IMS to honor 50th anniversary of Mario Andretti's 500 win in May
Mario Andretti has been the Indianapolis 500's best ambassador for six decades, so IMS is honoring the 1969 winner on the 50th anniversary of his only Indy 500 victory.
Some of the month of May plans to honor Andretti include an IMS Museum exhibit of historic Andretti cars and video and audio recordings of Mario and the family; a 50th anniversary logo with the zero (in the 50) representing the oval and the start-finish line and the badge honoring the Andretti family crest; Andretti's likeness on the silver and bronze badges that allow access to the Gasoline Alley garage area; and officially licensed Mario Andretti and IMS merchandise, including apparel, headwear, replicas, jewelry, wall décor, collectibles and other special items available for purchase.
Robin Miller
Robin Miller flunked out of Ball State after two quarters, but got a job stooging for Jim Hurtubise at the 1968 Indianapolis 500 when Herk's was the last roadster to ever make the race. He got hired at The Indianapolis Star a month later and talked his way into the sports department, where he began covering USAC and IndyCar racing. He got fired at The Star for being anti-Tony George, but ESPN hired him to write and do RPM2Nite. Then he went to SPEED and worked on WIND TUNNEL and SPEED REPORT. He started at RACER when SPEED folded, and went on to write for RACER.com and RACER magazine while also working for NBCSN on IndyCar telecasts.
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