In one of the most distinctive cars and one of the most dominating drives, Al Unser began his legendary status at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway exactly 50 years ago. The first of his four Indy 500 wins was the easiest as he led 190 of the 200 laps in the Johnny Lightning PJ Colt/Ford and gave co-owner Parnelli Jones his second trip to Victory Lane. Big Al was never one to give away secrets or share a lot of information, but after drinking the milk he made what was then a startling confession. 'I thought I drove a conservative pace,' said the then 31-year-old after joining brother Bobby on the Borg-Warner Trophy. 'I could have gone harder if needed, but my car just performed beautiful all...
Full Story »