Jim McKay gave it the Murray Walker kiss of death at 1:22:16, talking about breaking the stereotype that people only watch racing to see crashes, then two seconds later there's a huge crash.

@altfactor

2 жыл бұрын

During the years ABC carried the Indianapolis "500" on a same-day tape-delay basis, Jim McKay's call of the start, the first few laps, the last few laps, and the finish was done as the race took place. His play-by-play call of the middle of the race was recorded when the edited tape was broadcast. That might explain his comment on the stereotype of races and crashes, and also explain why his opening comments were carried live, several hours after the race had ended.

@beeemm2578

Жыл бұрын

The horror in Jim's voice is REAL.

@urmo345

Жыл бұрын

textbook example of commentator's curse :D

another amazing Indy 500 classic race, thanks IMS

This was the year I graduated from high school. It was also the last time we had to watch a taped race later in the evening, as 1986 ushered in live Indy 500 coverage, thank God.

@bertpar68

2 жыл бұрын

Not in Indianapolis

@MarsJenkar

3 ай бұрын

@@bertpar68 Yeah, Indianapolis still had the tape delay for a long time after that because of local blackout rules. If you wanted live race coverage, you either had to attend the race yourself, or you had to tune in to the race via the radio. Thankfully the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network was an excellent way to catch the race.

This was my first race. I was 10. Since then i have been to 31 races. This race was the most amazing thing i had ever seen and made me a lifelong indycar fan.

I watched this race when it first aired & haven't watched it again until now. I thought maybe I just didn't remember it as it really happened that terrible day in May 85. After watching it again, it turns out I remembered it perfectly 🤬!!! LOL! As you can probably tell, I'm a Mario fan 😭

@saltybildo9448

Жыл бұрын

Mario always had a rough go i can hear em now bitchin on the radio on my way baxk ro Ohio lol

@mwalker3547

Жыл бұрын

Mario got screwed so many times at IMS.

@watsonroadster3707

5 ай бұрын

Watching Andretti suffering was always a good time for me...This and '87's catastrophe were highlights of the '80's at Indy for me...

@Slinger43

4 ай бұрын

​@@watsonroadster3707Wow! You sound like such a sorry little man, it alway's such a sad thing to see. It's been my experience in life that the more one Hate's on Greatness, the Greater the hated grow's! So tell us all, how did you hating on Mario so much workout for ya? 😂

@watsonroadster3707

4 ай бұрын

@@Slinger43 Nothing better than hearing," Andretti is slowing on the back straight and the power is off!!!"...

Ahhh the 1985 March Chassis, one of my favorite IndyCars of alltime. This 1985 race is my #2 favorite behind only the 1991 race won by Mears...

I was there and seen it from turn 1 ! Unbelievable !

@dlbarney2

Жыл бұрын

Did you seen that wabbit in 1988?

I sat in the first row of the SW vista of turn one... I had the best seat in the house and witnessed this incredible moment in racing. I heard the squealing of tires, and inhaled the thick smoke of burnt tires.

@nos1995

4 жыл бұрын

Need goggles at my local track for rubber debris flying, scrublords lolz

@chocolatetownforever7537

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing story.

I was infield backstretch right on the fence. Danny had been catching Mario. Nobody knew about the spin ... just that Mario came by at like 210 race speed and here came Sullivan under power but at maybe 130. Next lap Mario had a good lead but you could tell Danny was back up to speed. Just sharing a different perspective from the days before instant info.

@justashesaid

9 ай бұрын

I was on the front stretch. Indeed, Sullivan was closing in for the pass as they faded from sight. The phenomenonal and now-deeply-missed Tom Carnegie was calling the action and seemed (understandably) confused by all the tire smoke. He alluded to Sullivan in an incident and Andretti making it through. He still seemed to be trying to account for where Sullivan was, well after the spin. Meanwhile, both Andretti and Sullivan were pitting before he was able to make sense of it. What a beautiful day, blessed to be able to experience that place in that era as a teenager.

@MarsJenkar

3 ай бұрын

If you'd had a radio tuned in to the IMS Radio Network you might have been able to garner what was happening in real time... but it would have been difficult to hear the radio over the crowd without a good set of headphones.

@johnjones5354

3 ай бұрын

I was sitting in stand G, and the spin occurred right in front of me. I had just happened to be prepared to take a picture of Mario as he passed, and actually got a great series of 4-5 of the whole thing.

