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The 77th Indianapolis

500 was held at the
Indianapolis Motor
Speedway in Speedway,
Indiana on Sunday, May
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
30, 1993. Emerson
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month complemented Winning team Penske Racing
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competitive Indy 500 (253.000 km/h)
races in recent years. Pole position Arie Luyendyk

Much of the pre-race Pole speed 223.967 mph

attention for the month (360.440 km/h)
focused heavily on rookie Fastest
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Nigel Mansell, the qualifier
reigning Formula One Rookie of the
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international media
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competitive all afternoon,
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driver
him misjudging the
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Sweeney[1]
quickly passed down the
Honorary
main stretch by Fittipaldi, Nick Fornoro
starter
which proved to be the
winning move. Estimated
400,000[2]
attendance
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and Mansell finished 1st– Network ABC
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swept the top three Color Analyst:
Announcers Sam Posey
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Bobby Unser
After hinting about
retirement in 1991 (and Nielsen
9.3 / 30
ratings
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1992), four-time Indy
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500 winner A. J. Foyt
1992 1994
entered the 1993 race
and participated in the
first week of practice. On the morning of pole day qualifying,
rookie Robby Gordon, driving a Foyt team car, crashed
during a practice session. The incident led to Foyt deciding
to retire from Indy car racing after a 35-year career.

The 1993 race would be the final competitive drives at Indy

for both Mario Andretti and Al Unser Sr. Andretti led the most
laps, but faded at the end to a 6th-place finish. Unser also
led laps during the race, en route to a 12th-place finish.
Andretti would drop out of the 1994 race, and retired after
the 1994 season. Unser abruptly retired during practice for
the 1994 race. Also grabbing headlines during qualifying was
the plight of defending CART champion and 1986 Indy
winner Bobby Rahal. After struggling to get his car up to
speed, Rahal was bumped from the field on the final day of
time trials.

Raul Boesel led 18 laps for owner Dick Simon, the first time a
Simon-owned car ever led the Indy 500. Boesel took the
lead at the start and had one of the fastest cars during the
race. His chances for victory, however, were foiled due to
two pit stop penalties, which dropped him to the back of the
pack. He worked his way back up to a remarkable 4th-place
finish, but in post race interviews, felt the race had been
stolen from him, saying "in my mind, this race is mine."[3]

Contents
1 Background
1.1 Driver and team changes
1.2 Track improvements
2 Race schedule
3 Practice: week 1
3.1 Opening Day: Saturday May 8
3.2 Sunday May 9
3.3 Monday May 10
3.4 Tuesday May 11
3.5 Wednesday May 12
3.6 Thursday May 13
3.7 Friday May 14
4 Time Trials: weekend 1
4.1 Pole day – Saturday May 15
4.2 Second day – Sunday May 16
5 Practice: week 2
5.1 Monday – May 17
5.2 Tuesday – May 18
5.3 Wednesday – May 19
5.4 Thursday – May 20
5.5 Friday – May 21
6 Time Trials: weekend 2
6.1 Third Day – Saturday May 22
6.2 Bump Day – Sunday May 23
6.3 Carburetion Day – Thursday May 27
7 Starting grid
7.1 Alternates
7.2 Failed to Qualify
8 Race recap
8.1 Pre-race
8.2 Start
8.3 First half
8.4 Second half
8.5 Finish
8.6 Post race
9 Race results
10 Race statistics
11 Broadcasting
11.1 Radio
11.2 Television
12 Notes
12.1 References
12.2 Works cited

Background
Sweeping changes were seen at Indy for 1993, both at the
track and amongst the competitors. After the many crashes
during the 1992 race, rule changes were implemented to
slow cars down and to better protect drivers in crashes.
Among the noticeable changes were smaller rear wings, and
the banning of the wheel disc inserts. In addition, the front
noses of the cars were changed, intended to protect the
drivers' feet in a crash. Cockpits were to be redesigned to
allow drivers to pull their feet back before impact.[4]

Also making news at the Speedway was the official

announcement of the Brickyard 400, to be held in 1994.
Tony George and Bill France, Jr. jointly announced the race
on April 14 during a ceremony at the museum, a few weeks
before opening day. The race would give the Speedway two
major events annually starting in 1994.

Beginning in 1993, a speed limit in the pit lane (100 mph)

was enforced at all times. In the previous year, it was only in
force during caution periods.
Driver and team changes

During the offseason, four-time Indy

500 winner Rick Mears announced
his retirement from racing. Penske
driver Paul Tracy elevated into the
ride, taking over full-time, where he
had previously driven part-time in
1991–1992. Tracy would earn his
first career Indy car victory at Long
Beach, the last race before
Indianapolis.

The biggest story going into the Nigel Mansell arrived at Indy
season surrounded Newman/Haas for the first time in 1993.
Racing. Michael Andretti left the
CART series and signed with McLaren to drive in Formula
One. Taking Andretti's place would be reigning Formula One
World Champion Nigel Mansell. Mansell came to the
American open wheel series with considerable fanfare and
huge media attention. Mansell joined fellow former World
Driving champion Mario Andretti as teammates. Mansell won
the CART season-opener at Surfers Paradise, but was
involved in a crash during practice for the Valvoline 200 at
Phoenix. He suffered an injured back, and sat out that event.
Since he missed the Phoenix race, Indianapolis would serve
as Mansell's first-ever oval race start. Mansell underwent
back surgery on April 28, forcing him to miss rookie
orientation, and the opening weekend of practice at Indy.

