Indianapolis 500 Winners
I don't know if I'll ever be able to find all of the cars - not sure if there are any that no longer exist. But since I can get to the 500 Museum once a year and they have a rotating exhibit, I'm hoping to get as many as possible.
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1972 Indianapolis 500 Winner - McLaren
Roger Penske's first 500 win came in 1972, when Mark Donohue triumphed with a McLaren M-16B, powered by a turbocharged Offenhauser engine. This was the first year in which "bolt-on" rear wings were permitted, and with very generous specifications allowed to begin with, the speeds skyrocketed, Bobby Unser raising the single-lap mark from 179mph to 196mph in just one year. Donohue, who started third, qualified at 191.403mph and he went on to establish a new record for 500 miles at 162.962mph, a speed which held up for 12 years.