@MarsJenkar

3 ай бұрын

@@justashesaid He was probably looking for the _wreckage_ of Sullivan's car, not realizing that he had spun without actually crashing.

@finntjomstol9364

2 ай бұрын

@@johnjones5354can you upload slideshow on your channel?

1:15:55 Just amazing seeing Danny slowly catch Mario and then go side by side into turn 1 for the lead. Usually one driver or another will yield, but neither did in that moment. Danny clearly momentarily lost grip while turning on the painted line, leading to the spin. How did he keep the car off the wall? How did Mario avoid Danny in that cloud of tire smoke? Incredibly skillful driving by both drivers, yet unbelievably lucky that they each weren't crashed out of the race then and there.

This is how I quarantine

@fabianrocha9924

3 жыл бұрын

This is how WE quarantine

Lived in Indianapolis all my life, I had just gotten my driver's license around the race in 85. I remember the spinning win. But more than that, my favorite era of Indy cars when it comes to looks is the mid to late '80s. I think Danny Sullivan's car in this race is the prettiest Indy car ever

I was sitting right there in turn two and observed the miracle!

@MetropolisGrafix

5 жыл бұрын

I was in the infield at turn 2. I inhaled Danny Sullivan tire smoke for sure.

And thank God that Jim Nabors returned to singing "Back Home Again in Indiana" shortly after this.

@garylewis6495

4 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@WindTunnelRacing

3 жыл бұрын

This was WAY Better!! The Arrangement was phenomenal. AS Was the Harmonica version that changed key from F to Ab.

Thank you so much for the upload. Just awesome

GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR ESTE GRAN VÍDEO. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS GREAT VÍDEO.

Such a spin, that Sullivan took in this race, if it was done by an IRL car in 2019, it would have put it into the wall. The present day cars just seem a lot more finicky than what they were back in the 1980s.

I wish Mario had won. But after that spin, how could you not root for the kid.

File this comment under "Who cares?!" But....I started driving in the mid 90s and was handed down the limited edition 1985 Indianapolis Pace Car replica. Oldsmobile Calais. Silver and Burgundy leather interior. Aluminum block V6? It had a lot of juice 0-60mph. Now I look back and realize how nice of a car it was for a starter car! If I weren't so socially awkward that car would have had me plenty of prom date!

Jim Nabors will always remain the best singer of Back Home Again. But the Voices Of Liberty did a magnificent version here!

I was infield, at the notorious "Fourth Turn" in the Snake Pit. This is why I have no memory of the race, at all.

The spin and win!🏆🥇one of the most exiting races of all times!👌😎👍

One of the best American drivers Indy race I've seen!..Danny is one blessed guy!...OMG!...Great race!

Adrian Newey's book brought me here

I remember that my dad taped the race on a new VCR my grandmother had bought for us (we all had to be in Ft. Worth for a funeral. Yay.) and I probably rewatched it some 50 times over the next couple of years. I was so mad at Sullivan because he kept my favorite driver from winning!

@raymonddionne5088

4 жыл бұрын

How did you feel 2 years later when Mario was a lap up cruising to victory? Mario being my favorite driver ever

Danny racing under green with a few laps left... "Danny, this is Sam. Can you hear me?!"

This was the fifteenth and last time the race was shown on American television on a tape delay the evening of the day the race was held. Since 1986, the race has been televised live in the United States.

Disney’s 1985 “Voices of Liberty” had more talent than the ENTIRE corporation has today.

@speedybuilds2878

3 ай бұрын

Was thinking this while listening to them sing. Saw them at Epcot 10-15 years ago. Almost brought a tear to my eye. Are they even a thing anymore? Doesn't seem to fit little 2024 Disney.

We were in the Snake Pit that year. The only part of the track we could see was right where Sullivan spun in front of Mario. Just amazing to see. Those were the days!

@patrickgray5633

4 жыл бұрын

It's the greatest thing I've seen as a Indy 500 watcher my whole life. 99.9% of the drivers hit the wall when they spin no idea how Danny Sullivan saved it.

@Slinger43

3 жыл бұрын

@@patrickgray5633 That's ok, neither did Danny! 😖😳😃 LOL!

