One of the most iconic moments in Rick Mears' career came in the 1991 Indianapolis 500. Just one day before qualifying, Mears crashed during practice, hitting the wall and flipping his car upside ...

"I remember being in the airport, leaving after the [1991] Indy 500. And there's Rick Mears up ahead of me. And he's got a duffel bag in one hand and [wearing] a pair of jeans and T-shirt.

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 ...