Rick Mears, racing in his second 500, won the pole with a speed of 193.736 miles per hour in his Gould Charge Special with a ...

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.

After the National Anthem was sung by the Purdue Band and “Back Home Again in Indiana” was performed by Richard Smith a ...

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 ...

Helio Castroneves, Rick Mears, A.J. Foyt and Al Unser Sr. have all won four Indy 500s Castroneves, 49, won his fourth Indianapolis 500 at age 46. Sunday's race is Castroneves' first, and likely ...