1989 Indianapolis 500 | Full-Race Broadcast 1080p

The 73rd Running of the Indianapolis 500 was held on Sunday, May 28, 1989, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil became the first foreign-born winner of the race since 1966. The closing laps of the race proved to be some of the most exciting at the Indianapolis 500 with Al Unser Jr. and Emerson Fittipaldi battling in the final laps.

[@FloridaManRacer]

Al Jr. gave Emerson the thumbs up when he drove by on the final lap. True sportsmanship in that moment. and racing has always remembered true sportsmen.

[@shananagans5]

lol With emotions running high I am not sure Jr. gave him a thumbs up but I would guess the gesture involved an up message in there somewhere. That said, once the immediate emotions calmed, Jr. was the consummate sportsman. Many great drivers would realize that was simply an accident from two drivers giving it all they had but it would take them days, even weeks, to calm down and come to that conclusion. Jr. realized that and gave an honest, genuine response as soon as the emotions of the moment passed. You gotta admire that kind of attitude.

[@patrickgray5633]

​@@shananagans5I would have told Emmo he's #1 with a different finger.

[@har234908234]

I still think it might have been a sarcastic thumbs up... with the emotions of the moment I wouldn't have thought less of him if he flipped the bird. That being the case the comments after were all the more classy.

[@wpbarchitect1800]

He meant it ironically, he was furious. He'd fully intended to flip him off but he had a cool enough head and was smart enough to not make an ass out of himself, so he gave him a fake thumbs up.

[@FloridaManRacer]

@@wpbarchitect1800 I'm sure he did, but that being smart enough to not make an ass of yourself is the sportsmanship part. It's treating he event, the fans and your competitors with enough class to not throw a temper tantrum. what's done is done at that point...

[@golfmetrics5088]

We were not the least bit surprised that the broadcast of this race won an Emmy for 'Outstanding Live Sports Special' in '89. The coverage throughout was impeccable! Who woulda thunk it, but Bobby Unser was every bit as good an analyst as he was a driver. We cannot possibly give the man any higher praise than that. Thank you for all you did for the sport of racing, Bobby. ~ RIP, Mr. Unser ~

[@joseguilhermeoliveiraesouz2257]

I watched this race live here in Brazil on Tv Bandeirantes. Narrator: Luciano do Valle and Elia Junior reporting. Emerson was a.Great driver!

[@meninovaldo]

BATEU AL ANSER, O EMERSON VAI GANHAR!!!!

[@jlpickering3881]

This is a superb representation of Indy. Great drivers, great cars, great weather and great coverage.

[@RCR37]

I recorded this as a kid on a VHS tape and used to watch it over and over again. It's amazing to see it again.

[@DJSockmonkeyMusic]

Me too! Except I didn't tape it, my grandfather taped it for me (in the city) and posted the tape to me! (In very rural Australia). Indycars are amazing.

[@The72challenger]

The tires are without doubt, THE most impressive part of these machines. How they keep from completely disintegrating is amazing.

[@jimparker7778]

don't forget the valve springs...

[@danielmelo7146]

RIP Luciano do Valle. Your voice will never be forgotten.

[@rickravon6845]

who??

[@danielmelo7146]

@@rickravon6845 Mr. do Valle, who passed way on this day a decade ago, was the "play by play commentator" of both Fittipaldi wins at the Indy 500. A Brazilian TV legend.

[@rickravon6845]

@@danielmelo7146 Was that the guy who, on the 1987 Indianapolis 500 broadcast, Al Trautwig visited him in the Brazilian TV trailer during the race live on the air?

[@danielmelo7146]

@@rickravon6845 Yes, sir!

[@Meekimotosyoutubechannel]

I was there with my dad and sister. Cogan slide n stop right infront of us. I was too short to see cause everyone stands up. My dad and sister passed away 09, 12. I watched this whole race last night. I really miss them and indy. Its in my blood. I saw all the best drivers met danny sullivan at MIS before he got in his helicopter after the race. Mid Ohio, Indy, Sharon PA, Cleveland grand prix.. Pocono. Been there thanks to my Father and My grandpa who went took my dadat a young age. I sure miss them and this. Love you Fred Meek n Liz Meek.

