push from Wheldon's friends. There were 35 lead changes, which shattered the record of 29 in the 1960 race won by Jim Rathmann . Franchitti and Dixon battled back and forth in the final third of the race, with Sato consistently in the mix. Then
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton led practice for Sunday's finale, the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo. OBITUARY: Jim Rathmann , the 1960 Indianapolis 500 champion, died Wednesday in Melbourne. He was 83. His son, Jimmy, said Mr. Rathmann
games) Kentucky Derby: Exterminator, 1918 Daytona 500: Ward Burton, 2002 in the No. 22 Dodge Indianapolis 500: Jim Rathmann , 1960 in the No. 4 Watson/Offy Wimbledon: Men's: Jean Borotra in 1924; women's: Cilly Aussem in 1931 Masters
Keller (1 NASCAR win), Bill Cheesbourg, Bill Holland, Bill Cantrell, Chuck Stevenson, Dick Rathmann (13 NASCAR wins), Jim Rathmann , Johnny Mantz (1 NASCAR win), Len Sutton, Lloyd Ruby, Marshall Teague (7 NASCAR wins), Mike Magill, Paul Goldsmith (9 NASCAR
1966-Graham Hill 1965-Jimmy Clark 1964-A.J. Foyt 1963-Parnelli Jones 1962-Rodger Ward 1961-A.J. Foyt 1960- Jim Rathmann 1959-Rodger Ward 1958-Jimmy Bryan 1957-Sam Hanks 1956-Pat Flaherty 1955-Bob Sweikert 1954-Bill Vukovich