One thing about this race regarding the final results is that, despite what Jim McKay said about not expecting changes regarding the order of finish by the time the results became official the next morning, which is how it was done back then, quite a bit changed. Johnny Parsons, Jr. had apparently not been credited with one lap and both Johnny Rutherford and Howdy Holmes were each penalized one lap for passing under caution. That resulted in Parsons finishing fifth, Rutherford sixth, and Luyendyk seventh. Holmes' finishing position was not affected, as he still wound up 10th, in spite of his penalty and driving the last 75 laps of the race with what had to be a damaged car as a result of driving down into Rich Vogler, starting that wreck with Vogler and Tom Sneva.

I always liked the live shots Jim McKay and Company did at the beginning of the broadcast. Kind of a lonely look at the track after the excitement is all over. This was the last time the race was tape-delayed. They went live beginning in 1986. Also at 25:42, Jack Arute should have gotten a penalty for running over the air hose. :D

I just finally noticed that on the lap that Danny Sullivan spun because Mario's pit was before the start/finish line and Danny's was after Danny actually made a pass for the lead and lead the lap he spun on. Never noticed that before

1:29:00 the in-race interview is just amazing

@ 2:09:50 Just weird seeing the crash crew wearing t-shirts and bluejeans -- no protective equipment whatsoever responding to this wreck.

Priceless and Amazing Race footage. That’s why it’s The Greatest Spectacle In Racing!!

I miss the 80's cars and aerial bombs

@KTraska82

8 күн бұрын

Jim McKay would like to remind you that those are aerial bombs and not the cars.

thank you

Danny Sullivan made Mario cry on that day.

@dlbarney2

Жыл бұрын

Ala, 1982..good one!

Andretti had a similar white line "wiggle" like Sullivan observed by Sneva and hence his step on the binders !!!

The last, same-day Indy 500 telecast; the following year, they would be live for the very first time.

@Keeper1st

3 жыл бұрын

ABC would. But the first live TV broadcast was in 1949.

Watched Danny's spin from my 1st turn seat. Pretty cool

wow...just wow.....look at all the people in the stands!!!

A good race with a worthy winner. Very good to hear Emmo on US drivers at 1:08:30 . The coverage shows signs of trouble. Long non-race "features," aargh. FF through the Unser, Andretti, Rahal, that could have been 30 sec but go on for far longer. It's too rare to see lap counts on screen.

@epaddon

3 жыл бұрын

That's because ABC's approach to race coverage back then was still rooted in the 1960s-70s philosophy of treating it as a "show" rather than a race, hence the obsession with "up close and personal" features that had long been the Roone Arledge specialty but the problem was that this approach was now horribly obsolete. When they finally won permission to do the race live and then brought in Paul Page to do the broadcasts, they could finally treat doing Indy as a race and not as a "show".

Esses carros da Indy são lindos..

Was sitting right there as a kid watching

I remember this race regarding Danny's spin and win but what I don't remember at all is the interviews and the whole pit stop the family car thing. I go nuts today when they interview someone for 1 minute during the race, or talk about some story about things 40 years ago during the race let alone a full 5 minutes talking about wives living on the golf course not being too keen on their husband's being race drivers. Haha. Man I don't remember that at all. All that stuff should be pre race stuff, it's fun stuff but not in the middle of a race where things are happening second to second.

D. Sullivan was the coolest! My favorite driver from when I was a kid in the 70's till he retried was Mario.

@dlbarney2

Жыл бұрын

Retry that😂

Sweet, now would it be possible to upload next thursday the 1995 Indianapolis 500? Doesn't matter of it's the clean or dirty(raw sat feed) broadcast. If the raw sat feed one gets uploaded i can't wait to hear those legendary verbal feuds between Bobby Unser & Sam Posey.

@LCM2248

5 жыл бұрын

Well then you'll be sorely dissapointed, because there were no such exchanges during the race. Actually, those stories are largely "tall tales" propagated mostly by Uncle Bobby and sometimes by Paul Page. The 1995 raw feed is very interesting, but it doesn't have what you are looking for.

@colinplaysbanjo3860

5 жыл бұрын

The raw sat feed is on here. Just search 1995 Indy 500.

@Slinger43

3 жыл бұрын

No Sam, your WRONG! 😂👍

@nsc337

3 жыл бұрын

@@colinplaysbanjo3860 I know it's on here, but i'd love to see a 1080p version of it.

Running the buick was a long shot with a branch in the way.