Truesports racing was absorbed by Rahal-Hogan Racing,

and driver Bobby Rahal took over the existing Truesports
chassis program to start out the season. Rahal entered the
race as the defending CART series champion, and was
coming off a second-place finish at Long Beach.

Galles Racing maintained its driver lineup for 1993.

Defending Indy 500 winner Al Unser Jr. returned, as did
Danny Sullivan. The team, however, scrapped the Galmer
chassis program. Kevin Cogan joined the team at Indy only,
making it a three-car Indy 500 effort.

At Chip Ganassi Racing, Eddie Cheever departed, and was

replaced by Arie Luyendyk. In 1992, Luyendyk was out of a
full-time ride, and drove for Ganassi at Indy and Michigan
only. For 1993, Luyendyk was back with the team, this time
for a full-season ride. After his devastating crash in 1992,
Nelson Piquet returned to Indy after a lengthy rehabilitation.
Former winners Tom Sneva and Gordon Johncock also
retired during the off-season, though Sneva did arrive at the
track hoping for an outside chance to land a ride.

After two years of retirement rumors, four-time winner A. J.

Foyt entered once again as a driver, looking to qualify for his
36th consecutive Indy 500. Rookie driver Robby Gordon was
entered in a second Foyt team car. The other active four-
time winner, Al Unser Sr., secured a ride with King Racing.
The previous two years, Unser had entered the month
without a ride.

Track improvements

Following the 1992 race, an extensive construction project

was undertaken at the Speedway. The "apron" lane at the
bottom of the track was removed, and replaced with a new
separated warm-up lane, similar to the one at Nazareth
Speedway. A grass strip physically separated the track
surface from the new warm up lane. Rumble strips were
installed below the white line to discourage drivers from
dipping below the white line. The improvements were made
in an effort to curtail speeds, and reduce impact angles, but
were criticized by some who said that it made the track too
narrow and would make passing more difficult.

The entire outer retaining wall and catch fence was replaced,
mostly in anticipation of the 1994 Brickyard 400. Other
physical improvements included new grandstands at the
north end of the circuit, observation mounds in the infield,
and the completion of a new championship-caliber golf
course on the grounds, designed by Pete Dye called
Brickyard Crossing.

Race schedule
 Race schedule — April/May 1993
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
25 26 27 28 29 30 1
ROP ROP

3 4 5 6 7
2 8
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ROP Practice
Marathon

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9 10 11 12 13 14
Pole
Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice
Day

16 22
17 18 19 20 21
Time Time
Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice *
Trials Trials
where
23 24 25 26 27 28 activit
29
Bump Carb signifi
Parade
Day Day limited
30 31 ROP —
Indy Memorial
Rookie
500 Day
Orient

Practice: week 1
Opening Day: Saturday May 8

The traditional opening day ceremonies were capped off

when Dick Simon Racing was the first team out on the track
(for the 6th consecutive year). Marco Greco was the first
driver to complete a lap, with the rest of the Simon cars
following in a diamond formation.

Shortly before 3 p.m., Jeff Andretti entered the warm up lane

in turn three too fast, and slid back onto the track into the
path of Roberto Guerrero's car. Guerrero went high to avoid
Andretti's spinning car, and brushed the outside wall. Neither
driver was injured.

Mario Andretti (222.124 mph) was the fastest car of the day.

Sunday May 9

Paul Tracy was the fastest of the day. Jeff Andretti blew an
engine, starting a huge fire at the back of his car, which he
was able to guide back to the pits.

Monday May 10

Team Penske led the speed charts, with Paul Tracy

(220.724 mph) first and Emerson Fittipaldi (220.691 mph)
second. Nelson Piquet was 9th-fastest before he clipped the
outside wall exiting turn 2.

Tuesday May 11

Arie Luyendyk set the fastest lap thus far for the month at
225.89 mph. Hiro Matsushita and Paul Tracy both survived
separate spins at the pit entrance without hitting anything.
At about 1:30 p.m., A. J. Foyt took his first shake down laps
of the month, reaching a top lap of 212 mph.

Wednesday May 12
Rookie Nigel Mansell passed his physical and began his four-
phase drivers test. He breezed through all four phases, with
a top lap of 218.579 mph. Though he was unable to attend
the Rookie Orientation Program, Mansell received special
permission from USAC to skip the program, due to his
extensive auto racing experience and expertise.

Robbie Buhl crashed in turn two, suffering a concussion,

which sidelined him until May 19th. Ross Bentley and Olivier
Grouillard also spun out on the track.

Raul Boesel topped the speed chart for the day at

224.461 mph.

Thursday May 13

Arie Luyendyk once again set the fastest lap thus far for the
month, raising it to 226.182 mph. The day was without
incident, except for Robby Gordon, who "whitewalled" the
outside wall at the southchute, suffering minor suspension
damage.

Mario Andretti was second fastest (225.423 mph), the

second driver of the month over 225 mph. In his first full day
of practice, Nigel Mansell was 6th fastest, with lap of
224.372 mph.

