Someone else agreed with me, but I got an idea. Call Donald Davidson at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He can supply you with facts and figures.
I told you it was broadcasted over ABC in 1988, The Indianapolis 500 Radio Network in 1988 and National Speed Sport News. Send Chris Economaki an email at
http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/. He can tell you. This was a HUGE STORY at the TIME. An unfair advantage that gave him 4 wins in 7 years.
Waldo is correct. I heard about it at Milwaukee the week following Indy after rumors began to flow. The paddock in Milwaukee was always full of rumors on how different teams used tricks at Indy. They would try to bring some of those tricks to the CART events which many times were caught by Dick Perry or Kirk Russell. Of course the teams would use "well it passed at Indy".
Sorry, he did and it was a casual 500 miles. Not race but practice. It was done through 1994. He won 5 500s from 1969-1987. Once he did this 500 mile tests he won in 1988, 1991, 1993 and 1994. 4 out of 7 years.
It was talked about on ABC, IMS Radio Network, NSSN for all those years.
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