Mario Andetti reminds me of a great old poker shark baiting his opponent into a trap, one that should have "cooked" Sullivan. Like slow playing "trips" perfectly only to see the "fish" draw out. Sullivan calls the bet then goes "Runner Runner" (or maybe Spin Spin) to take the win, the pot and all the glory. Danny Sulivan kisses the trophy girl and Mario barks out "shut up and deal" or "he got lucky". The young gun outdrives the master (who at 45 was still in his prime) in a perfectly run race under perfect conditions. Its true Danny Sullivan was "lucky" to even SURVIVE a 200mph spin at Indy much less WIN IT! What skill he must have had to pull that off feat. Hats off to DS and Pensky for beating all those leganday drivers that day. And to go "all in" against the man so leganday that his name alone is sometimes synonymous with the the term Race Car Driver itself, is fantastic. Great post, thanks.

@cjs83172

5 жыл бұрын

And what people forget is that, after Danny Sullivan spun out, there was another incident right after that in which Rich Vogler crashed in the same turn, and Tom Sneva was directly in front of Sullivan and crashed in the Rich Vogler incident, so Sullivan was nearly caught up in the Vogler/Sneva crash.

@Slinger43

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliantly put Sir & yes, it is amazing what some driver's can do with they're eyes closed! 😖😳😃 LOL! 😂👍

1:17 amazing

I was there on the backstretch in the infield was a hell of a save I saw the spin

At the past,in comparison with now,the cars are not so safe,the fuel is highly infflamable,but the races been much more competitives. There was a lot of veteran drivers,some of them champions of indy 500,relatives battle to win. These was the original and emotionally INDY 500.

Montreal one was on Sanair outside of Montreal i saw him at GP of Trois-Rivieres

1:39:00 Danny Sullivan's successful overtake for the lead

@gregj831

Жыл бұрын

He made Mario cry!

Daaaaaaaaang, the 80's and the popped collars hahahhahaha

The liveries were so clean back then. The Bud car just says: Bud. lol

1:16:48 Danny Sullivan’s OUTSTANDING spin & control!!!

@healthyone100

5 ай бұрын

he said in did nothing in the spin but hang on!

2:17:30-2:17:45 Damn Andretti was really mad after losing that race. Read also that he didn't speak to Sullivan for a year after this race, he was that disappointed about the result

the spin and win is awesome still today y all

1:17:00 Simply beautiful

They really made it a point to focus on the wives of the drivers. I guess this is what paved the way for the Kim Burton's of the world a few decades later.

It looked like during AJs long pit stop was his crew giving him a attitude adjustment

@plantfeeder6677

3 жыл бұрын

Give A.J.Foyt an attitude adjustment?! Nobody ever lived to tell about it if they ever tried.😂

The Milwaukee Mile is the oldest speedway in the world (Albeit dormant the past half decade, alas). Surprised ABC screwed that up around the 39 minute mark, considering I'm sure the Milwaukee Mile was just a week or so after their broadcast.

@Slinger43

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, I caught that too SMH

Pedal too the medal,lots of left hand turns.🗽🗽🗽🔧🔧🔧💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰

Were there no pit lane speed limits back then?

@graysinclair6572

5 жыл бұрын

Gavin Mills No.

@kennethbutler1343

5 жыл бұрын

There were two lanes: the 'fast lane' outside and the 'slow lane' inside. With no pit lane speed limits, there were some pretty scary wrecks over the years.

Gracioma de jehola es ladado. :)

In Arute's segment on pit crews, he ran over an air hose. That's a one lap penalty.

ABC would show the Bad News Bears before the race...great memories 👍

The fronts are half as wide as the rears, no wonder they always swap ends .. 2 halves, of a car .. no underboard front edges, looks really dangerous

Era última vez que Abc Transmitiu em Vt

Is it just me or was Sam Posey completely in love with Andretti?

Ah yes, when the Whittington brothers ran together...and then went and ran some coke and laundered some money. Good times in Indy!

@BlueFox284

5 жыл бұрын

Listened to Don Whittington's interview on Dinner with Racers podcast not too long ago. . .Interesting character! Along John Paul Sr. and Randy Lanier, they were the OG Cocaine Cowboys.

@cjs83172

4 жыл бұрын

@@BlueFox284 And unfortunately, in the case of Don Whittington, he threw away the opportunity of a lifetime when he got mixed up in that, because when Gordon Johncock retired, Don got Gordy's seat in the Petty blue #20 car, and although you'd never know it watching the telecast of this race, he was always in contention, running in the top five or six, until he fell out at about the halfway mark with engine problems. And he had proved he could run with the leaders at Indy, because he had a great run in the 1982 race, again running in the top 5-7 all day in one of his family team's cars and winding up sixth.