Friday May 14
Raul Boesel (225.592 mph) topped the speed chart for the
final day of practice before pole day. Nigel Mansell continued
to impress, posting the second-fastest lap of the day
(224.949 mph). Mario Andretti was third, but Arie Luyendyk
was only 9th fastest.

Incidents on the track involved three drivers. At 12:20 p.m.,

Didier Theys spun out of turn 4 and hit the inside wall,
bouncing back to the middle of the frontstretch. The car was
heavily damaged, but Theys suffered only a bruised thigh. At
1:53 p.m., Ross Bentley abruptly stopped on the main
stretch, with the car on fire. He quickly scrambled to exit the
cockpit. A fuel pressure regulator broke, spilling fuel, and
igniting. Bentley suffered first and second-degree burns to
his face and hands, and he would sit out the rest of the
month. Late in the day, Mario Andretti spun in the warmup
lane, but did not make contact.

Time Trials: weekend 1

Pole day – Saturday May 15

Pole day was warm and sunny. At 8:11 a.m., during the
morning practice session, rookie Robby Gordon, driving the
#41 Foyt entry, spun exiting turn 1, then brushed the wall
with the nose of the car. The car continued to slide, righted
itself forward, and slid along the outside wall in turn two.
Gordon was uninjured. About two hours later, unexpectedly,
A. J. Foyt donned his racing suit for the final time, and took
to the track for a final "farewell" lap. After the Gordon crash,
Foyt decided he was unable to fully concentrate his efforts
on both driving and running the team successfully, and after
previously hinting at retirement in 1991, he made his
retirement official effective immediately.[5]

An emotional and teary-eyed Foyt was interviewed by Tom

Carnegie over the public address system, giving his farewell
speech to the fans:[6]

"It's a hard decision, but there comes a time. The fans

have brought me back as many years as I've been back,
but I felt like, if I'm gonna run a team, I can't be in a race
car. Seems like every time I'm not with the car something
happens, and I realized that this morning. Just as it...I
went to get the green, the yellow come out, it's my other
car. So, if I'm going to be a successful car owner, I've got
to spend 110% of my time with the car and not think of A.
J. So, Mr. [Lou] Bantle, and Ford Motor Company, this
decision was made about, well when Robby hit the wall
was when I made the decision. I intended to qualify, and
the car's a very fast car, I got out of. I know it [would]'ve
make the race very easy, I'd have no problem putting it in
the show, and I think, like I said, [there] comes a time, I
love all y'all a lot, you've been great fans, I love you, and
I'll still be back and we'll still be up in the winner's circle.
 Thank you very much.

Promptly at 11:00 a.m., time trials began with Stan Fox the
first driver in line. After three inconsistent laps, Fox waved
off. Due to the challenging track layout (without the apron)
and rules changes, several drivers and teams were uneasy
about qualifying speeds and many waved off. Mario Andretti
was the second car out, and completed his run at
223.414 mph, putting him on the provisional pole position.

In the first hour and fifteen minutes, only four cars

completed runs. Nine cars waved off, including Arie
Luyendyk, and Gary Bettenhausen wrecked on his fourth lap.
At 12:30 p.m., Raul Boesel put his car on the front row with a
run of 222.379 mph. Nigel Mansell waved off his first run,
after three laps in the 218-219 mph range. At 1 p.m., with ten
cars in the field, the track became quiet, as drivers awaited
better conditions.

At 5 p.m., time trials resumed. Arie Luyendyk secured the

pole position with a speed of 223.967 mph. Luyendyk
bumped Mario Andretti to the middle of the front row, and
Raul Boesel held on for the outside of the front row. Nigel
Mansell was the next car out, making his second attempt.
After a first lap of 221.811 mph, Mansell wildly veered to the
middle of the track out of turn four (fearing that he brushed
the wall exiting turn 4). His second lap dropped to 219 mph,
and his four-lap average ended up 220.255 mph, good
enough for 8th starting position in the middle of row 3.

Emerson Fittipaldi, Kevin Cogan, and Stefan Johansson were

the only other cars to complete runs. The day ended with 15
cars in the field, and Pruett (216.794 mph) as the slowest.
Bobby Rahal was among the drivers not yet in the field.

Pole Day
Pos. No. Driver Team Chassis Engine
Arie
Chip Ganassi
1 10 Luyendyk Lola FordXB
Racing
W
Mario
Newman/Haas
2 6 Andretti Lola FordXB
Racing
W
Raul Dick Simon
3 9 Lola FordXB
Boesel Racing
Scott
4 2 Walker Racing Lola FordXB
Goodyear
Al
5 3 Unser Jr. Galles Racing Lola Chevrolet
W
Stefan
Bettenhausen
6 16 Johansson Penske Chevrolet
Racing
R
Paul
7 12 Team Penske Penske Chevrolet
Tracy
Nigel Newman/Haas
8 5 Lola FordXB
Mansell R Racing
 Emerson
9 4 Team Penske Penske Chevrolet
Fittipaldi
W

Roberto Budweiser
10 40 Lola Chevrolet
Guerrero King Racing

Scott Dick Simon

11 22 Lola FordXB
Brayton Racing
Danny
12 7 Sullivan Galles Racing Lola Chevrolet
W
Nelson Menard Menard
13 77 Lola
Piquet R Racing (Buick)
Kevin
14 11 Galles Racing Lola Chevrolet
Cogan
Scott ProFormance
15 46 Lola Chevrolet
Pruett Motorsports

Second day – Sunday May 16

Several drivers who waved off on pole day completed runs

on the second day. Among those who qualified comfortably
were Jeff Andretti, Lyn St. James, and Teo Fabi. After
struggling all week with the Truesports chassis, Bobby Rahal
completed a run at 217.140 mph.

