivan's race it feels though
apparently no one told Julie Nini that the pace car picks up the leader
No,it didn't back then.USAC was always behind the ball compared to other racing series...In 1988 the pace car still would come out and NOT NECESSARILY wave everyone around and pick up the leader.This is exactly how Rick Mears snuck out a lap in front around Lap 140.
Asianorama Again okay thanks for clearing up a mystery because I've watched this race hundreds of times and couldn't quite figure out how Al Unser lost a lap on a pit stop that was 8 seconds longer under yellow
Yeah,it wasn't until 1992 that it became mandatory for the pace car to pick up the leader.Before that,they usually TRIED to.Rick Mears somehow was able to race clear around the track,lap everyone,and then duck behind the pace car.I was in H Grandstand that day and Rick Mears sure as heck didn't need any extra advantage.
@@asianoramaagain2269 Thanks for the insight. I too have wondered how Rick got up by a lap at that point. I had always wondered if the pace car picked up the wrong car as the leader, like maybe Al Sr. Their cars did look a lot alike, and in the pit stop sequence under yellow where Mears gained the lap advantage, Al Sr. came into the pits significantly later than Mears, and prior to the yellow on the track, there was not that much distance between them. I would assume that Al Sr. would have followed Mears into the pits, but if the pace car had picked up Unser by mistake, it would explain why Unser came in so much later than Mears because the pace car error would have created a great gap between Mears and Unser. Do you have any more insight on that having been at this race? This is the first Indycar race that I paid attention to as a kid, and I became a huge fan of the series, the 500, and Rick Mears at that time.
Sorry for the delay in responding.I have been on vacation.The 1988 race was my 9th 500...My first was in 1979.I was 16 in 1988.The day was extremely hot and I remember the fans in the infield burned a vehicle in the North end around the Lap 150 mark.This can clearly be seen on ABC's telecast of the race.Penske had a huge advantage that day and everyone was rooting for Jim Crawford,as Jim appeared to be able to slug it out with them for a time with his Buick.But I remember a re-start around Lap 120 when Crawford was just completely blown off by Al Sr. and my Dad just looked at me and threw up his hands.He just didn't have the total package of those dreaded PC-17's. Also,Crawford was running clear down on the apron every lap in Turn 4 in an attempt to keep up.This was probably what caused the officals to start thinking about their idiotic rule of the following year of threatening to black flag anyone who ran below the white line.
Roberto Guerrero was cursed... also RIP Scott Brayton
Sad about Brayton he was a great qualifier but not a very good racer!
Bet Mario would've won a few more Indy's if he raced for Penske.
He did drive for Penske at some point. Just cursed at Indy
@@sandrahammond5361 He was a part timer for Penske when he was driving full time in Formula One. That’s how Rick Mears ended up with Penske. In 1978 Penske needed a driver to fill the dates the Mario couldn’t due to Formula One. Penske offered Mears a part time schedule of Nine races and Indy. Mears took it and IIRC he ended up running 11 races that year for Roger Penske.
Nah. The Andretti mentality of driving the car into the ground is what cost them victories. They always had good equipment as Nigel Mansell and Paul Tracy completed races at a higher rate than the Andrettis. The Unsers and Mears always took care of the car to get through to the end while lurking within striking distance of the lead. 13 victories vs. 1 for the Andrettis bears that out.
@ 3:02:02 I Remember 🤔 Michael Andretti Getting Angry 😡 At Raul Boesel At Holding Him Up!🏎️💪🏻🏎️😳😁😅😂🤣
Now That Is What I Call Racing 🏎️💪🏻🏎️😳😁😅😂🤣
Why I Like Michael Andretti!🏎️💪🏻🏎️😁😎😎🤓🙂☺️
I Am Typing This At 5:12 p.m. , Wednesday Afternoon 🌁🛤️🛣️🏙️ , May 1, 2024.
Big Al showed how BIG he still was during this race. Not fast as Mears but MAN... the old fox could still race at Indy! RIP LEGEND
Racing and its fans owe a debt of gratitude to the name Unser. They were in the mix for so long...just a legendary name ...U N S E R = horsepower
PC-17 vs Rabbit no contest
+Timothy Antosy Jr the rabbit lived GREAT!
It's wabbit season
40:27 It's ok little Al I say the same thing when I'm hungover !
He was probably in a hurry to get a belly full of Stroh's after the car broke down.
I did business in Indy and if little Al's name came up at damn near every establishment in Indy people would dump on him. Ask any bartender.
0:41 Salt Walther crash
Tom Sneva with a preview of Kevin Cogan's crash next year in 1989
That Cogan crash is still the most horrifying crash that I have ever seen a guy walk away from.
At some point, they gave Emmo his lap back and found out that Jim Crawford was an extra lap down. Fittipaldi got 2nd and Crawford got 6th.
1:12:04 (3:29:27 Mexico Grand Prix)
i forgot about the year of the rabbit...
thank you
Near start 48:00
At 1:44 the late Ms. Unser.
The penalty was two laps.
However the penalty would be overturned due to a protest by pat patrick and Emo was reinstated into 2nd.
I Remember 🤔 Watching This 1988 Indianapolis 500 Race At My Sister's👩🏻 Boyfriend's Apartment.🏢📺
I Remember 🤔 That I Was Pulling For Danny Sullivan To Win 🏁🏎️🥛🏆His 2nd Indianapolis 500 Victory!😎😎🤓🙂☺️
Unfortunately , That Was Not 🚫 To Be , As His Penske Teammate Rick Mears Won 🏁🏎️🥛🏆 Instead!😳🤓
But Thankfully , We Did Not 🚫 Have To Listen To Jim Lampley , Who Hosted The 1986 Indianapolis 500 📺😳🤢🤮😁😅😂🤣 And The 1987 Indianapolis 500 📺😳🤢🤮😁😅😂🤣
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How many Indy 500 winners could also win a world f1 Championship title ? 2%. Villenueve and Andretti.
There are 5 Jim Clarke, Graham Hill, Mario Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi and Jaques Villeneuve
2:54:40 Million Dollar race car fixed with Duct tape. 🤨
Roberto Guerrero gosta de um acidente também tá doido.
CART RULED!
The fix was in. Too many weird things going on that day.