Robert William Unser (February 20, 1934 – May 2, 2021) was an American
automobile racer
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. At his induction into the
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
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in 1994, he had the fourth most
IndyCar Series
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wins at 35 (behind his brother
Al,
A. J. Foyt
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, and
Mario Andretti
Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an Italian-born American former racing driver. One of the most successful drivers in the history of motorsports, Andretti is one of only two drivers to have won races in Formula One, IndyCar, t ...
).
Unser won the 1968 and 1974
United States Automobile Club
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(USAC) national championships. He won the
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
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overall title 10 times (13 times when class wins are included).
He was the brother of Al,
Jerry Unser
Jeremy Michael Unser Jr. (November 15, 1932 – May 17, 1959) was an American racecar driver. He was the 1957 USAC Stock Car champion.
Jerry was the first of the Unser family to compete at Indianapolis. In his only start, in 1958, he was cau ...
and
Louis Unser, the father of
Robby Unser
Robby Unser (born January 12, 1968) is an American former Indy Racing League driver and nine-time winner of the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb. He was the IRL rookie of the year in 1998. Robby made two starts in the Indianapolis 500 with a best ...
and the uncle of
Al Unser Jr.
Alfred Unser Jr. (born April 19, 1962), nicknamed "Little Al", "Al Junior", or simply "Junior", is a retired American race car driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner.
History
Unser was born into a racing family in Albuquerque, New Mexic ...
and
Johnny Unser. The Unser family has won the
Indianapolis 500
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a record nine times, with Bobby and Al Unser Sr. being the only set of brothers to win in the race's history. Bobby Unser was one of ten drivers to have won the 500 three or more times and the first of two (followed by
Rick Mears
Rick Ravon Mears (born December 3, 1951) is a retired American race car driver. He is one of four men to win the Indianapolis 500 four times (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991) and is the current record-holder for pole positions in the race with six (1 ...
) to have won in three decades (1968, 1975, 1981).
Early life
Unser was born in
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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, the son of Mary Catherine (Craven) and Jerome Henry Unser, the third oldest of four brothers. When he turned one, his family moved to
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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where his father started a garage on
U.S. Route 66
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.
From 1953 to 1955, he served in the
United States Air Force
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and became a top competition sharpshooter in military matches.
Racing career
Early career
Unser began racing in 1949 in a
Modified at Roswell Speedway.
In 1950, at the age of 15, he won his first championship in Southwest Modified Stock Cars. In 1955, Bobby and brothers Jerry and Al Unser decided to pursue racing careers in
USAC. In 1959, his brother
Jerry Unser
Jeremy Michael Unser Jr. (November 15, 1932 – May 17, 1959) was an American racecar driver. He was the 1957 USAC Stock Car champion.
Jerry was the first of the Unser family to compete at Indianapolis. In his only start, in 1958, he was cau ...
died in a practice crash for the
1959 Indianapolis 500.
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
He debuted in 1955 at Pike's Peak, dubbed "Unser's Peak" because of his family's history of success at the hill climb.
[ He finished fifth that year, behind his two brothers. A year later, he won his first championship at ]Pikes Peak
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. He won six straight titles from 1958 to 1963. His streak ended in 1964 when his younger brother Al won the race.[
He leads the all-time ]Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
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champion's list with 10 overall wins, having set a new track record eight times. Unser's record time was broken by Michele Mouton, so Audi
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Th ...
approached Unser asking if he would want to attempt to take the record back. In 1986, after a 12-year absence from the Pikes Peak race, he won the event for the tenth time driving an Audi Quattro. He eclipsed Mouton's time by 16 seconds. The win also broke the tie he had with his Uncle Louis Unser for nine overall victories each. The 1986 win brought Unser's total number of Pikes Peak victories to 13, including two stock car class victories (1969 and 1974) and a single sports car class win (1963).
IndyCar career
Unser came from a family of racecar drivers. He won numerous racing championships throughout his career, including three Indianapolis 500 titles. When asked in 2008 about his potential to move from midget and sprint cars, Unser said, "I never considered Indianapolis because I didn’t think I was good enough. But Rufus (Parnelli Jones
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) told me I was going and he got me a ride and I always be indebted to him."
Unser made his IndyCar debut in 1962 (excluding the Pikes Peak races which were part of the IndyCar season in the 1950s). He raced for Andy Granatelli
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Granatelli was born in Dallas, Texas. Along with his brot ...
between 1963 and 1965 with a Novi engine
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Early years
The Novi was first used ...