With the field filled to 26 cars, Mark Smith (214.356 mph)

was the slowest car in the field. The only incident of the day
involved Davy Jones, who blew an engine on the first lap of
his qualifying attempt. The hot fluids entered the cockpit,
and Jones scrambled to stop the car against the inside wall
near the pit entrance and climb out.

Practice: week 2
Monday – May 17

A light day of track activity saw John Andretti shaking down

a car for Willy T. Ribbs at Walker Motorsports. Andretti hit
220.157 mph in the car, the fastest non-qualified car of the
afternoon.

Tuesday – May 18

Rain kept cars off the track until 3 p.m. An abbreviated

practice session saw only 15 cars on the track, with Teo Fabi
(223.381 mph) the fastest of the day; his fastest lap all
month. Willy T. Ribbs took his first laps of the month, and
first laps since 1991, topping out in the 210 mph range.

Wednesday – May 19

Éric Bachelart wrecked early in the session in turn 1, but he

suffered only minor injuries. After being cleared to drive
Wednesday morning, Robbie Buhl wrecked again, this time
suffering an injured foot. To date, Dale Coyne Racing had
now suffered four crashes in the month.
Emerson Fittipaldi, testing race setups, set the second-
fastest lap of the month, at 226.051 mph, faster than the
pole position speed. Olivier Grouillard, Eddie Cheever, and
Jim Crawford led the speed chart for the non-qualified
drivers.

Thursday – May 20

The fastest lap of the month was turned in by Mario Andretti,

who blistered the track at 227.118 mph. Jim Crawford
(221.212 mph) set the pace for the non-qualified drivers. The
day ended 15 minutes early due to rain.

Friday – May 21

The final full day of practice saw heavy activity. A total of 33

cars ran 1,693 laps during the session, and the field passed
20,000 practice laps for the month. Nigel Mansell
(225.468 mph) was the fastest-car of the day, and Robby
Gordon (221.272 mph) led the non-qualified cars.

The only incident of the day involved Dominic Dobson, who

spun to the inside of turn one, and lightly tapped the outside
wall. The car was not damaged, and Dobson was not injured.

Time Trials: weekend 2

Third Day – Saturday May 22
At the opening of time trials, Eddie Cheever was the first car
to complete a qualifying run, It was his third and final attempt
in the #99 Turley Motorsports entry. His speed of
216.415 mph, was disappointingly slow compared to his
previous practice laps. Jim Crawford put a third King Racing
entry in the field, with a comfortable speed of 217.612 mph.

John Andretti signed last-minute to drive the #84 Foyt entry,

and quickly posted a speed of 221.746 mph, the fastest car
of the afternoon, and 6th-fastest in the entire field. Robby
Gordon, now the primary driver for Foyt, followed with a run
of 220.085 mph.

At 5:17 p.m., Geoff Brabham easily bumped rookie Mark

Smith from the field. Smith turned around and re-qualified
his back-up car at 217.150 mph, bumping Eddie Cheever.
The bumping continued with Willy T. Ribbs posting a solid
run of 217.711 mph to bump Olivier Grouillard. Eddie Cheever
took out his backup #99T car for an attempt (his fourth
attempt of the month), but waved off. The day ended with
Dominic Dobson bumping out Scott Pruett.

With questionable weather in the forecast for Sunday, the

field was filled to 33 cars, with Bobby Rahal on the bubble.

Bump Day – Sunday May 23

With the field already filled to 33 cars, Bump Day, the final
day of time trials, started with unfavorable weather
conditions. Wind gusts up to 30 mph were observed, which
kept cars off the track most of the early afternoon. 1986
winner, and defending CART champion Bobby Rahal
(217.140 mph) started the day on the bubble, as the slowest
car in the field. His R/H chassis was proving to be
uncompetitive in superspeedway trim.

In the morning, Team Menard offered a spare car deal for

Bobby Rahal, who was in considerable danger of failing to
qualify. Rahal declined, opting instead to roll out his backup
car, and start getting it up to speed. After a difficult time in
qualifying, Eddie Cheever quit the Turley team, and took the
vacant ride at Menard.

Qualifying began at 5 p.m., with Eddie Cheever first out.

Though his speed was seemingly fast enough to bump his
way into the field, the crew waved off the run. Bobby Rahal
remained on the bubble. Over the next half-hour, four drivers
(Didier Theys, Scott Pruett, John Paul, Jr., and Éric
Bachelart) all attempted to bump Bobby Rahal from the field.
John Paul, Jr. blew his engine, and the rest were too slow
and waved off. Rahal's team had to keep pulling his backup
car out of line, and moving to the rear, increasing the risk
that he would not be able to re-qualify if he got bumped.

