ORG XMIT: APHS136887 Indy 500 champs (from left) A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears, Danny Sullivan and Al Unser joke with the crowd as they stand along the pit wall at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 21, 1988. Foyt and Unser have each won the 500 four times, Mears have won twice, and Sullvian one. Mears, Sullvian and Unser will start the start from the race from the front row; Foyt has not yet qualified.(AP Photo) [Via MerlinFTP Drop]
This video features 1986 pre-race Indy 500 interviews with three legends of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy 500 racing…..as ABC’s Larry Nuber interviews 1985 winner Danny Sullivan, regarding all things “head to head and hand to hand” combat with Mario Andretti in last years race.
Following the Sullivan interview, ABC’s Al Trautwig provides insight into the mind of racing legend Mario Andretti….as he gets ready for this year’s 500…..and whether there are any lingering memories of last year’s close loss…..to which Super Mario‘s thoughts are clear and concise.
After a commercial break….this video shifts to ABC’s Jack Arute’s insightful interview with 4 time Indy 500 champion, A J Foyt…..who enters this years race at age 46…..and primed as ever for the ensuing competition.
Any way you cut the pie, when a video appears that has “up close and personal” interviews with Indy legends Danny Sullivan, Mario Andretti and A J Foyt…..there isn’t a race fan alive that won’t want to watch this one….as it is another piece of “pure gold” in our treasure chest of vintage memories here at ImaSportsphile.
