Johncock finished third in the 1976 and 1978 editions of the Indy 500, and had dominated the 1977 race, comfortably in the lead with 16 laps to go, when a crankshaft broke on his car, paving the ...

INDIANAPOLIS – When it comes to hard chargers in the old days of the Indy 500, few drivers had a heavier right foot on the accelerator than a farmer from Hastings, Michigan, named Gordon Johncock.

Johncock also won a thrilling duel with Rick Mears to capture the checkered flag in the 1982 Indianapolis 500, and that race has become a standard by which other Indianapolis 500s are measured. The ...

The closest finishes in Indianapolis 500 history brought a lifetime of joy for Al Unser Jr., Ryan Hunter-Reay, Sam Hornish Jr., Juan Pablo Montoya, Gordon Johncock and Josef Newgarden.The memories ...

In a thrilling battle to the finish in the 1982 Indianapolis 500, Gordon Johncock held off Rick Mears. Mears nearly made the pass going into Turn 1 of the final lap, but Johncock cut him off on ...

Revisiting the 5 closest Indy 500 finishes in race history. Nothing is better than a photo finish at the Indianapolis 500. ... Gordon Johncock: Rick Mears: 0.1600 seconds: MORE: ...

INDIANAPOLIS – When it comes to hard chargers in the old days of the Indy 500, few drivers had a heavier right foot on the accelerator than a farmer from Hastings, Michigan named Gordon Johncock.

No. 12: A.J. Foyt captures elusive fourth Indy 500. A.J. Foyt took the lead on Lap 185 of the 1977 Indianapolis 500 when a crankshaft broke on the dominant car of Gordon Johncock, who had led 129 ...

The closest finishes in Indianapolis 500 history brought a lifetime of joy for Al Unser Jr., Ryan Hunter-Reay, Sam Hornish Jr., Juan Pablo Montoya, Gordon Johncock and Josef Newgarden. The ...