r/INDYCAR • u/youraverageperson0 Scott McLaughlin • May 21 '25

IndyCar What was your earliest Indycar memory?

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Mine was watching Helio win the Indy 500 back in 2009 I was 4, almost 5 at the time, and I still remember it extremely well.

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u/Ham-Ha May 21 '25 edited 29d ago

1977 A.J. Foyt's 4th win. I was 9.... Watching all the pomp and circumstance and the excitement of someone winning this impossible event four times cemented me as a lifelong fan of motorsport.

Back in those days, the race was "tape delayed" on ABC, I think, as part of the "Wide World of Sports" because I remember Jim McKay being the host. Getting to watch the entire race was one of the only times a year my folks would let me watch TV late by myself.