[@ltjjenkins]

Lovely

[@DJSockmonkeyMusic]

I'm glad you have that memory. Sorry for your loss. Xo

[@johnnystir9796]

The Bettenhausen piece at 22:37 still gets me every time.

[@mrjasonwhite73]

@Flame Resistant Troll If there was ever a family that deserved an Indy win, its the Bettenhausens.

[@Yesterzine]

Especially when you add what happened to Gary in the race, which I didn't know at the time and for that matter, everything that happened to them since, including Tony Jr's death.

[@patrickgray5633]

I use to feel so bad for those guys you could tell they wanted it so bad & unfortunately it didn’t happen. Gary in 72 was heartbreaking he had the car!!!!!

[@pvares]

One of the most exciting 500 ever! Love it from beginning to end, I can watch it over and over again!

[@jpmoh1]

The Gary Bettenhausen interview made a huge impact on me then, still does now.

[@JFein]

I can’t believe the speeds they used to carry through pit lane 😳

[@Murilo220]

Yeah,it's very crazy. The cars going to the pit in a very high speed and exit at full speed after the crew finish the work in the car...

[@HarrierMan99]

This was one of my favorite Indy 500s. You couldn't beat that broadcast team of Paul Page, Sam Posey, and Bobby Unser. That huge Kevin Cogan crash at the beginning of the race was scary. What messed up Little Al at the end was coming up on that lapped traffic. I think the wily veteran Fittipaldi used his experience to beat the younger driver. I have fond memories of this time period in 1989: just a few weeks after the race, my girlfriend and I got engaged (we are still married) and I started a job in a place where I am still working today!

[@alexeimscruz2893]

Kevin Cogan's crash may be scary but the car performed just as its designers had intended: to absorb & transfer most of the crash energy that would have bored by the driver... the fact that Kevin Cogan got out of the car on his own is the result of all the design work the engineer made into the whole car and its tendency for the survival cell to separate from the engine... this sort of accident may not be survivable 10 or 15 years ago before the introduction of carbon fibre composite construction...

[@albertbm98]

37:50 perfect shots, look's like a film. Please do this every year, they look like heroes

[@dcdude345]

its incredible!

[@robossuperchannel9434]

@@dcdude345 All pre-recorded and inserted into the telecast to give you the impression it was live.

[@VampireYoshi]

So be it, if prerecorded. Assuming they faze into the current shots of the Race, then they're being good cinematographers.

[@postnogravy3618]

@@VampireYoshi "phase"

[@protalukoriginal4560]

1:18:01 this one gave me goosebumps

[@derekdavidson6738]

3:23:40 What an amazing save on Fittipaldi's part there as his car is trying to slide out too.

[@weallfollowmanutd]

I was thinking that myself. No mention of that at the time, but Emmo had a 200mph drift on and held the slide with astonishing skill.

[@jonbuckingham5266]

@@weallfollowmanutd True. He left some loooong black lines behind him!

[@DanArnets1492]

If it wasn't the Indy 500, I'd say that Emmo did a very stupid move (way too deep into the apron with a lapper up front fucking up his downforce)... but it's Indy and they were dueling for the win, man

[@effend446]

Air turbulence between the two cars, for sure. Both Emmo and Little Al drifted into each other. If you watch the replay, Emmo nearly lost control of his car as well. As they say, it’s just one of those racing deals. I thought Little Al handled it much better than any other driver would’ve, including his father Big Al, or even AJ Foyt…….Knowing AJ, he would’ve been ready to throw a couple of punches, or bitchslaps. 😂 Ironically, Emmo and Little Al would become teammates at Penske 5 years later.

[@KTraska82]

Crazy even if they both spun out and crashed into the wall one of them would still be the winner because 3rd was more than 2 laps down.

[@vinewood8295]

That beautiful all Penske Chassis front row though...

[@adraacg]

I can't explain it, but the V8 turbo engine sound still gives me goosebumps.

[@towhee89]

Same. Unbridled power maybe? I'm not sure but I love it

[@marcelodombroski4325]

Vitória limpa e justa do brilhante BRASILEIRO Emerson Fittipaldi. E já se passou 30 anos. Jesus! Parece que foi ontem. saudades. O tempo voou rápido demais.

