On Sunday May 30, 1982 the 66th running of the Indianapolis 500 mile race was held on the 2.5 mile oval track at the ...

5 Mears won his first Indy 500 in his first full-time IndyCar season Roger Penske offered Rick Mears a part-time ride for the 1978 season, including a chance to race in the Indianapolis 500.

For Rick Mears, racing was not about experiencing ... driving whenever Andretti was off racing Formula One events. Mears made his first Indy 500 appearance that year and finished 23rd to share ...

Penske drivers Rick Mears, Al Unser and Danny Sullivan swept the front row for Penske in 1988, and Mears won. This is Penske's 19th pole position here, and the first since Simon Pagenaud in 2019.

Team Penske was the first team to sweep the first row in 1988 with Rick Mears, Danny Sullivan and Al Unser. Dave Griffiths talked with McLaughlin after he secured his first career Indy 500 pole.