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1979 Indy 500

Item

Identifier

70's67

Title

1979 Indy 500

Abstract

Front Row: Rick Mears (right), Penske PC6 008/Cosworth. Tom Sneva (center), McLaren M24 005/Cosworth. Al Unser (left), Chaparral 2K 01/Cosworth

Coverage

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Date

5/27/1979

Creator

David Knox

Format

Still Image

Type

35mm color transparency

Is Part Of

Joseph S. Freeman Archive

Source

David Knox Photograph Collection

Publisher

Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

Rights

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Rights Holder

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Citation

David Knox, “1979 Indy 500,” Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, accessed April 22, 2026, https://mhfoa.omeka.net/items/show/1981.

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