James Merwin "Dick" Rathmann was an American racing driver.
Rathmann, circa 1957
Jim Rathmann (racing driver)
Royal Richard "Jim" Rathmann, was an American racing driver who competed primarily in Championship Cars. Rathmann is best known for winning the Indianapolis 500 in 1960, emerging victorious after a race-long duel with Rodger Ward - as recently as 2023, a panel of fans and historians voted Rathmann's victory as the greatest '500' of all time. In Europe he is well-known for winning the 1958 Race of Two Worlds.
Rathmann's winning car from the 1960 Indianapolis 500
Rathmann's Watson-Offenhauser, in which he won the Race of Two Worlds in Monza, Italy.
Astronaut Alan Shepard's Corvette on display at the Kennedy Space Center