. Unser raced in his first Indianapolis 500 in 1963. He crashed early and placed 33rd. Unser's second Indianapolis 500 in 1964
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ended on the second lap in the crash that killed Eddie Sachs
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and Dave MacDonald
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. Unser moved to an IndyCar owned by Bob Willke from 1966 until 1970. His first IndyCar win came in 1967 at Mosport
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, in Ontario
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.[ A year later, Unser won his first ]Indianapolis 500
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, setting the record as the first driver to race over 170 miles per hour at Indianapolis.[ In 1968, Unser worked with crew chief Jud Phillips] and won his first USAC National Driving Championship[ with wins at ]Stardust International Raceway
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, Phoenix Raceway
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, Trenton Speedway
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Racing histor ...
, Indy, and the Pikes Peak Hill Climb
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.
In 1972, Unser started working for Dan Gurney
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's All American Racers
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team and a John Miller Offenhauser
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engine. He set another Indianapolis 500 record for the fastest qualifying time at . Teams were allowed to bolt on a wing
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for the first time and speeds rose significantly (the previous record speed was ). Unser won nine pole position
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s (in ten races) and won four of the races. In 1974, he won his second USAC National Driving Championship. In 13 races, Unser won four times, took second four times, and finished in the top five twelve times. In the 1975 Indianapolis 500, he won his second 500 in a race that was rain-shortened on lap 174 because of torrential rains. Unser won twice in 1976. He remained on Gurney's team until 1979.
From 1979 to 1981, Unser raced in the CART
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series for Team Penske
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. Roger Penske
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wanted a proven winner to join his young driver Rick Mears
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. Unser won six times to Mears' three wins but Mears won the championship and Indy 500
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. In 1980 he became the first driver to win the California 500 four times. Unser won four times in 1980 and finished second in the season championship to Johnny Rutherford
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. His career ended in 1981 following a controversial win at Indianapolis.
1981 Indianapolis 500 controversy
Unser was the center of one of the most controversial finishes in Indy 500 history at the 1981 Indianapolis 500. Unser won the pole in the No. 3 Roger Penske
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-owned car and led the most laps (89 laps).
On lap 149, during a caution period, Unser and Mario Andretti
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made their pit stop and headed back to the race. Unser passed eight cars during the caution, while Andretti passed two cars. Unser won the race by 5.18 seconds, but was stripped of it the following morning in favor of second-place finisher Andretti. Andretti drove the only other car on the lead lap at the end. After a five-month lawsuit and protest by Penske, Unser was re-awarded the win in October 1981. For his infraction, Unser was instead fined $40,000 ($ in today's money). Unser retired during off-season testing for Pat Patrick at Phoenix.
In his autobiography ''Winners are Driven'', Unser expressed his beliefs that the debacle was politically motivated and that USAC disqualified him (and benefited Andretti), hoping to start a falling-out between Pat Patrick, Andretti's car owner and owner of Patrick Racing, and Roger Penske
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(owner of Unser's car), in order to destroy CART
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It is different from the flatbed tr ...
. He claimed that Patrick's team did not protest the finish and that Patrick was on Unser's side in the controversy. For years, Unser and Andretti did not speak to each other willingly until early 2017 when Unser announced on his YouTube
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channel that Andretti reached out to wish him the best after Unser got extremely sick.
Other achievements
Unser was the 1975 International Race of Champions
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(IROC) champion and won the 1993 Fast Masters championship.
Unser challenged Dan Gurney
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to improve the performance of his 1971 USAC car, leading to the development of the Gurney flap
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and projects 1% to 2% of the wing chord.
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. In 1993, Unser set a new Bonneville Salt Flats
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record at Bonneville Speedway
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of 223.709 in a D/Gas Modified Roadster that stood for 18 years.
In 2003, he published a book, ''Winners are Driven: A Champion’s Guide to Success in Business and Life''.
Broadcaster
Unser was a television broadcaster for 20 years after his retirement from racing. He was a television commentator for IndyCar races after his retirement working for NBC
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, ABC
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, and ESPN
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. Unser also worked as the analyst for the IMS Radio Network
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in 1986
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. In 1989, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
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awarded ABC's telecast of the Indianapolis 500
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the Sports Emmy Award
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for "Outstanding Live Sports Special
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". Unser received announcer honors with Paul Page
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and Sam Posey
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Early life and driving career
Posey's father was killed in the Battle of Okinawa. Posey grew up on his grandfather's Connecticut estate near Lime ...
.
Unser has announcing in the booth for his brother Al's record-tying fourth Indy 500 victory in 1987
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and Al's 1985 CART championship. He also called his nephew Al Jr.'s first Indy 500 victory in the 1992 Indianapolis 500 and second in 1994
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.
