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The 76th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 24, 1992 and was the scene of the closest finish in Indy 500 history. Here's a video of the last laps of the race.
Cold temperatures and high winds turned the race into a crash-filled, marathon day.
Michael Andretti led 160 laps and was 30 seconds in front when his fuel pump suddenly failed with eleven laps to go.
With 7 laps to go, the green flag came out, and the race was down to a tense two-man battle between Al Unser, Jr. and Scott Goodyear. The cars battled nose-to-tail around the entire circuit.
On the final lap, Goodyear drafted Unser down the backstretch, and tucked closely behind through the final turn. Out of the turn, Goodyear zig-zagged behind Unser, and dove his nose inside over the final few hundred yards. Goodyear pulled alongside, but Unser held him off officially by 0.043 seconds, the closest finish in Indy 500 history.
Cold temperatures and high winds turned the race into a crash-filled, marathon day.
Michael Andretti led 160 laps and was 30 seconds in front when his fuel pump suddenly failed with eleven laps to go.
With 7 laps to go, the green flag came out, and the race was down to a tense two-man battle between Al Unser, Jr. and Scott Goodyear. The cars battled nose-to-tail around the entire circuit.
On the final lap, Goodyear drafted Unser down the backstretch, and tucked closely behind through the final turn. Out of the turn, Goodyear zig-zagged behind Unser, and dove his nose inside over the final few hundred yards. Goodyear pulled alongside, but Unser held him off officially by 0.043 seconds, the closest finish in Indy 500 history.