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Jim Rathmann (racing driver)
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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 winning car from the 1960 Indianapolis 500
Rathmann's Watson-Offenhauser, in which he won the Race of Two Worlds in Monza, Italy.
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
Astronaut Alan Shepard's Corvette on display at the Kennedy Space Center
1960 Indianapolis 500
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The 44th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Monday, May 30, 1960. The event was race 2 of 12 of the 1960 USAC National Championship Trail and was also race 3 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers. It would be the final time World Championship points would be awarded at the Indy 500.
1960 Indianapolis 500
1960 Indianapolis 500
Image: 1960 Indianapolis 500 scaffold collapse 1
Image: 1960 Indianapolis 500 scaffold collapse 1
Image: 1960 Indianapolis 500 scaffold collapse 2
Image: 1960 Indianapolis 500 scaffold collapse 2
Image: 1960 Indianapolis 500 scaffold collapse 3
Image: 1960 Indianapolis 500 scaffold collapse 3