( Al Unser, Johnny Lightning Colt/Ford,1970,Indianapolis 500) by Colin Carter

 

After missing the 1969 Indy 500 due to a motorcycle accident, Al Unser dominated the 1970, Indy 500 starting on pole with a record speed of 170.221mph and leading the race for 190 of the 200 laps. A six-car crash caused him to get sideways a couple of times on the resultant oil spill, but also eliminated a lot of competitors, not least his last serious challenger, A.J.Foyt, who popped his clutch trying to avoid a wall of fire from the incident. Al Unser took a great victory at an average speed of 155.749mph, some 31.8 seconds from second placed Mark Donohue.shipping 2.00.size 4 x 6 inches.