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- 1978_Indianapolis_500 abstract "The 62nd International 500 Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 28, 1978. Danny Ongais dominated the early stages of the race but eventually dropped out with a blown engine. Al Unser, Sr. dominated the second half, and held a large lead late in the race. However, Unser bent his Lola's front wing during a pit stop on lap 180, causing his handling to go away over the final 20 laps. Second place Tom Sneva charged to catch the crippled Lola but came up 8 seconds short at the finish - the second-closest finish in Indy history to that point. Unser held off the challenge, and became a three-time winner of the 500. Al Unser, Sr. entered the month having won the 1977 California 500 at Ontario the previous September. Later in the 1978 season, Unser would go on to win the Pocono 500 and the California 500, sweeping the "triple crown" of Indy car racing. As of 2012, he is the only driver in history to do so in the same season, and coupled with the win at Ontario in 1977, set a record by winning four straight 500-mile Indy car races.Second year driver Janet Guthrie finished ninth, and it was later revealed she drove with a broken wrist. It was the highest finish for a female driver in Indy history until Danica Patrick in 2005. During time trials, Tom Sneva, who had broken the 200 mph barrier a year earlier, bettered his own record. This time he managed to complete all four qualifying laps over 200 mph, setting once again new one and four lap records.Tony Hulman, the popular owner and president of the track since 1945, died the previous October. For the first time, his widow Mary F. Hulman delivered the famous starting command. Along with the death of Hulman, the race was held just weeks after eight key members of USAC were killed in a plane crash. With dissent increasing amongst the participants about organizational issues and poor revenue, the 1978 race would be the final Indy 500 contested prior to the formation of CART and prior to the first open wheel "split."Al Unser's victory was the first Indy triumph for the Cosworth DFX V8 engine. The British-based engine building company would go on to win the Indy 500 for ten consecutive years.".
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- 1978_Indianapolis_500 announcers "Jim McKay and Jackie Stewart".
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 anthem Purdue_All-American_Marching_Band.
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 attendance "250000".
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 backHome Jim_Nabors.
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 date "1978-05-28".
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 fastTime Tom_Sneva.
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 hasPhotoCollection 1978_Indianapolis_500.
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 leader Al_Unser.
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 network ESPN_on_ABC.
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 next "1979".
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 nextRace "1979".
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 nextWinner Rick_Mears.
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 paceCar Chevrolet_Corvette_(C3).
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 paceDriver Jim_Rathmann.
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 pole Tom_Sneva.
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 previous "1977".
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 previousRace "1977".
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 previousWinner A._J._Foyt.
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 raceLogo "200".
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 raceName "62".
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 rating "13.4".
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 rookie Larry_Rice.
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 rookie Rick_Mears.
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 sanction United_States_Auto_Club.
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 season "1978".
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 share "26".
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 startEngines Mary_Fendrich_Hulman.
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 team Chaparral_Cars.
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 team Jim_Hall_(racing_driver).
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 thisRace "1978".
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 thisWinner Al_Unser.
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 winner Al_Unser.
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 subject Category:1978_in_American_motorsport.
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 subject Category:1978_in_Indiana.
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 subject Category:1978_in_motorsport.
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 subject Category:Indianapolis_500_races.
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 comment "The 62nd International 500 Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 28, 1978. Danny Ongais dominated the early stages of the race but eventually dropped out with a blown engine. Al Unser, Sr. dominated the second half, and held a large lead late in the race. However, Unser bent his Lola's front wing during a pit stop on lap 180, causing his handling to go away over the final 20 laps.".
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 label "1978 Indianapolis 500".
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 label "500 Milhas de Indianápolis de 1978".
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 label "500 miles d'Indianapolis 1978".
- 1978_Indianapolis_500 label "Indianapolis 500 in 1978".
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