Above: Jim Clark and Don Branson battle down to the famous apron at IMS, 1965. 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of the apron's removal.It only took a handful of laps in 1991 to confirm the brilliance of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's apron. The extra track width gave drivers more creative...

A salute to the indomitable Super Tex on his 80th birthday...Robin Miller on A.J. at 80Birthday greetings to A.J.1997: A.J. vs. Luyendyk1991: Jeff Andretti gets in the way at Nazareth1982: Blame it on "Cooogan"