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I was told on a racing forum I frequent that Roger Penske owns all the Indy 500 winners except the '72 and '81 cars. Is this true? If so, that's some valuable collection of cars.

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True. I believe that Roger Mears ran the 81' winner in 1982 but was eliminated on the first lap with Andretti, Whittington, and that damned "Coogan." After that Uncle Bobby had possession of the car for about 15 years.

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If anyone is ever visiting the Phoenix area (can't imagine why anyone would actually LIVE there!) the Penske Racing Museum in Scottsdale is a must see. Small but impressive. Most of the winners are there. Not sure which '72 winner is real, the one in the HOF or the one in Scottsdale. No matter. An excellent place to visit.

MJ

penskeracingmuseum.com/

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The 72 winner is at the SPEEDWAY , Penske has tried to get this car but the Speedway won't let it go. I have heard that when the Sun Oil Company presented the car to the Speedway It was never be sold.

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The 72 winner in the Penske museum is the car that Gary Bettenhausen drove. This info comes from Chuck Sprague who was involved in the restoration.

Also the 1979 winner 'no longer exists'. It was basically wrecked into oblivion. To date I have seen restorations of the 79 winner, and the 78 Gould Charge and Norton Spirit.

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Nothing that happens at Dysfunction Junction would surprise me

John

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Dec 15, 2012 10:16:56 GMT -5 @toonces2jay said:

i often wonder if IMS gave roger the really nice 72 mclaren and the 93 winner out of the model display....they 'disappeared' a few years ago and ims claims to know nothing about it....

conspiracy theorists UNITE! lol