As the field came around for the start, Penske teammates Unser and Fittipaldi, driving the Mercedes-powered entries, took off out of turn four. Autosport recently voted the Lotus 72 the greatest grand prix car of all time. The 6 o'clock gun sounded with several drivers still in line, including Mario Andretti and Emerson Fittipaldi. Paul Page served as host and play-by-play announcer. During the summer of 1994, Tony George announced his plans to start the Indy Racing League in 1996,[16] with an emphasis on cost-saving measures. On Lap 92 Hideshi Matsuda crashed in Turn 2. John Andretti, who had left CART and moved to the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, became the first driver to race in both the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in the same day, an effort that has become known as "Double Duty". It quickly became evident to competitors and media that the Penske-Mercedes machines were the class of the field, as many had predicted. The following year, the 1995-spec Penske chassis, the PC-24, proved to be noncompetitive in time trials (despite a promising test in mid-April 1995). Mike Groff and Bobby Rahal, the two slowest cars in the field, saw their Honda-powered machines bumped from the field, and re-qualified in the borrowed Penske-Ilmor cars. Two laps later, Unser was just ahead of Fittipaldi as they approached turn 4. Goodyear was the full-time primary driver, and Jones (who had incidentally left Foyt before start of the month) the second team driver. Despite reverting to the Ilmor D powerplant for the remainder of the 1994 CART season, Marlboro Team Penske continued to dominate. Historian Donald Davidson celebrated his 30th year on the broadcast. Rahal had charged from the 28th starting position to third in the borrowed 1993 Penske-Ilmor machine. This was also the second and final Indy 500 for Nigel Mansell, who was knocked out of the race in a bizarre crash with Dennis Vitolo. The crash handed Unser the lead of the race, with Jacques Villeneuve on the lead lap in second. Will Power took pole at the Indianapolis road course for the second Harvest Grand Prix race, while championship contenders Josef Newgarden and Scott Dixon will start ninth and 15th respectively Attempting to create an equivalency formula,[5] both pushrod engine formats were allowed increased displacement of 209.3 cubic inches (3.430 L) instead of 161.7 cubic inches (2.650 L),[4] and increased turbocharger boost of 55 inHG instead of 45 (1860 hPa instead of 1520). Randall Dubin 18,657 views. The driver switch required the car to be moved to the rear of the field. By lap 157, they were the only two cars on the lead lap. For 1994, the 265C, the 265 C+, and 265D V-8 powerplants were badged the "Ilmor Indy V8.". F1, Ricciardo: Abiteboul tattoo "going to happen" Copyright © Dennis Publishing Limited 2020. Chief Announcer: Bob Jenkins NASCAR, Sordo keeps Rally Italy win despite scrutiny failure After a dismal season in Formula One, Michael Andretti returned to Indy car racing for 1994, signing with Ganassi. After Michael Andretti won the season opener, Marlboro Team Penske won the next two races before Indy. [11]) allowed the Penskes to run significantly faster, giving them the pole and outside front row on the grid for the 78th Indianapolis 500. Third place Villeneuve was over a lap down. Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner says Alex Albon's retirement from the Eifel Grand Prix was triggered by debris puncturing a radiator Fittipaldi was in need of one more splash-and-go pit stop for fuel before the race was over. We kept it a secret until a week or two before the month of May opened, came in, sat on pole and led almost every lap. This engine used a provision in the rules intended for stock block pushrod engines such as the V-6 Buick engines that allowed an extra 650 cm³ and 10 inches (4.9 psi/33.8 kPa) of boost. During the afternoon practice, an annular eclipse crossed over the state of Indiana, and the Speedway. Unser won also in Vancouver, completing his second row of 3 back to back wins of the season. We kept it a secret until a … Mark Smith (219.947 mph) was the fastest of the non-qualified drivers, and veteran Roberto Moreno took over Al Unser, Sr.'s car, starting a refresher test. Turn 3: Larry Henry Race: 1994 Indy 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Driver: Al Unser Jr Car: Penske-Mercedes PC23 I don’t really go back and think about my own … CART, as it had previously, refused to allow the engine increased boost at the events they sanctioned, effectively rendering it uncompetitive at those races. The 1994 Indy 500 would prove to be the final victory for a Penske-manufactured chassis at the Speedway. John Andretti finished 10th, then flew to Charlotte Motor Speedway to compete in the Coca-Cola 600. Called Beast, the book explored what happened in the year leading up to the 1994 Indy-500. The Mercedes-Benz 500I engine was slightly lighter than the Ilmor Indy V8, although because of its longer inlets the centre of gravity of the entire engine was higher than that of the 500I, thus changing the overall balance of the car a bit. Mercedes-Benz had exploited a loophole in the regulations with the engine’s conventional side-valve design. His son, pole winner Al Unser, Jr. was sick, and rested away from the track. The Penske PC-23 was a highly successful CART racing car that competed in the 1994 IndyCar season with Penske Racing, and in the 1995 IndyCar season with Bettenhausen Motorsports. 1602374400 To keep you in the loop of our latest news, register now for our email newsletter. Mercedes-Benz Classic: Classics, festivals and milestones. 1602435795 The PC-23 was a design evolution of its predecessor, the PC-22,[1] which won the 1993 Indianapolis 500, 8 races over the entire season, and missing the 1993 CART title by only 8 points. 1602426801 F1, Hamilton takes victory to equal Schumacher's win record It won both the 1994 CART season, and the 1994 Indianapolis 500 with Al Unser Jr., together with Emerson Fittipaldi and Paul Tracy scoring 12 wins out of 16 in total, collecting 10 pole positions and 28 podium finishes,[2] in a season that saw Penske also take the Constructor's Cup, and the Manufacturer's Cup with the Ilmor-Mercedes-Benz engine. With temperatures in the 80s, the track sat dormant for most of the afternoon. Vitolo was found on top of Mansell, and the cars were sideways in the infield grass. Nigel Mansell went on to win the 1993 CART championship, with 1993 Indy 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi finishing second in points. It was mated with the in-house Penske chassis, the PC-23. Host/Announcer: Paul Page [4] Despite reliability issues with the engine[4] and handling difficulties with the chassis,[5][6] the three-car Penske team (Unser, Emerson Fittipaldi and Paul Tracy) dominated most of the month, and practically the entire race. The day ended with Scott Goodyear (220.737 mph), driving car #40 for King Racing, on the bubble. 2 Nr. Al Unser, Jr. won from the pole position, his second Indy 500 victory. In the 1990s Formula 1 became an even bigger business - but with more money and power came more risk, writes RICHARD WILLIAMS A change in the regulations meant that this was the only opportunity this high-performance power unit, which was developed in just ten months, had to prove its mettle in race action. John Paul, Jr. (221.691 mph) was yet again the fastest non-qualified car. Statistician: Howdy Bell 1601812155 The team was able to do this thanks to a quirk in the tech regulations, whereby USAC (the United States Auto Club), the sanctioning body for the Indy 500, allowed greater freedom in engine design than Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART), the sanctioning body for every other event in the PPG IndyCar World Series. Motor Klassik Awards 2020: Double win for Mercedes-Benz. [6], Mark Smith (220.324 mph) was again the fastest of the non-qualified drivers. When qualifying resumed, there was not enough time to complete the entire qualifying line. 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