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[MG Brown]

VINTAGE DAYS during the week of the 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

 

Wednesday May 25 DISPLAY only.

THURSDAY May 26th TRACK TIME 2:00pm ~ 4:00pm

FRIDAY May 27th TRACK TIME 8:00am ~ 9:00am

Saturday May 28th TRACK TIME 9:00am ~ 10:00am

 

Historic IndyCar Exhibition Expected Participant List at the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500.

 

 

(Note- there is no indication which, if any, of these cars are re-creations or tribute cars as opposed to cars with documented provenance. It is likely that a substantial number of the below are rebuilds, tributes or recreations. Some cars are noted as replicas but I would bet not all.)

 

*** Rear Engine Entry List: 60 CARS!! ***

 

1961 Cooper Kimberly Cooper Special #17
1963 Mickey Thompson Harcraft Special #85
1964 Huffaker MG Liquid Suspension #53
1965 Brawner Hawk Dean Van Lines #12
1965 Lotus STP #19
1966 Foyt Sheraton Thompson #2
1966 Gurney Eagle Bardahl Spl #14
1966 Gerhardt Ken Brenn Racing Team #57
1966 Gerhardt Weinberger Homes Special #72
1966 Lola Bryant Heating & Cooling #26
1967 Gurney Eagle Rislone #6
1967 AAR Eagle G. C. Murphy #12
1967 Gurney Eagle All American Racers #42
1967 Mongoose Vel's Parnelli Jones #29 w/original trailer
1967 Vollstedt Bryant Heating & Cooling/SPEREX #21
1967 Gerhardt #3
1967 Lola Retzloff Chemical #5
1968 Coyote Sheraton Thompson #84
1968 Lotus Wedge Lotus #60 (replica)
1968 Brabham #95
1968 AAR Eagle Vivitar Photo Products #98
1969 Coyote Foyt Sheraton Thompson #6
1969 Gurney Eagle Olsonite #48
1969 Gurney Eagle Olsonite #48
1969 Dick Cecil MVS Racing #19
1969 VPJ VPJ Ford #3
1970 Kuzma Valvoline #14
1971 Mongoose Gene White Firestone Spl #21
1971 Hayhoe/Brabham SugaripePrune Special #32
1971 George Morris Dayton Steel Foundry #77
1971 Brawner/McGee Gilmore Racing Team #64 (Scorpion)
1972 Gurney Eagle Olsonite #6
1972 Eagle Sport Magazine/Barbary Coast #92
1972 AAR Eagle Olsonite #6
1972 AAR Eagle Sunoco/DX #66
1972 VPJ Samsonite #1
1972 Lola Wynns #5
1972 Antares American Marine Underwriters #14
1972 AJ Foyt Enterprises Eisenhour/Brayton #61
1973 Eagle Ayr-Way/Lloyd's #16
1973 McLaren Gulf #15
1973 Tipke Spokane Championship Racers #39
1974 Eagle SugaripePrune Special #12
1974 McLaren Carling Black Label
1974 Riley English Leather #1
1974 McLaren McLaren Cars #3
1977 Lightning Car # 86
1977 Vollstedt PPG #17
1978 Lightning Budweiser #8
1979 Lightning Morales Foods #10
1980 Hopkins Lindsey Hopkins Racing #8
1981 Gurney Eagle Car #75
1981 AAR Eagle White Castle #49
1982 Finley Eagle Pace Electronics #36
1984 March Miller High Life #2
1984 March True Value #9
1984 DSR Dominio's #30
1985 March Break Free/Aladdin #22
1986 March Marlboro #20
1986 Lola Newman Haas #2
1988 March Marlboro #20
1988 Lola Monarch #69
1991 Truesport Budweiser #11

 

*** Roadster Entry List: 39 Cars! ***

1947 Blue Crown #7
1948 Ford/Hoyt George Hoster #84
1948 Adams/Wetteroth Belanger Motors Special #16
1948 Anderson Kennedy Tank Spl #34
1948 Kurtis Grant Piston Ring Special #98
1952 Kurtis Springfield Special #16
1953 Kurtis Bardahl Spl #15
1953 Kurtis Hinkle #5
1954 Watson Bob Estes Special #16
1955 Kurtis Belanger #99
1956 Schroeder Dayton Steel Wheel Special #77
1957 Kurtis Brady Special #43
1958 Kurtis Kraft Chapman Spl. #43
1958 Epperly Demler Special #99
1958 Kurtis DA Lubrication Special #7
1959 Epperly Bowes Seal Fast Spl #33
1959 Lesovsky Racing Associates #3
1959 Watson Travelon Trailer Special #56
1959 Watson Simoniz Polish #16
1960 Epperly Mid Continent Securities Spl #14
1960 Watson Dowgard #2 (replica)
1960 Ewing Joe Hunt Magneto Spl #76
1960 Watson Wally Weir #4
1960 Kurtis/Epperly Bowes Seal Fast Spl #5
1961 Epperly Bryant Heating & Cooling #54
1961 Watson Leader Card #41 (replica)
1961 Kuzma Delta International Movers #94
1961 Kuzma Jim Robbins Co. #17
1961 Watson Leader Card #7
1961 Elder Stearly Motor Freight Spl #28
1961 Chenowth Chevy San Diego Steel Products #82
1961 Elder #96
1962 Watson Bill Forbes Special #4 (replica)
1962 Miller Weinberger Homes Special #76
1963 Watson Klonstant Hot #14
1963 Watson Willard Battery Agajanian Spl #98 (replica)
1963 Watson Bryant Heating & Cooling #9
1964 Watson Sheraton Thompson Special #1 (replica)
1965 AJ Watson Leader Card Racers #95