[@leonardoaraujo7179]

Nao esuqca que tivemos Senna no mesmo dia de manha vencendo Monaco. Don't forgot that Ayrton Senna wined the F1 GP at Monaco at same day during the morning

[@ammescritordobrasilltda]

Emerson Fittipaldi 🇧🇷 e Ayrton Senna 🇧🇷 venceram no mesmo dia também

[@musqmeca5301]

@@leonardoaraujo7179 Senna venceu duas horas depois do fim dessa corrida de Indianápolis o grande premio do México.

[@bothropslularapius4119]

@@leonardoaraujo7179 E quase, graças ao palestri* (cartola francês), ao lhe negar a "super licensa" da F1, veríamos o Ayrton detonando nos ovais, como fez Emerson nesta lendária prova (a melhor corrida da carreira de "Emo") *minúsculo mesmo!

[@capriomrowkicz1751]

Stare Dobre Czasy

[@monica93304]

Al Jr. was so classy at the end. Today I can't wait to see if Marco Andretti can win it from the pole. I've been watching the Indy 500 since 1974.

[@chargerfan2]

Always loved Jim Nabors singing before the race.

[@kerrywsmyth]

Wow it’s like an Indy All-Star race. Nearly every driver is a legend.

[@MDCSWildcats86]

John Jones and Ludwig Heimrath are Canadian legends. Don't know about Davy Jones, though.

[@jacksmith3189]

I miss the Penske/Marlboro colors

[@BobO-zo2bi]

You mean Mclaren Marlboro!

[@gladiadorbaiano9533]

@@BobO-zo2bi Maybe you can to think what I will to say funny, but when I was a child and I saw this Marlboro painting in Emerson Fittipaldi's car I thought with myself "The McLaren run at IndyCar as well?!".

[@MDCSWildcats86]

@@gladiadorbaiano9533 Yes, they did. But in the 1970s/early 1980s, mainly.

[@hayden4597]

Emerson drove for Pat Patrick in this season not Penske believe it or not

[@pml444]

Totally. That neon red/orange was awesome to see in person. Never came through on TV.

[@wagner1954]

I stayed at home that afternoon just to watch the full race ! Something was telling me great things will happen. There were live tv to Brasil and our boy Emerson Fittipaldi was in the race. And that day never came out of my mind....

[@wagner1954]

Looks like I am back in time!

[@cosmic_drew]

Wow. That quality is really amazing for 1989!

[@cosmic_drew]

@@MateusGowen Yeah it's awesome that IMS has all of these masters in the vault and whoever is responsible for converting it to digital does a hell of a job.

[@TobiaTesan]

Looks like pretty standard Type C tape fare to me?

[@Yesterzine]

@@cosmic_drew I also love how they left a couple of the conversations during commercial breaks in, them figuring out what happened in the "1st crash of the race" was really interesting.

[@drewzuhosky6826]

@@MateusGowen This _has_ to be a broadcast master.

[@nintendostyle3500]

This is a great broadcast for 1989. Way better than the NASCAR broadcasts of the 80’s

[@asianoramaagain2269]

Terrific finish....No question about it.Probably ABC's best telecast ever.

[@almattei88]

It won the sports Emmy for live broadcast.

[@asianoramaagain2269]

@@almattei88 Yeah,I knew that,but thanks for responding.

[@perignampua]

Much respect for Emo, he could slid like Al Jr but he managed to control his car making a drift @ 200 mph !!!! such badass!

[@TheRealAcirGomes]

Grande Emerson, fazendo história! Mas melhor ainda foi com a narração do Luciano do Valle

[@WendelRLima]

Elias junior novinho

[@LAOVideoFiles]

Thank you very much for sharing the Story of this great event that is the 500 Miles of Indianapolis for those of us who love this beautiful race!

[@johnpeponcraftartandfamily8794]

Amazing race - great to rewatch this again and again- love the coverage! Love the battles! Iconic titans of racing all here

[@theocti2853]

