Vintage Video: 1992 Indy 500 – Little Al Unser Holds On For The Win 7
Al Unser Jr., held off Scott Goodyear by 0.043 to win his first Indy 500.
In this edition of our Vintage Video, we are looking at the closest finish in the history of the Indianapolis 500.
The 1992 Indy 500 is memorable for many reasons.
It started with pole setter Roberto Guerrero spinning out and crashing on the pace lap.
Then, Michael Andretti, the son of legendary driver Mario Andretti, dominated the race leading 160 laps and building a seemingly insurmountable 30-second lead.
However, with 11 laps remaining Michael fell victim to what many have called the “Andretti curse” as his fuel pump failed and forced him out of the race.
That left the door open for another second generation driver as Al Unser, Jr. took the lead and held off Scott Goodyear by 0.043 seconds to become the third member of the Unser family (joining his father and uncle Bobby) to claim victory at the Brickyard.
Another notable component of the 1992 Indy 500 is that it included more former champions than any previous race and was the final Indy appearance for A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears, Tom Sneva and Gordon Johncock.
Check out the final laps of the race.