With fifteen minutes left in the day, Eddie Cheever took to

the track, overall, his record sixth qualifying attempt of the
month. At 217.599 mph, he bumped Bobby Rahal from the
field. The move put rookie Mark Smith (217.150 mph) on the
bubble. At 5:54 p.m., Didier Theys took to the track, and
completed his run at 217.752 mph. Theys bumped Smith,
and added to the lore of the Curse of the Smiths at the Indy
500.

With just seconds remaining until the 6 o'clock gun, Bobby

Rahal made it to the front of the qualifying line. At 5:59 p.m.,
he pulled away for his warm up laps. Kevin Cogan
(217.230 mph) was now on the bubble. Rahal's first lap was
completed at 217.360 mph, just fast enough to bump his way
in. However, his second lap dropped to 216.820 mph. His
third lap (214.782 mph) was the dagger, and Rahal failed to
qualify.

Carburetion Day – Thursday May 27

The final practice session saw Scott Brayton (223.547 mph)

set the fastest lap. Nigel Mansell was second, and Raul
Boesel third. No incidents were reported, but a few drivers,
namely Stan Fox, reported relatively minor mechanical
issues.

First alternate Bobby Rahal did not take the opportunity to

practice. Paul Tracy was absent for the day, due to the birth
of his daughter in Toronto. Emerson Fittipaldi shook down
Tracy's car for a handful of practice laps.
Galles Racing won the Miller Pit Stop Contest with driver Al
Unser, Jr.

Starting grid
Row Inside Middle Outside
Mario
Arie Raul
1 10 6 Andretti 9
Luyendyk W Boesel
W
Al Stefan
Scott
2 2 3 Unser, Jr. 16 Johansson
Goodyear
W R
Nigel Emerson
3 12 Paul Tracy 5 4
Mansell R Fittipaldi W
Roberto Scott Danny
4 40 22 7
Guerrero Brayton Sullivan W
Nelson Kevin Stéphan
5 77 11 36
Piquet R Cogan Grégoire R
Jeff Teo Gary
6 21 8 51
Andretti Fabi Bettenhausen
Jimmy Stan Lyn St.
7 18 91 90
Vasser Fox James
Tony
Al John
8 76 Bettenhausen, 80 84
Unser W Andretti
Jr.
Robby Hiro Dominic
9 41 15 66
Gordon R Matsushita Dobson
Davy Geoff Willy T.
10 50 27 75
Jones Brabham Ribbs
 11 60 Jim 92 Didier 59 Eddie
Crawford Theys Cheever

Alternates

First alternate: Mark Smith R (#25, #25T) – Bumped

Second alternate: Bobby Rahal (#1, #1T) – #1
Bumped, #1T too slow

Failed to Qualify

Olivier Grouillard R (#29) – Bumped

Scott Pruett (#46) – Too slow
Éric Bachelart (#39) – Too slow
Rocky Moran (#43) – Too slow
John Paul, Jr. (#93) – Blown engine during
qualifications
Buddy Lazier (#20) – Blown engine during
qualifications
Ross Bentley R – car fire during practice
Robbie Buhl – practice crash
A. J. Foyt (#14) – retired on pole day morning, did
not attempt to qualify
Mike Groff (#26) – did not attempt to qualify

Race recap
Pre-race
After the tumultuous off-season, and surprising events
during time trials, the 500 would line up with several familiar
drivers on the sidelines for one reason or another. A. J. Foyt,
Rick Mears, Gordon Johncock, and Tom Sneva were retired.
Michael Andretti was not participating while both Bobby
Rahal, and Scott Pruett failed to qualify.

After the miserable cold weather from the previous year,

race day dawned sunny and warm. There was pre-race
concern about approaching precipitation, and the forecast
was questionable. Some teams prepared for a possible rain-
shortened race. However, the rain never arrived, and the
race was completed without interruption.

Start

At the green flag, polesitter Arie Luyendyk and Raul Boesel

drag-raced down the frontstretch, with Mario Andretti
dropping back into third. Boesel got the edge, and grabbed
the lead into turn 1. The entire field circulated through the
first lap cleanly, and started to pick up the pace. Boesel
began lapping the backmarkers on lap 8, meanwhile Andretti
moved past Luyendyk to take second place. On lap 16, Jim
Crawford spun exiting turn 2. He flat-spotted his tires, but
did not make contact. He drove back to the pits, and re-
entered the race.

Under the caution most of the leaders pitted. Kevin Cogan

stayed out, and inherited the lead. In doing so, Cogan
accomplished a rare feat in which the slowest qualifier in the
field led lap(s) during the race. In the pits, Raul Boesel was
among those who pitted, and in the process, the crew was
able to remove a hot dog wrapper that was blocking the
radiator inlet. As Boesel was exiting his pit stall, he was
momentarily blocked when Scott Goodyear pulled out of his
stall. Further down the lane, Mario Andretti slowly pulled out
of his pit box, and was ahead of Boesel. Both cars entered
the warm up lane together. Boesel was going much faster
and slipped by Andretti in the warm up lane. Boesel was
unaware and was not informed by the officials that Mario had
crossed the blend line first.

