Parnelli Jones gently steered the Agajanian Willard Battery Special into victory lane at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, moments after winning the fastest, richest and most talked about 500-mile Memorial Day classic in history.
It was a race that is almost certain to prompt drastic design changes in the nation’s open cockpit race cars.
Fast wasn’t the word for it.
The 29-year-old Torrance, Calif., speedster surpassed Rodger Ward’s 1962 winning speed by nearly three mph, completing the grind in 3 hours, 29 minutes and 35.40 seconds for a sizzling 143.137 mph.
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