@staatsfiend

3 жыл бұрын

The Bro's didnt like coke, they only liked the smell of it.

@Slinger43

3 жыл бұрын

All in a day's work in 85! LOL 😂

Danny Tepper.

Andretti left skid marks on the track try in to avoid Sullivan.

Please upload 1992!!

@wildarms007

5 жыл бұрын

1992 was uploaded by the IndyCar official channel

@garrettburkle8401

5 жыл бұрын

wildarms007 Yeah they did but they didn’t upload the pre race. And that’s personal my favorite pre race because it has Delta Force and The Europe Starting Field!!

Spin - 1:16:54 Win -2:13:15

The March is a much better chassis then the Lola!

Here after page 76 of How to Build a Car by Adrian Newey.

1985. My favourite Indianapolis 500 of all time apart from many others. The Spin And Win is one of my favourite wins of all time.

Thought his post-race interview where he pretended that he had baited Danny into that 'weird' risky pass down low (it reality it was down to Danny's misunderstanding the lap count and thinking they were much closer to the end) and that he 'just got lucky' was a bit revealing of a slightly annoying characteristic of Mario's which was always a slight inability to give other drivers credit. It was always down to bad fortune in his mind if he didn't win, never was he just beaten by the better man that day. Many times it was obviously true and of course emotions were running high, but he could have given the man just a bit of respect and credit. Conversely Danny was his usual gentlemanly self, in perhaps a bit of false modesty attributing it all to luck as well. Not true at all. Look at his front tires...he CONTROLLED that spin with perfect countersteer, particularly at the end as it came around the full 360, as much as is humanly possible at that moment with sheer instinctual driving brilliance. As did Mario with his car with HIS instinctual brilliance to stay below Danny. In any event, what a race. What a race call by McKay and Posey. And what a time for Indy Cars and American open wheel auto racing.

Never could stand Sam Posey. This video reminded me as to why.

@Slinger43

3 жыл бұрын

The general race fan, or most of them, viewed Sam as abit of a pompous ass in the early years, by 1985 I was certainly sure of it! 😂 Somehow he managed to stay around long enough for the public sentiment to swing in his favor, then he began to be viewed more favorable by the average race fan, or most of them/us/me LOL 😂👍

15:51 Green Flag

The abc cut aways are ridululous.

4:12 2:17:44

Why did Mario never drive for Penske ? He probably would have been a 4 time winner ...

@bloqk16

4 жыл бұрын

@ChicagoCrew . . . you may want to check the racing results that can be found online, as from what I found, Mario drove for Penske at Indy four times: 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1980.

@paulsonj72

3 жыл бұрын

@@bloqk16 And in those years he was only running a part time Indy Car Schedule as his primary focus was in Formula One. He missed the 1979 500 because the Monte Carlo Grand Prix was the same day and F1 was his focus then.

1:17:00 Sullivan has the lead……

The Spin ...... 1:16:54 The WIN 2:13:15

... Andretti closed the door, there wans no where to go for Danny... so much for Emerson's statements...

@Slinger43

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but your wrong. Danny had been driving on the apron, ALL the way on the apron, for the entire race & Mario knew that, so Mario ran a lane up from the apron to give Danny enough room to run the same line he had been running & no more. Mario was tough, but always fair, NEVER DIRTY. He sure as hell wasn't gonna let Sullivan push him into the gray, because then he would crash, see how that works? Now if your referring to the next time Danny tried that move, well Andretti was pissed by then & slammed the door on him HARD 🤬 Then, having let young Mr Sullivan know his feelings about the first attempt & Danny actually being slightly ahead this time, Mario backed off & let him go.

1:13:00 "We have results from the World 600 in Nascar. Bill Elliott DID NOT WIN." Shows how dominant Elliott was in the mid 80's.

he got poor Mario Andretti with the bill

The song belongs to Gomer!

I waa there in the west side of the snake pit went bu us slide ways YEEYEE

talk about skid marks!

1:22:16 Commenters Curse strikes again.

15:58

1:17:01 here’s what you’re looking for

What's up Jack's root?

Can you please upload the 1983 & 1984 indy 500

@johnnylongfeather3086

3 жыл бұрын

No, I don’t have them

Sullivan was reckless, lacked talent, but he got lucky on this day.

@starguy2718

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, spare me.

@healthyone100

2 жыл бұрын

But he still won the greatest race in the world you can't take it away from him!