In formation lap 43:57 Gary Bettenhausen Stop Race 47:18 Start 50:46 Kevin Cogan huge crash 1:12:12 Gordon Johncock Engine trouble 1:16:20 Teo Fabi Stop 1:17:02 Randy Lewis Stop 1:23:58 Danny Sullivan Rear Axle 1:33:36 Bobby Rahal Stop 1:36:24 Tom Sneva Fire 1:38:01 Bobby Rahal Stop and out 1:43:23 Al Unser Sr. Stop 2:07:41 Rick Mears engine trouble 2:13:21 Arie Luyendyk Engine trouble 2:23:01 Jim Crawford Stop 2:38:27 Michael Andretti Engine Trouble 2:38:55 Dominic Dobson engine trouble in the pit 2:50:52 One Wheel in the track of Tero Palmroth 3:07:44 Al Unser Jr crash into Emerson Fittipaldi Abandoned cars out of camera Pancho Carter Lap 121 Electrical Problems Didier Theys Lap 131 Engine Trouble

[@badmonkey2222]

Cars looked so cool back then and the sound of those V8s! Met Rick Mears back in 07 at Darlington i was doing a 2 day stock car school and he was there promoting something was so cool and down to Earth.

[@Indy1977TX]

Thank you for posting something new to the official channels. Always love a good race but in the Mears era!

[@vinewood8295]

I don't care what anyone else says I mean I'm primarily a NASCAR fan being from the Southeastern U.S. but there is not doubt that the Indianapolis 500 is the biggest most prestigious race on the planet, I would want to win this more than the Daytona 500 or anything else...

[@permafrost7781]

That Miller car, what a classic!

[@SquiggyWigginz]

I was in the infield TRIPPING BALLS! What a time.

[@sebq998]

Best times for Indy car racing.

[@Tommy2shoe811]

Yep back then they were going toe to toe with F1 then Tony George went stupid and caused the 96 CART/IRL split. At the same time F1 kinda ruined themselves as well just in the opposite way with it becoming a pissing contest between the manufacturers, so much so driver talent has significantly less impact.

[@Alice-nr4oh]

Rossi's my favorite driver so i gotta disagree

[@pml444]

It’s coming back now that the great Roger Penske owns the track and the buffoon Tony George is out of the picture.

[@adraacg]

Golden era.

[@teofilstevenson]

@@Tommy2shoe811 Agreed. Not sure what the financials look like today but the imagine of the sport will never be the same as it was. As a purist fan, Tony George was/is a putz.

[@memo1269]

My favorite era of Indy body styles, and that Marlboro livery will never not look good.

[@CHUUMPASS]

oh that is absolutely amazing ! that is exactly what I needed :) thanks for uploading and sharing. I came here by way of the '89 Nevada Silver State Challenge Unlimited Race btw. :)

[@andrewjenkinson8948]

I remember this Indy was the basis of the first computer game I ever played, Indianapolis 500: The Simulation. I always hated the yellow car.

[@SadisticStang]

Turn it down to 144p to get an idea of how it looked to me on the television from across the room in 1989

[@darkscrotus3614]

Oh gawd

[@jasonrobertsutliff]

It is not 1080p anyway. Did not exist, & certainly NOT in 4:3 ratio.

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

240 probably more accurate in 4 by 3

[@rigel2112]

but it looked a lot better on those old tvs compared to a computer monitor.

[@madisondanton4279]

Tell ya what, Emmo did a helluva job not crashing himself. You can see on the replay how out of control he is and the 11's he put down. Pretty spectacular save when you think about it.

[@WyldStallion-bs9oo]

Great point. I never thought it would be that close. Al Jr was just hanging around for the first 450 miles and found himself 2nd after all of the attrition....reliablity was such a factor back then and I kinda miss it. In 2020s Indy 500s you honestly just need to watch the last 10 laps and thats it. In the 20th century, all 500 miles of the race really mattered.

[@tonygeinzer6034]

Thank you for editing such a classic, even though the ending had the most people upset from an Original Length, Full Day Perspective. I feel like there not words about missing the Old Scoreboards, even though the new one is a PA Extension. The graphics had to be nothing short of on point at this period of time and not everyone was big and they still aren't big on graphics even today.

[@arlindosilva2557]

ABC won a well deserved Emmy by this broadcast.

[@joshwalker2580]

The greatest spectacle in racing!!!!! Everyone should go as much as possible.... amazing every time!!!!🤘

[@BrandonCrosslin]

David Land sent me here.

[@wardhog10]

same

[@nyrmetros]

Same

[@nyrmetros]

@Randy HUTCHINSON yes.

[@juniordasilva2494]

The 2 worlds championships of F1 Emerson Fittipaldi world championship of 1972 and 1974 And Mario Andretti world championship of 1978.