After the field went back to green on lap 21, the black flag
was displayed for Boesel. A controversial stop-and-go
penalty was assessed to Boesel. Confusion hovered over the
reason for penalty. Owner Dick Simon was initially informed it
was for speeding in the pits, but then it was changed to
passing under the yellow. Boesel darted into the pits to serve
the penalty, and fell all the way back to the rear of the field.
He lost a lap in the process.

First half

With Al Unser, Sr. leading on lap 31, Danny Sullivan, suffering

from a pushing condition, went high in turn three and
smacked the outside wall. A piece of the suspension pierced
through the side of the tub, and narrowly missed puncturing
his leg. Danny would not return as a driver in 1994 but did
one last time in 1995. Nelson Piquet, who returned to Indy
after his bad crash in 1992, dropped out with a blown
engine.

Mario Andretti led the field back to green on lap 36, Arie
Luyendyk ran second, and Emerson Fittipaldi third. Mario led
comfortably for the next 15 laps. On lap 47, the leaders
approached traffic, and Luyendyk passed Andretti to take
the lead into turn one. Nigel Mansell began showing
strength, passing Fittipaldi for third, then closing in his
teammate Mario Andretti in second. Down the main stretch
on lap 50, Mansell dove inside Mario for position, but Mario
held him off, sweeping down in front in turn 1. Three laps
later, Mansell finally got by Mario in turn 1, after a hot pursuit.
Andretti pitted one lap later. On lap 56, Mansell passed
Luyendyk coming out of turn 2 to take the lead for the first
time. However, Mansell ducked into the pits on that same
lap, and was not credited with leading a lap yet.

During the sequence of green flag pit stops, the lead

changed hands several times. After all of the leaders pitted,
Nigel Mansell took over the lead.

The yellow came out for debris on lap 89, and after pit stops,
Mario Andretti was back in the lead. Nigel Mansell overshot
his pit stall, and his crew had to wheel him back to
administer service. Mansell dropped to 6th place after a 40-
second pit stop.

The green came out on lap 94, but only lasted two laps.
Scott Brayton and Paul Tracy tangled entering turn three,
and Tracy was forced into the outside wall. Brayton came
down on Tracy, pinching him to the grass, and clipped his
front wheel.

Second half

On lap 128, the only multi-car crash of the day occurred. Jeff
Andretti and Roberto Guerrero came together in turn three,
with both cars crashing out. Leader Mario Andretti ducked
into the pits, however, he entered the pit lane when it was
closed. He was given the black flag and assessed a stop-
and-go penalty. After the shuffle, Al Unser, Jr. took over the
lead, with Andretti second. Meanwhile, Raul Boesel was now
back on the lead lap in 8th place.

Robby Gordon brought out the yellow on lap 169 when he

stalled on the track with a broken gearbox. Under the yellow,
Raul Boesel entered the pits while they were closed, and was
assessed a stop-and-go penalty; however, he did not lose
any considerable track position.

After the shuffle from the final sequence of pit stops, Nigel
Mansell was now back in the lead, with Emerson Fittipaldi
second, and Arie Luyendyk third.

Finish

On lap 182, the yellow came out when Lyn St. James stalled
in turn 4. Nigel Mansell was leading Emerson Fittipaldi and
Arie Luyendyk. On lap 184, the field was ready to go back to
green. Mansell, driving in his first-ever Indy car oval race,
was inexperienced in restarts, and was too hesitant bringing
the field back to green. He exited turn four too slow, and
immediately Fittipaldi and Luyendyk were on his rear
bumper. Mansell realized he was a sitting duck, and swept to
the inside of the track to attempt to block. Fittipaldi quickly
diced around, and got by on the outside to take the lead.
Going into turn one, Luyendyk precariously swept by Mansell
on the outside and took over second place.

With Fittipaldi pulling away, the laps dwindled down, and

Mansell's chances for victory started to slip away. On lap
192, Mansell slid high exiting turn two, and "whitewalled" the
outside wall. A caution came out for the contact, but Mansell
stayed out on the track. His suspension suffered minor
damage, but he continued.

The green flag came out for the final time with 5 laps to go.
Emerson Fittipaldi got the jump on the restart, and pulled
away to a comfortable lead. Fittipaldi won his second Indy
500 by 2.8 seconds over Arie Luyendyk. Nigel Mansell held
on to finish third, while Raul Boesel worked his way all the
way back to the front-runners to come home fourth.

Nigel Mansell became the first rookie to finish the full 500
miles since Donnie Allison in 1970. He won the rookie of the
year award, and led a total of 34 laps during the race. His
late-race miscue cost him two positions, and was largely
chalked up as a 'rookie mistake.' During post-race
interviews, Mansell claimed he was trying to follow the rules,
waiting for the green flag to come out before he accelerated,
and he was surprised that Fittipaldi and Luyendyk had
caught up such ground on him so quickly. He claimed that
"everybody, if you like, cheats on the restarts, and I'm trying
to do it by the rules...and I lost the lead..." However, he did
not protest the results, and was pleased with his
performance. Later that same year, Mansell won the
Michigan 500 and went on to win the 1993 CART IndyCar
championship. Mansell was honored with the Driver of the
Year award, the Autosport International Racing Driver Award
and an ESPY.

