The Indy 500′s most controversial race? Unser vs Andretti 1981
Bobby Unser and Mario Andretti talk about the 1981 Indy 500.
The 65th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 24, 1981. A hectic month of May was interrupted several times by rain. Bobby Unser took the checkered flag as the winner, with Mario Andretti second. The following morning, USAC officials ruled that Unser had passed cars illegally while exiting the pit area on lap 149, and issued him a one-position penalty. The official posted results scored Unser finishing second, and declared Andretti the winner.
After a lengthly protest and appeals process, the penalty was rescinded, and Unser was reinstated the victory on October 9. The race is widely considered one of the most controversial races in Indy history
Via: Wikipedia
[...] Bobby Unser was closing on Mike Mosley when Mosley resumed his vendetta against the wall in the closing stages of the race, losing a tyre and hitting it for a third time that weekend. Unser spun trying to avoid the incident, introducing himself to the wall as Mosley and his car transformed into a wreckage-fueled fireball. In an act of incredible sportsmanship and valour, Gary Bettenhausen leapt from his still moving car and pulled Mosley from the burning wreckage. [...]
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