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.

Quiet and unassuming, two-time winner Gordon Johncock was one of the greatest in Indy 500 history and recently received his Baby Borg trophy.

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 ...

Friends and family of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Gordon Johncock gathered today at Binkley's Kitchen and Bar in Indianapolis to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his 1973 victory, where ...

Gordon Johncock, who won a pair of Indianapolis 500s for Patrick Racing in 1973 and 1982, said he never pressured Roger Penske for a ride because he didn’t want the PR workload that went with it.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Johnny Rutherford and Gordon Johncock delivered spectacular results at the 1973 Indianapolis 500 that were overshadowed by perhaps the worst month in the history of the storied race.

INDIANAPOLIS — Johnny Rutherford and Gordon Johncock delivered spectacular results at the 1973 Indianapolis 500 that were overshadowed by perhaps the worst month in the history of the storied race.

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 ...