1967 Indianapolis 500

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[edit] Race Summary

This unexpected 2 day event began with gray skies but the race was underway as Parnelli Jones (the 6th qualifer in the race) is in first place before half a lap, with Gurney second and A.J. Foyt in third. Parnelli leads all 18 laps before rain halts the race. The next day is sunny, and the race resumes with Jones leading most of the race. Along the way many of the favorites have problems: defending champion Graham Hill (who almost didn't make the race) is out after only five laps after the restart. his teammate Jim Clark blows an engine five laps later. Leader Jones has a scare on lap 70 in an altercation with Lee Roy Yarbrough. Both cars spin, but are able tocontinue racing, however, Dan Gurney briefly takes the lead. But Gurney is forced out of the race after 160 laps. Meanwhile, Mario Andretti loses a wheel on his 59th lap. Carl Williams and Bob Veith tangle in turn three and are both ellimnated. Wally Dalenbach crashes on the main straightway, and Cale Yarborough spins out during the caution! Several cars get by Cale, but george Snider and Lee Roy Yarbrough both crash into the infield ditch trying to avoid him. Arnie Knepper is out with engine failure, while Jackie Stewart loses an engine and heads back to the pits on foot. Later, Cale Yarborough (who was able to get back into the race) and Mel Kenyon crash, putting both out of the race for good. Bud Tingelstad spins out after 182 laps. With 12 laps left, Gordon Johncock spins out. At this point Parnelli Jones has the race wrapped up with almost a full lap lead over A.J. Foyt. But amazingly, with only four laps to go, a 6-dollar transmission bearing fails, once again sealing the fate of the STP Granatelli team. A.J. Foyt drives into first place with only four laps to go, but the drama is still not over. A four car-crash at the north end of the straightaway forces Foyt into some savvy driving to miss spinning cars as he takes the checkered flag for his third win at Indianapolis! Foyt's winning speed of 151.207 MPH is a new record.

Results of the 1967 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Tuesday, May 30, 1967. Race stopped on lap 19 due to rain and was completed the next day (Wednesday May 31).

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Status
1	4	14	A.J. Foyt	166.289	4	200	27	Running
2	9	5	Al Unser	164.594	10	198	0	Flagged
3	5	4	Joe Leonard	166.098	5	197	0	Flagged
4	24	69	Denis Hulme	163.376	20	197	0	Flagged
5	11	2	Jim McElreath	164.241	12	197	0	Flagged
6	6	40	Parnelli Jones	166.075	6	196	171	Bearing
7	27	8	Chuck Hulse	162.925	26	195	0	Crash FS
8	13	16	Art Pollard	163.897	15	195	0	Flagged
9	8	6	Bobby Unser	164.752	9	193	0	Flagged
10	23	41	Carl Williams	163.696	18	189	0	Crash FS
11	28	46	Bob Veith	162.580	32	189	0	Flagged
12	3	3	Gordon Johncock	166.559	3	188	0	Spun T3
13	12	39	Bobby Grim	164.084	14	187	0	Crash FS
14	25	10	Bud Tingelstad	163.228	22	182	0	Spun FS
15	21	22	Larry Dickson	162.543	33	180	0	Spun FS
16	14	15	Mel Kenyon	163.778	17	177	0	Crash T3
17	20	21	Cale Yarborough	162.830	30	176	0	Crash T3
18	29	24	Jackie Stewart	164.099	13	168	0	Engine
19	22	12	Roger McCluskey	165.563	7	165	0	Engine
20	30	42	Jerry Grant	163.808	16	162	0	Piston
21	2	74	Dan Gurney	167.224	2	160	2	Piston
22	18	19	Arnie Knepper	162.900	28	158	0	Engine
23	17	98	Ronnie Duman	162.903	27	154	0	Fuel trouble
24	32	48	Jochen Rindt	163.051	25	108	0	Valve
25	19	45	Johnny Rutherford	162.859	29	103	0	Crash T2
26	10	26	George Snider	164.256	11	99	0	Crash NC
27	26	67	LeeRoy Yarbrough	163.066	24	87	0	Crash NC
28	33	32	Al Miller II	162.602	31	74	0	Oil Cooler
29	15	53	Wally Dallenbach, Sr.	163.540	19	73	0	Crash FS
30	1	1	Mario Andretti	168.982	1	58	0	Lost wheel
31	16	31	Jim Clark	163.213	23	35	0	Piston
32	31	81	Graham Hill	163.317	21	23	0	Piston
33	7	25	Lloyd Ruby	165.229	8	3	0	Valves