[@cjs83172]

Actually, Emerson Fittipaldi's second F1 title in 1974 came driving for McLaren, not Lotus. (McLaren also won the Indianapolis 500 that year with Johnny Rutherford.) An interesting side note to that was that McLaren offered Fittipaldi it's second car for the 1975 Indianapolis 500, but he felt he wasn't ready for a high-speed oval, so he passed on that chance and the ride went to Lloyd Ruby, who outqualified Rutherford, but only lasted seven laps. And of course, Mario had a history with Colin Chapman that went back about a decade prior to his winning the F1 title for Chapman, because when he won the 1969 Indianapolis 500, he was supposed to drive a 4WD Lotus, along with, among others, Graham Hill (another past F1 and Indianapolis 500 champion), but a couple of days prior to when they ran for the pole, a wheel crystallized and broke, causing Andretti to crash. Of course, we know what happened from there regarding Andretti, but what's not as well known was that Granatelli's STP corporation was also sponsoring Colin Chapman's Lotus team, and fearing the same thing would happen to their cars, Chapman and Granatelli withdrew their 4WD Lotus cars (they did run two other year-old Lotus cars for Carl Williams and Art Pollard), and Chapman and Lotus never returned to the Indianapolis 500 after that, and neither did Graham Hill.

[@bryonkidder6199]

Best Indianapolis 500 ever! Al Unser Jr taught everyone what being a Professional Driver is and how to take it like a man when things don't go your way. I guess Chase Elliott never saw this race and his father didn't teach him any better...lol

[@wpbarchitect1800]

FYI Jr's thumbs up was ironic...it's like when a driver claps at another driver after they punt them off. He sent the message he wanted to send but was far too image-savvy to send it in a blatant way. He was classy in his post-race interview as always. There was a lot of history with these two already after Jr shoved him into the barrier at The Meadowlands race the previous year...Emo was none too happy. It's hilarious how to this day people STILL think it was a sincere thumbs up...are you kidding me? 😂Oh as for NASCAR a once great series has become a carnival side show, the Pro Wrestling of motorsports. A sad joke.

[@chejlr]

Memorial Day weekend is my favorite weekend of the year. Back in those days i would detail my 73 BMW 2002 on Sunday and Monday i would go to the IMSA GTP race at Limerock. I remember this race like it was yesterday, i was in and out watching the race detailing my 2002 when my wife said there's ten laps to go. I remember how exciting those last few laps were and how happy i was to see Emmo win.

[@mihajlovucinic011]

People were so cool in 80's

[@davidca96]

I grew up in the 80's it was a fun time to be a kid.

[@jestertheslacker]

Right? And they weren't trying to be, they just were.

[@bigbow62]

Yes... I agree ! .... of course I was one of them ✌😎

[@skunkbucket9408]

This was the only Indy 500 I've seen in person. It's probably impossible to capture in the broadcast the sheer spectacle of the event. My late little brother and I had seats near the exit of turn one, so we didn't see either of the accidents, but it was still an experience I'll never forget.

[@saltybildo4415]

I was there my 9th year of 30, man I love indy

[@alexking3446]

Great to see the off-air editing of the replay. Thanks from 🇬🇧 abc/IMS. I’m trying to find the 500 I first saw as a kid, we used to get it one week delayed shown on Grandstand. It was earlier than this, probably 87 or 88

[@buckfaststradler4629]

The cars looked much better back then

[@robminmonaca]

Buckfast Stradler thank good ole Tony George for killing that style of Indycar’s off.

[@jade2003YT]

They look even better now as of 2018

[@buckfaststradler4629]

@@jade2003YT As always, beauty is in the eye of the beholder - I think they look like Formula 3000 cars .

[@weallfollowmanutd]

@@jade2003YT they look better now than they have for a long time, however the cars from The 80s and through to the mid 90s were the best looking by a long way

[@D2Kprime]

@@weallfollowmanutd And most definitely SOUNDED better.

[@Mget41]

Yep, this will be my lullaby as I fall asleep tonight.

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

Eeeyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeaaaaalllllmmmm!!

[@mauriciogoncalves1717]

Emerson Fittipaldi, o pai do automobilismo Brasileiro!

[@draginfly3000]

Thank you for the upload.