Post race

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi, who previously won in 1989

pulled into victory lane to celebrate his win with team owner
Roger Penske. It would be the final time a driver celebrated
in the "hydraulic lift" version of Indy's victory lane, as a new
one was built for 1994. As Fittipaldi emerged from the
cockpit, he immediately began the traditional winner's
interview, being given by Jack Arute live on ABC-TV.
Fittipaldi broke a decades-old tradition, and chose not to
drink the ceremonial milk in victory lane, a tradition that
dates back to 1936. Fittipaldi instead controversially drank
orange juice, which he himself provided, in order to promote
the Brazilian citrus industry. Arute immediately shifted his
questioning to the milk snub, and the exchange on live
television went as follows:[7]

Fittipaldi: "No, I'm not going to have the milk."

Arute: "Now there's a first! Emerson, you're not going to
drink the milk?"
Fittipaldi: "Well, I'm going to drink the orange juice,
that's my producer, and I'm going to help this time orange
juice. I produce orange juice."

Arute: "Back in São Paulo he produces orange juice, so

he's going to go that way."

Fittipaldi refused to even hold the milk bottle, pushing it

away at least three times from the presenter. After the
interview was concluded, and after television cameras had
been turn off, Fittipaldi finally did take a sip from the bottle of
milk at the direction of his owner Roger Penske, however, not
before a controversy boiled. Media and fans reaction was
highly negatively to the snub, and they charged Fittipaldi
with breaking the popular and long-standing Indy tradition
for personal gain. He quickly gained hecklers, and was
booed the following week during driver introductions at
Milwaukee. A few days after the race, Fittipaldi issued an
apology statement, and donated the $5,000 prize from the
American Dairy Association of Indiana to charity.[8]

Race results
FP SP No. Driver Qual QR C E Laps
Emerson
1 9 4 220.150 14 P C 200 157.2
Fittipaldi W
Arie +2.8
2 1 10 223.967 1 L F 200
Luyendyk W seco
Nigel +4.2
3 8 5 220.255 13 L F 200
Mansell R seco
Raul +4.78
4 3 9 222.379 3 L F 200
Boesel seco
Mario +5.41
5 2 6 223.414 2 L F 200
Andretti W seco
Scott +6.54
6 11 22 219.637 18 L F 200
Brayton seco
Scott +7.91
7 4 2 222.344 4 L F 200
Goodyear seco
Al Unser, +9.9
8 5 3 221.773 5 L C 200
Jr. W seco
+17.4
9 17 8 Teo Fabi 220.514 10 L C 200
seco
 John +17.7
10 24 84 221.746 6 L F 200
Andretti seco
Stefan
11 6 16 220.824 8 P C 199 Runn
Johansson R
Al Unser
12 23 80 217.453 32 L C 199 Runn
W
Jimmy
13 19 18 218.968 20 L F 198 Runn
Vasser
Kevin
14 14 11 217.230 33 L C 198 Runn
Cogan
Davy
15 28 50 218.416 23 L C 197 Runn
Jones
Eddie
16 33 59 217.599 31 L B 197 Runn
Cheever
Gary
17 18 51 220.380 11 L M 197 Runn
Bettenhausen
Hiro
18 26 15 219.950 16 L F 197 Runn
Matsushita
Stéphan
19 15 36 220.851 7 L B 195 Runn
Grégoire R
Tony
20 22 76 Bettenhausen, 218.034 25 P C 195 Runn
Jr.
Willy T.
21 30 75 217.711 29 L F 194 Runn
Ribbs
Didier
22 32 92 217.752 28 L B 193 Runn
Theys
Dominic
23 27 66 218.776 21 G C 193 Runn
Dobson
 24 31 60 Jim 217.612 30 L C 192 Runn
Crawford
Lyn St.
25 21 90 218.042 24 L F 176 Gear
James
Geoff
26 29 27 217.800 27 L M 174 Engin
Brabham
Robby
27 25 41 220.085 15 L F 165 Gear
Gordon R
Roberto
28 10 40 219.645 17 L C 125 Cras
Guerrero
Jeff
29 16 21 220.572 9 L B 124 Cras
Andretti
30 7 12 Paul Tracy 220.298 12 P C 94 Cras

31 20 91 Stan Fox 218.765 22 L B 64 Engin

Nelson
32 13 77 217.949 26 L M 38 Engin
Piquet R
Danny
33 12 7 219.428 19 L C 29 Cras
Sullivan W

W – Former Winner, R – Rookie

*C Chassis: G=Galmer, L=Lola, P=Penske

*E Engine: B=Buick, C=Ilmor-Chevrolet, F=Cosworth-Ford,

M=Menard (Buick)

All cars utilized Goodyear tires.

Race statistics
There were 23 lead changes involving a race record 12
different leaders. Kevin Cogan, the slowest qualifier, led 3
laps, the first time since 1923 that the slowest driver in the
field led a lap at Indy.

The ten cars finishing on the lead lap was the most in Indy
history up to that point, although it was not the most cars
completing the full 500 miles (the record was 16 in 1959).
However, since the implementation of the "pack-up" rule
during caution periods in 1979, and the fact that extra time
to complete the 500 miles was eliminated in the mid-1970s,
ten cars completing 500 miles on the lead lap broke the
CART-era record of four (1980, 1986, 1992).

The field completed a then race-record 5,733 out of a

possible 6,600 laps (86.9%) for a full 500-mile race; a
record that stood until 2013.

