While IndyCar continues trying to Cash-in upon it's
perceived growing popularity at Thy Speedway, another's legacy continues
shriveling away...
Although this is another languishing story,
I-T floated up to Thy Surface upon reading Robin Miller's rant regarding his
Mount Rushmore of IndyCar Drivers, recently which I won't give thee answer
away, albeit there A-L-L legendous' as 'Ol Kenny Sergeant of Speed Freaks would
decry! Not to mention that three-fourths' of these are also included below.
This past January, Bob Harkey at age 85
passed away, as Harkey was then one of the eight remaining men to have raced in
the Indianapolis 500 in both a front and rear engine racing car.
As perhaps you've heard of most of these
remaining seven retired IndyCar chauffeurs holding this distinction, with the
likes of A.J.
Foyt, Jim McElreath, Gordon Johncock, Parnelli Jones, Johnny Rutherford, Bobby
Unser and Chuck Hulse.
As it's a pretty distinguished class
comprising of the race's first ever four-times winner, two three-times winners,
one two-time winner and a single 500 winner.
As these five legendous' drivers have won a staggering total of thirteen
Borg Warner trophies collectively!
And I've enjoyed listening to Mr. Harkey upon
Don Kay's 'lil Autosport Radio Show previously, with the most colourful
"Hoosier" regaling us with multiple stories 'O his life's lore.
As I'm pretty sure that none of those
remaining seven drivers can boast of
ever being a Stunt Pilot or Wing Walker! Although Johnny Rutherford has flown
his own P-51 Mustang's for years past. Whilst the only name above I've never
heard of before is this one Mr. Chuck Hulse, who's a past USAC Midget Racer and
Indy 500 contestant from Anaheim, CA.