[edit] Qualification Chronology

Att #	Date	Time	Qual Day	Car #	Driver Name	Laps	Qual Time	Qual Speed	Rank	Start	Comment
1	05-13	1	1	98	RONNIE DUMAN	4	—	162.903	27	17
2	05-13	2	1	25	LLOYD RUBY	4	—	165.229	8	7
3	05-13	3	1	53	WALLY DALLENBACH	4	—	163.540	19	15
4	05-13	4	1	6	BOBBY UNSER	4	—	164.752	9	8
5	05-13	5	1	43	JACKIE STEWART	4	—	162.221	—	—	BUMPED BY #56
6	05-13	6	1	27	LUCIEN BIANCHI	3	—	—	—	—	WAVED OFF
7	05-13	7	1	29	BOB HURT	4	—	161.261	—	—	BUMPED BY #23
8	05-13	8	1	39	BOBBY GRIM	4	—	164.084	14	12
9	05-13	9	1	45	JOHNNY RUTHERFORD	4	—	162.859	29	19
10	05-13	10	1	26	GEORGE SNIDER	4	—	164.256	11	10
11	05-13	11	1	5	AL UNSER	4	—	164.594	10	9
12	05-13	12	1	4	JOE LEONARD	4	—	166.098	5	5
13	05-13	13	1	23	LARRY DICKSON	4	—	162.543	33	21
14	05-13	14	1	78	JERRY GRANT	4	—	162.352	—	—	BUMPED BY #81
15	05-13	15	1	31	JIM CLARK	4	—	163.213	23	16
16	05-13	16	1	12	ROGER MCCLUSKEY	1	—	—	—	—	PULLED OFF
17	05-13	17	1	16	ART POLLARD	4	—	163.897	15	13
18	05-13	18	1	2	JIM MCELREATH	4	—	164.241	12	11
19	05-13	19	1	15	MEL KENYON	4	—	163.778	17	14
20	05-13	20	1	74	DAN GURNEY	4	—	167.224	2	2
21	05-13	21	1	1	MARIO ANDRETTI	4	—	168.982	1	1
22	05-13	22	1	14	A. J. FOYT	2	—	—	—	—	PULLED OFF
23	05-13	23	1	21	CALE YARBOROUGH	4	—	162.830	30	20
24	05-13	24	1	42	RICHIE GINTHER	3	—	—	—	—	PULLED OFF
25	05-13	25	1	3	GORDON JOHNCOCK	4	—	166.559	3	3
26	05-13	26	1	19	ARNIE KNEPPER	4	—	162.900	28	18
27	05-13	27	1	40	PARNELLI JONES	4	—	166.075	6	6
28	05-13	28	1	14	A. J. FOYT	4	—	166.289	4	4
29	05-13	29	1	82	BOB CHRISTIE	2	—	—	—	—	PULLED OFF
30	05-13	30	1	57	BOB HARKEY	4	—	162.140	—	—	BUMPED BY #84
31	05-13	31	1	84	BOB WENTE	3	—	—	—	—	ACCIDENT
32	05-13	32	1	41	CARL WILLIAMS	0	—	—	—	—	WAVED OFF
33	05-20	33	2	90	PEDRO RODRIGUEZ	4	—	162.352	—	—	BUMPED BY #10
34	05-20	34	2	42	RICHIE GINTHER	3	—	—	—	—	WAVED OFF
35	05-20	35	2	27	LUCIEN BIANCHI	4	—	162.484	—	—	BUMPED BY #42
36	05-20	36	2	41	CARL WILLIAMS	4	—	163.696	18	23
37	05-20	37	2	12	ROGER MCCLUSKEY	4	—	165.563	7	22
38	05-20	38	2	23	RONNIE BUCKNUM	2	—	—	—	—	WAVED OFF
39	05-20	39	2	87	JOCHEN RINDT	4	—	162.389	—	—	BUMPED BY #24
40	05-20	40	2	56	JIM HURTUBISE	2	—	—	—	—	WAVED OFF
41	05-20	41	2	60	MICKEY SHAW	1	—	—	—	—	WAVED OFF
42	05-20	42	2	71	BOBBY JOHNS	1	—	—	—	—	WAVED OFF
43	05-20	43	2	84	GARY CONGDON	2	—	—	—	—	WAVED OFF
44	05-20	44	2	47	NORM BROWN	3	—	—	—	—	WAVED OFF
45	05-20	45	2	46	BOB VEITH	4	—	162.580	32	28
46	05-20	46	2	10	BUD TINGELSTAD	3	—	—	—	—	PULLED OFF
47	05-20	47	2	69	DENIS HULME	4	—	163.376	20	24
48	05-20	48	2	8	CHUCK HULSE	4	—	162.925	26	27
49	05-20	49	2	20	MASTEN GREGORY	2	—	—	—	—	WAVED OFF
50	05-20	50	2	23	RONNIE BUCKNUM	4	—	162.243	—	—	BUMPS #29; BUMPED BY #67
51	05-20	51	2	84	GARY CONGDON	4	—	161.783	—	—	BUMPS #57; BUMPED BY #48
52	05-20	52	2	56	JIM HURTUBISE	4	—	162.411	—	—	BUMPS #43; BUMPED BY #32
53	05-20	53	2	67	LEE ROY YARBROUGH	4	—	163.066	24	26	BUMPS #23
54	05-20	54	2	24	JACKIE STEWART	3	—	—	—	—	WAVED OFF
55	05-20	55	2	10	BUD TINGELSTAD	4	—	163.228	22	25	BUMPS #90
56	05-21	56	3	81	GRAHAM HILL	4	—	163.317	21	31	BUMPS #78
57	05-21	57	3	24	JACKIE STEWART	4	—	164.099	13	29	BUMPS #87
58	05-21	58	3	48	JOCHEN RINDT	4	—	163.051	25	32	BUMPS #84
59	05-21	59	3	32	AL MILLER II	4	—	162.602	31	33	BUMPS #56
60	05-21	60	3	17	BOBBY JOHNS	2	—	—	—	—	WAVED OFF
61	05-21	61	3	42	JERRY GRANT	4	—	163.808	16	30	BUMPS #27
62	05-21	62	3	11	JIM HURTUBISE	4	—	161.936	—	—	TOO SLOW
63	05-21	63	3	85	BILL CHEESBOURG	0	—	—	—	—	WAVED OFF

[edit] Topics

• This was the first Indianapolis 500 to be televised in color by ABC during ABC's Wide World of Sports.
• Andy Granatelli, the CEO of STP, introduced the first turbine-powered car into the Indianapolis 500.

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