Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 58th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 26, 1974. Johnny Rutherford, in his eleventh attempt, won the race from the 25th starting position, the farthest back since Fred Frame in 1932. In ten previous starts, Rutherford had never finished the race, dropping out eight times, with only one top ten (a 9th place in the rain-shortened 1973 race). He also sat out the 1966 race due to an injury.The race was run relatively clean, with no major crashes or injuries, a sharp contrast from the tragic 1973 race a year earlier. In order to increase safety, significant improvements were made to the track, and the cars. Wings were reduced in size, and pop-off valves were added to the turbocharger plenums in order to reduce horsepower and curtail speeds.For the first time in Indy history, the race was scheduled for the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. This ended the "never on a Sunday" policy previously held from 1911-1973. At the time, it was also the earliest calendar date (May 26) that the race had ever been held.On race day, A. J. Foyt broke the all-time record for most starts at Indianapolis. The 1974 race was his 17th Indy 500 start (all consecutive), breaking the record of 16 previously held by Cliff Bergere and Chet Miller.. }
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- 1974_Indianapolis_500 abstract "The 58th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 26, 1974. Johnny Rutherford, in his eleventh attempt, won the race from the 25th starting position, the farthest back since Fred Frame in 1932. In ten previous starts, Rutherford had never finished the race, dropping out eight times, with only one top ten (a 9th place in the rain-shortened 1973 race). He also sat out the 1966 race due to an injury.The race was run relatively clean, with no major crashes or injuries, a sharp contrast from the tragic 1973 race a year earlier. In order to increase safety, significant improvements were made to the track, and the cars. Wings were reduced in size, and pop-off valves were added to the turbocharger plenums in order to reduce horsepower and curtail speeds.For the first time in Indy history, the race was scheduled for the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. This ended the "never on a Sunday" policy previously held from 1911-1973. At the time, it was also the earliest calendar date (May 26) that the race had ever been held.On race day, A. J. Foyt broke the all-time record for most starts at Indianapolis. The 1974 race was his 17th Indy 500 start (all consecutive), breaking the record of 16 previously held by Cliff Bergere and Chet Miller.".