 

*** PRE-WAR - 27 EXPECTED!! ***

1908 Benz Car #46
1913 Peugeot #14
1913 Mercer Car #22
1914 Stutz Stutz #3
1915 Duesenberg #25
1923 Miller Locomobile Jr 8 Special #2
1923 Miller HCS #1
1924 Miller #36
1926 Miller Armacost Miller Special #25
1926 Miller Bugatti #26
1927 Miller Majestic Miller Special #3
1927 Miller Boyle Valve Special #15
1930 Oakland #38 (replica)
1930 Sampson Miller #4
1931 Miller #27
1933 Studebaker #34
1933 Ford Detroit Gasket Special #66
1933 Ringling/Henning Wonder Bread Special #54
1934 Miller Burd-Piston Ring Special 31
1934 Gilmore #33
1935 Stevens Belanger Motors Special #17
1935 Miller Bowes Seal Fast Special #54
1935 Shaw Pirrung Special #14
1938 Stevens Redmer Special #10
1938 Sparks Thorne #10
1938 Miller #61
1938 Miller/Offy Miller #61

[Uncle Fred]

Actually watching the live coverage of practice has been pretty cool...

[Dennis David]

Definitly this is the year to visit the race.

[MattD]

Fred, where are you seeing practice coverage?

[Half Fast]

indycar.com/racecontrol

[MattD]

Thanks, Bill.

[Pete L.]

Fellas,
 
Thanks for the heads-up on the coverage!!!

[Cheater]

As an aside, the SVRA's 2016 Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational is June 15-19 and I'll be there most of the week on the crew roster for a Slotblog member who vintage races an Indy Lights Dallara.

 

This is the third iteration of this event. The first year I am told there were 751 vintage race cars; the second something like 689 cars. There are only a couple of other places on the planet where one can see so many vintage races cars (Goodwood and Monterey).

The SVRA does not advertise this event to attract spectators, although spectator tickets are sold. Thus there is unparalleled access for those attending. If you're in the area, this is a must-see event, I believe.

 

PdL will be there with his Cooper and Eagle, he as informed me.

[MG Brown]

Just to add a note, Terri and I attended the first Brickyard Vintage Invitational. It was an overwhelming display of classic racing cars, very much worth the time and the modest admission - I think it was $20/each.

 

If you have never attended a vintage event, this would be a good one to start with.

[MG Brown]

 

A little of the old to go with the new at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Larry Bisceglia's, "Mister First In Line for the 500" for many years, van is parked in front of the Speedway's new main gate.

 

Larry was first, first in line in 1950, and held that honor until 1985 when he became too ill to make the trip. Larry actually lived in this van at times, back in Yuma, Arizona.

 

Larry passed away in 1988 at age 90.

[Pappy]

Just to add a note, Terri and I attended the first Brickyard Vintage Invitational.

I was there, I didn't see you.   

If you remember seeing the green and white Kool Indy Lights car, I was on the crew with it. The owner is Scott Dick and he sold that car and bought a newer Indy Lights Dallara Infinity car. It's yellow, black and white. Greg and I will be helping Scott all week. I think he has Cincinnati Racing Team or something like that on the side of his trailer.

[MG Brown]

I was there, I didn't see you.

We were all over the place but mostly by The F-5000 Eagle driven by Tony Adamowicz.

[Half Fast]

Friday 5/20 is a good day to watch the stream as they can turn up the boost for an extra 50 HP.

Cheers,

[Cheater]

Yep, Marco Andretti just cranked a couple of 230 MPH laps.

[Gestin]

VINTAGE DAYS during the week of the 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
 
Wednesday May 25 DISPLAY ONLY

Can some one show me a site that says there will "for sure" be a display of the vintage cars on 5/25/16?

The official Indianapolis Motor Speedway website shows the practice lap days taking place on 5/26, 5/27, and 5/28, but nothing listed for Wednesday 5/25.

I am planning to change my flight plans and stay an extra day in Indy to see the cars on display, but don't want to change the flight unless I am absolutely sure the cars will be on display.

Thanks!

[Terry]

The vintage cars will be on display 5/25, 5/26, and 5/27.

[MG Brown]

Video interview with Donald Davidson courtesy of the Indianapolis Star.
 
Terri and I had the honor of meeting Donald earlier this year, following his interview of Al Unsers Sr. & Jr. at the MiRPA spring banquet.

[TSR]

Assuming that it does not rain (it does not look good at this time), the vintage cars will run Thursday, Friday and Saturday in three separate groups. I am currently lobbying the Powers That Be to let the Cooper-Climax run with the postwar front-engine cars as it is more appropriate.
 
In any case, come by and say hello!

Sent from my seat in AA cattle class (another three hours to land in Chicago and get my connecting flight to Indee...)

[MG Brown]

Start of the 100th Indy 500 as viewed from space by the Digital Globe satellite!