[@Jonathan83X]

This to me remains my all time favorite Indy 500. It had a little of everything. Big crashes, great looking cars and engine sounds, good back and forth racing and the most epic duel to the finish for the win as far as I'm concerned. Plus, when you factor in all the what if scenarios if Emmo and Al Unser Jr both crashed, you couldn't have asked for a more dramatic finish to the race. It may not have a close finish, but it was nonetheless nothing short of exciting. Just listen to the crowd. How often do you hear the crowd this enthused during a shootout?

[@wickerbill7793]

Jonathan83X I totally agree, I’ve been following the Indy 500 since 1955 when it was only on the radio. This race for me stands out to be one of the epic races of that period with all of the Unser’s still racing, Rick Mears, Andretti’s, Danny Sullivan and more. Even though the cars weren’t as safe as today or as fast, they were extremely high tech for the mid to late 80’s. Those new Chevy V8’s were such a hot motor, just awesome engineering. Little Al raced that PC18 to it’s max. I hope he’s doing well today. He wound up have some rough times later on in his life. I’ve been fortunate to have gone to two Indy 500’s in my lifetime, (I’m 73 yrs young too), and I’m good for two more, God willing.

[@robminmonaca]

Mark Borgatta how upset were you when that 1996 25/8 rule and split took place over the Indy 500 and Tony George with CART ? It seems the true sprit of the 500 was almost taken away during the late 90s with the IRL. Also what about the 1997 with 35 cars more than the traditional 33 ?

[@wickerbill7793]

rob mush I never could understand what TG was trying to accomplish. I never really got that far into it. But there’s a magic about the Brickyard. When I walked onto the raceway grounds for the first time the old saying “ racing’s most hallowed grounds” just rang in my ears. No matter what changes they make it’s still in my mind the greatest spectacle in racing. My old friend Dick Brosius, (RIP), was a USAC steward in the early days. I got to meet a lot of the ole timers. They’re a great society of good folks who just love racing. I might just go for qualifying & carburation day this year. I don’t have race day tickets but it’s awesome to be there for qualifying & bump day.

[@FloridaManRacer]

The battle for last year's had the crowd roaring as Helio joined the 4 time winner's club... That roar was pretty incredible...

[@Jonathan83X]

@@FloridaManRacer Yea, that was pretty awesome I have to admit. I was rooting so hard for Helio to do it.

[@DiegoOspina86]

7:20 the starting grid

[@grungyflannel]

Shots every time Paul Page mixes up the Unsers!

[@metzemaz3686]

What a Race and what a Finish .. amazing !!! Thanks for Upload ;)

[@danroyer6830]

In 1989 Fittipaldi was the first foreign born winner since 1969 (Andretti).

[@michaelprice7005]

It's funny seeing Marco as a toddler.

[@onemorething100]

He hasn't grown up much

[@fly5155]

OneMore Thing grown up enough to win the pole for the Indy 500 lol

[@vinewood8295]

Thank you for this upload Indianapolis Motor Speedway. You guys inside the museum on race weekends should play the Delta Force theme during the 500 race weekend along with Breaking The Sound Barrier by Bill Conti. It was one of the theme song for the movie The Right Stuff.

[@blpanthers00]

So interesting to watch the pre race as they go over all the “new” technology for the race that is now outdated

[@matthewmcsweeney5996]

Awesome! I really want to see 1996-98 and 1972 and 1976!

[@andrewhooker8798]

I’ll second that! 1996 was a great race, Tony Stewart was a rookie (and led a lot of laps if I recall correctly), Lazier with the win, and one hell of a crash on the last lap turn 4. Man 90s indycar is what I grew up watching. Nothing like it!

[@MDCSWildcats86]

@@andrewhooker8798 And don''t forget, 1996 had four cars (Alboreto, Zampedri, Gosek, Racin Gardner) that had identical paint schemes. I wonder how you could have told them apart (Gardner had a jetblack helmet, Alboreto was maize/blue [possibly a shout-out to "The School up North?"}, for those who care.)?

[@johnpoor8829]

No gimmicks, no spec racing, no "wave-arounds," and a hell of a race!

[@organicmechanic1662]

I don't blame Emmo at all. Little Al should have given him more room, he was entirely in Emmos lane. Emmo turned all the way to the bottom and Jr turned into Emmos lane. Should have given him more room. Where did he think Emmo was going to go?!?

