Red and white Lotus

Jim Clark at full speed in his red and white STP-livered Lotus 38, during the 1966 Indy 500 (picture-above). Clark, the defending race winner, started second behind Mario Andretti, spun twice during the race, and finished second.

Eleven of the 33 starters were eliminated in a first-lap accident (picture-below) right after receiving the green flag on the main straight. Only A.J. Foyt was injured, hurting his hand scaling the catch fence trying to escape the wreck zone.

First-time starter Jackie Stewart led by over a lap late in the race in John Mecom’s Lola T90-Ford. However, inside ten laps to go, his oil pressure dropped too low and Stewart parked the car.

Fellow first-time starter Graham Hill, John Mecom Lola T90-Ford, inherited the lead and led a total of 10 laps to win, the first rookie winner since 1927.