Posted by Buzzman72 on May 25, 2014 at 10:52:21 from (74.138.170.6):
In Reply to: Re: OT Indy 500 posted by gtractorfan on May 25, 2014 at 10:05:56:
Is there something wrong with some other country producing race car drivers? Or should they all ONLY race in their own country?
Jim Clark wasn't an American...and I don't recall a lot of complaining about where he was from when he was racing at Indy. Same with Graham Hill. Mario Andretti wasn't born in America, either. He was 15 when he came to America, so he didn't even grow up over here. Go back to the 1920 winner; Gaston Chevrolet was from France...as were the 1913 and 1914 winners. Ralph DePalma won the 1915 Indianapolis 500, and he was born in Italy.
Does that take away from anyone's qualifications to drive a race car in the Indianapolis 500?
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