Buddy Lazier may be one of the most overlooked Indy 500 winners in its 100-year history, but gritty drivers obsessed with the 500 are part of what makes the race great, says David Malsher. It’s common for the media to look down their noses at the Indy 500s from the early Indy Racing League era. All the good drivers and teams had stayed in CART, goes the argument, so they were racing elsewhere on Memorial Day Weekend. IMS had to make do with leftovers. That wasn’t strictly true: the driver lineup included Arie Luyendyk, Tony Stewart, Davy Jones, Roberto Guerrero, Michele Alboreto and Eddie Cheever. Teams came from Foyt, Galles, Menard, Walker and Scandia. But the point is, you can only...
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