The ‘Roadster Era’ at the Indianapolis 500 will be celebrated on Legends Day on Saturday, May 26 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Activities on Legends Day Honoring the Roadster Era presented by Firestone will include a roadster display and track laps by many of the cars which starred in the Indianapolis 500. The final Indy 500 won by a front-engined car was the 48th running, in 1964, when AJ Foyt’s Sheraton-Thompson Special led 146 of the 200 laps on his way to Victory Lane, after starring roles by Parnelli Jones, Jim Clark and Bobby Marshman – the latter pair in rear-engined Lotus-Fords. "Few race cars of the Indianapolis 500 created more magical memories and nostalgia...
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