[@adrianodosveras]

Yeah...

[@JoeOvercoat]

If the series would simply black flag rigs that don’t stand a chance of getting any points that never would’ve happened to begin with. They are lucky the two cars didn’t get tangled up. To this day traffic decides races. .

[@heetseeker8017]

Lol u don’t know a thing about racing. Al gave him more than enough room. EMMO did not hold his line so it’s his fault. Luckily the racing Gods righted this wrong in 94 so all is good now.

[@fiatfan83]

That comment about Penske perhaps having an engine of his own in the future was so prescient.

[@donlove3741]

First 500 I attended. Went to all til 90th running. Real racing .. Andrettis , Emo , Mears , Unser , Arie , Jaques , Zanardi , Mansel..... Good lord what a time .

[@protalukoriginal4560]

1:18:10 amazing the engine roar

[@hoosierdaddy8002]

I was there. I was sitting where Cogan hit. I had some minor facial cuts and taken to the infield hospital. It was also the year Fittipaldi drank orange juice instead of milk in victory lane and ticked alot of people off.

[@hoosierdaddy8002]

@@MateusGowen I stand corrected. Your right.

[@davesteel81]

I really miss the old track!

[@mikehergenroether6160]

Just pointing out that this is regarded as a great Indy 500 and it didn't involve manufactured aero passing every lap.

[@danschreffler1280]

What a beautiful day that was!

[@I_Comment_Anything]

Al Unser Jr Vs Fittipaldi Was My Favorite Battle

[@weallfollowmanutd]

Rick Mears Penzoil Penske has to be one of the prettiest single seater racing cars I've ever seen.

[@sneocatenaccio746]

I'm brazilian and tottally agree with you, that yellow car, Macllaren/Penske, Lotus of Ayrton Senna are the most beatifull car to me until today.

[@weallfollowmanutd]

@@sneocatenaccio746 as long as the chassis is good looking, that yellow will always be beautiful to behold.

[@SpaNT650]

I'm an SCCA driver that was involved in a endurance race at Sears point international raceway Sonoma. While I was in the pits a car came in with a slipping clutch in the driver was yelling at the crew about it... The crew chief yelled at one of the other mechanics to go get the Coca-Cola out of the cooler, they proceeded to pour a few cans of Coca-Cola through the bellhousing inspection hole onto the clutch while the clutch was disengaged. And off they went! 1:44:27

[@geraldo209]

ALL of the greatest legends were present in this race where fitipaldi rose to the top. Lots of respect. Awesome. And badass.

[@WyldStallion-bs9oo]

Many of them raced into their 50s in age so I was lucky to see them that way so i can still tell people I saw AJ Foyt, Emerson Fittipaldi, Al Unser Sr, Gordon Johncock, Tom Sneva, Rick Mears, and Mario Andretti race

[@WildwoodClaire1]

Each of AJ Foyt's wins at Indy was due to the astonishingly bad luck of other drivers (Eddie Sachs in 1961, Bobby Marshmann and Jim Clark in 1964, Parnelli Jones in 1964 and 1967, and Wally Dallenbach in 1977).

[@G.P_79]

It was Johncock in 77 his engine blew.

[@senorsoupe]

To finish first, first you must finish. The Andretti's were notorious for driving way too hard in 500 mile races and breaking their cars but AJ (like Al Sr and Rick Mears) was much better at preserving his equipment

[@u2zero2u]

I live 1 hour drive from the Indianapolis, 60 miles, and have never seen it live even though I love the Indy 500. It has been blacked out for people like me because its so close so that made me wonder if people that can't see it live have a different tradition or experience. In me area almost everyone has a cookout with the 500 on the radio.

[@cars4920]

DUDE, I MISS THE 80'S

[@Bubbles23XI]

4:00 the theme sounds good. Does anyone know where I can find it?

[@MrCarsandguitars]

It's the theme song from the delta force movie with Chuck Norris

[@patrickkennedy2533]

Unser' s are racing Gentlemen , remember that

[@TreeLBollingTreeMan]

Yes indeed!