Lap Leaders
Laps Leader
Raul
1–17
Boesel
Stéphan
18
Grégoire
19– Kevin
22 Cogan
23– Al Unser,
31 Sr.
32– Mario
46 Andretti
47– Arie Total laps led
57 Luyendyk
Laps Leader
58– Al Unser,
Mario
63 Sr. 72
Andretti
64– John Cautions: 8 for 49 laps
Nigel
65 Andretti 34 Laps Reason
Mansell
66– Robby 16– Crawford spin on
Raul
67 Gordon 18 20 backstretch
Boesel
68– Scott 31– Sullivan crash in
Al Unser,
69 Goodyear 17 37 turn 3
Jr.
70– Nigel 89–
Emerson Debris
91 Mansell 16 93
Fittipaldi
92– Mario 95– Tracy crash in
Al Unser,
128 Andretti 15 103 turn 3
Sr.
129– Nigel 128– Andretti/Guerrero
Arie
130 Mansell 14 138 crash in turn 3
Luyendyk
131– Arie 169– Gordon stalled,
Scott
132 Luyendyk 5 174 tow-in
Goodyear
Mario 183– St. James
133 Kevin
Andretti 4 185 stalled, tow-in
Cogan
Arie 193– Mansell brushed
134 John
Luyendyk 2 195 wall in turn 2
Andretti
135– Al Unser,
Robby
151 Jr. 2
Gordon
152– Mario
Stéphan
168 Andretti 1
Grégoire
169– Scott
171 Goodyear
Mario
172
Andretti
Raul
173
Boesel
Mario
174
Andretti
 175– Nigel
184 Mansell
185– Emerson
200 Fittipaldi

Broadcasting
Radio

The race was carried live on the IMS Radio Network. Bob
Jenkins served as chief announcer for the fourth year.
Johnny Rutherford, who missed the broadcast in 1992,
returned to serve as "driver expert."

Besides Rutherford, the rest of the crew remained the same

from 1991–1992.

For the first time, the radio network did not feature a
separate live interview with the winner from victory lane. The
network simulcast the ABC-TV live interview, which would
occur immediately as the driver arrives in victory lane. This
allowed the radio audience to hear the first words spoken by
the winner, increasing the spontaneity, and prevented the
driver from having to repeat an entire interview for a second
audience.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network

Turn
Booth Announcers Pit/garage reporters
Reporters
 Chief Announcer: Turn 1: Jerry Bob Forbes (north pits)
Bob Jenkins Baker Brian Hammons (north-
Driver expert: Johnny Turn 2: Gary center pits)
Rutherford Lee Sally Larvick (south-
Statistician: Howdy Turn 3: center pits)
Bell Larry Henry Chris McClure (south
Historian: Donald Turn 4: Bob pits)
Davidson Lamey Chuck Marlowe
(garages)

Television

The race was carried live flag-to-flag coverage in the United

States on ABC Sports. Paul Page served as host and play-
by-play announcer, joined by color commentators Bobby
Unser and Sam Posey. A slight change came about for 1993.
Bobby Unser left the announcing booth, and reported from
the turn two position on top of the luxury suites.[9] The move
was supposedly to offer a fresh perspective, but others
believed it was to separate Unser and Posey, who were
known to engage in heated exchanges and debates on-air.

Besides Unser moving his reporting position, the same exact

crew, and respective duties, from 1990–1992 returned.
Bobby Rahal, who failed to qualify for the 1993 race, was
invited to be part of the crew, but declined.[9] Two new
camera angles debuted, with scaffolding towers erected
inside the turns. This was done in part due to construction of
new grandstands at the north end of the track and due to
the outer retaining fence having been raised. Producers
wanted an unobstructed view of the track, and for 1993,
desirable camera locations were unavailable on the outside.

ABC Television
Booth Announcers Pit/garage reporters
Host/Announcer: Paul Page Jack Arute
Color: Sam Posey Gary Gerould
Color/Turn 2: Bobby Unser Dr. Jerry Punch

Notes
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1993
Indianapolis 500.

References

1. Fox, Jack C. (1994). The Illustrated History of the

Indianapolis 500 1911-1994 (4th ed.). Carl Hungness
Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 0-915088-05-3.
2. Miller, Robin (May 31, 1993). "It's Fittipaldi with a fast
finish". The Indianapolis Star. p. 2. Retrieved June 2,
2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. 1993 Indianapolis telecast – Boesel post-race interview
with Jack Arute; May 30, 1993, ABC-TV
4. Indy 500 Ponders Rule Changes
5. Glick, Shav (1993-05-16). "Unplanned Retirement
Went As Planned For Foyt". South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
 Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
6. "Sportsview Extra – Report by Brian Hammons".
Sportsview. Indianapolis. 1993-05-15. WXIN.
7. 1993 Indianapolis 500 live telecast. ABC (TV
broadcast). 1993-05-30.
8. "Fittipaldi issues belated apology for swigging OJ
instead of milk". The Indianapolis Star. June 2, 1993.
p. 26. Retrieved October 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

9. ^ a b Milian, Jorge (1993-05-29). "Abc Vows It Won't

Botch Indianapolis 500 Finish This Time". Sun-Sentinel.
Retrieved 2012-07-25.

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