[@perignampua]

Yeah, right! Little Al tried to push him to the grass and said to Emo "good job you son of a bitch"

[@pabloleotte]

a inesquecível narração do Luciano do Vale consagrando a primeira Vitória na Indy 500 de Emerson Fittipaldi

[@LCM2248]

Even though the Patrick team had a Penske chassis, it was entirely their parts on it, just like in '73 when Patrick bought the Eagles and Bignotti stripped the car clean and put all of his parts and his set-up on it. This is the reason Fittipaldi didn't break like the Penske cars did.

[@xsiedit8029]

Its amazing, I used to play a lot of the msdos game Indy 500 as a kid, its based on this race judging by the car colors. I'd try to race clean, but sometimes you would just drift outside and hit the AI on the outside, didnt feel right to win by crashing like that. Now I watched this race for the first time and turns out I was doing it correctly all that time, the race was literally won like that 😆 Amazing game and even now still fun to play. Also great race as always on indianapolis.

[@joaofaria6547]

THANK YOU

[@azzmoo2439]

man thats one hell of a race

[@thallesdoyderaindycar2894]

"Bateu Al Unser, bateu Al Unser, o Brasil vai ganhar, o Brasil ganhou....."

[@tomf.2430]

"Vai por dentro...vamo... vai que você passa... mais um pouquinho..."

[@sneocatenaccio746]

Tinha, tem, que existir um prêmio para o esporte olímpico no Brasil com o nome de Luciano do Valle, só não existe por que ele já não era da rede bobo.

[@wagner1954]

O inesquecível Luciano do Valle

[@mukabala7181]

Essa corrida marcou a vida de quem assistiu! O canadense #71 Ludwig Heimrath, deu uma segurada legal no Al Unser Jr. e foi ali que o Emerson pegou o vácuo e emparelhou com o americano.

[@TheRacingMemes]

Essa foi a narração mítica do bolacha

[@towhee89]

Once again Michael kills it and the Chevy gives up the ghost. Poor guy. I can't imagine how frustrating it was losing those races

[@camerongreenwoodcrampakacgc.]

1989. My favourite Indianapolis 500 of all time apart from many others.

[@gekonz1129]

I'm watching this as a person so much used for the F1. And I can see how different this sport is. Like: People discovered ground effect in late 70's While F1 quickly banned it after a few years Indy Car used that still in 1989 and they're still using it to this day. Deflectors (hubcaps) on the wheels that improve aerodynamics? They've had them in Indy Car already in late 80's while they've introduced them to F1 in late 2000's and they disappeared as quickly as they were introduced. Besides that, am I seeing right or every car has built-in jacks that they're used during the pit stops? F1 still uses two manual jacks operated by two different people. These are only major things I notieced, but I'm sure there are plenty of more. It just proves in my opinion how much freedom the constructors had when developing their cars in US, in comparsion of regulation-filled F1.

[@TS-ev1bl]

The chassis builders still had some freedom in that era of Indy. However, after the IRL/CART split in the mid '90s, the era of variation went away in a hurry (to "reduce costs") and I began to lose interest in Indy. The chunky, ugly IRL spec cars and drivers I had never heard of were a letdown just a few years after the golden age of Indy as shown in this '89 race.

[@duster0066]

That was good one for sure. I hope the new car revives some interest in this series.

[@ald7248]

Kevin Cogan was *extremely lucky* to survive that Lap 3 crash. When he struck the inner wall the gearbox/engine assembly became largely-separated from the tub (they were loosely-attached by some cables/hoses). Yes, that absorbed energy - but the key detail here is that it was the gearbox/engine unit that subsequently broadsided the end of the pit wall - not the tub with Kevin - which fortunately struck at a more oblique angle. If the tub had broadsided the end of the pit wall - the results do not bear thinking about.

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

My favorite driver and era, he has 2 F1 titles too.

[@lobobobo3684]

Acho que na formula indy nunca houve uma corrida assim, Emerson acreditou até o ultimo minuto, e não desistiu foi atras e venceu, é assim que tem que ser na vida, um guerreiro.

[@RandyDubin]

19:19 Did Uncle Bobby (un)intentionally preview the Illmor Mercedes-Benz 400i? LOLZ!

[@Johnnyred51]

Two race cars trying to occupy the same spot at the same time at 200+ mph. Both cars slid. Fittipaldi recovered and won. Great race!

[@williamlynd3052]

Unbelievable Sportsmanship on the part of Al Jr.