Unser also broadcast several NASCAR
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events between 1986 and 1992 alongside Page and Benny Parsons
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. The most famous NASCAR race Unser broadcast was the 1989 The Winston
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in which Rusty Wallace
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won by wrecking Darrell Waltrip with 2 laps to go; Unser was the first broadcaster of the broadcasting team to spot the post-race fist-fight between Wallace and Waltrip's pit crews.
Awards
*Unser was selected as one of Sports Illustrated
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's "Top Five Athletes" in the popular magazine's first twenty years, along with the Martini & Rossi
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and Olsonite "Driver of the Year" awards in 1974.
*He was inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame
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in 1990.
*He was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame
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in 1990.
*He was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1997.
*He was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame
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in 2011.
*He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
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in 1994.[Bobby Unser]
at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
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*He was presented with Indy 500 Front Row Award in 1999, for being a nine-time front row qualifier (1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981).
*He was selected fourth in The Greatest 33 list of Indianapolis 500 drivers in 2011.
Federal criminal charges
On December 20, 1996, in Colorado, Unser and a friend became lost while snowmobiling near Unser's New Mexico ranch. They abandoned one stuck snowmobile
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before a storm blinded them both. When the second snowmobile stopped working, they spent two days and nights in subzero weather before finding a barn where they were found. Both men were suffering badly, his friend was suffering from hypothermia
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, and Unser had vomited blood during this time. Unser was later convicted of a Federal misdemeanor, "unlawful operation of a snowmobile within a National Forest Wilderness Area" (16 U.S.C. 551, 36 C.F.R. 261.16(a)), and was fined $75. Maximum penalties could have been up to six months in jail and up to $5,000.00 in fines. Unser appealed, claiming to have been lost before the accident, but the court ruled that maps were widely available and it was a public welfare offense, thus intent was not necessary. Unser appealed this decision all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court
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, but his writ of certiorari
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was denied.
Death
Unser died on May 2, 2021, at the age of 87 at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico
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from natural causes. Page spoke at his funeral service; Andretti and Roger Penske spoke via videotape. Pallbearers outside of the Unser family include Willy T. Ribbs
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, Johnny Rutherford
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, and Rick Galles
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. He was interred at Sunset Memorial Park.
Unser was the father of two sons, Bobby Jr. and Robby, and two daughters, Cindy and Jeri. Unser coached Robby for the 1998 and 1999 Indianapolis 500. Bobby Unser Jr., who participated in racing before giving it up to pursue stunt car driving, music, and horse breeding, died less than two months after his father at the age of 65, as a result of complications from hip surgery.
Racing record
American open-wheel racing results
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Complete USAC Championship Car results
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Events January
* January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama.
* January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut.
* January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
!
!
!
, INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
, MIL
, LAN
, SPR
, MIL
, DUQ
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", PIK
5
, SYR
, ISF
, SAC
, PHX
, colspan{{=17,
!style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 32nd
!style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 100
, -
! 1962
!
!
!
, TRE
, INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
, MIL
, LAN
, TRE
, SPR
, MIL
, LAN
, SYR
, ISF
, TRE
, style{{="background:#FFCFCF;", SAC
DNQ
, PHX
, colspan{{=15,
!-
!0
, -
! 1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...
!
!
!
, TRE
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
33
, MIL
, LAN
, TRE
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", SPR
18
, MIL
, DUQ
, ISF
, TRE
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", SAC
7
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", PHX
9
, colspan{{=16,
!style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 25th
!style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 100
, -
! 1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
!
!
!
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
17
, TRE
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
32
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
12
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", LAN
7
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
18
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", SPR
4
, style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", MIL
20
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", DUQ
4
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ISF
15
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", TRE
6
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", SAC
18
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
22
, colspan{{=15,
!style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 14th
!style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 470
, -
! 1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
!
!
!
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
16
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", TRE
10
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
19
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
17
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", LAN
14
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", PIP
2
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
14
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", IRP
2
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ATL
22
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", LAN
5
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", MIL
4
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", SPR
10
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
18
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", DUQ
17
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", ISF
4
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", TRE
6
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", SAC
4
, style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", PHX
3
, colspan{{=10,
!style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", 7th
!style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", 1.402
, -
! 1966
!
!
!
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
19
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
18
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
8
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
16
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", LAN
14
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ATL
14
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", PIP
1
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", IRP
4
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", LAN
19
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", SPR
5
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", MIL
8
, style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", DUQ
3
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ISF
17
, style{{="background:#FFCFCF;", TRE
DNQ
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", SAC
5
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", PHX
4
, colspan{{=12,
!style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", 6th
!style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", 1.210
, -
! 1967
!
!
!
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
19
, style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", TRE
3
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
9
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", MIL
9
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", LAN
6
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", PIP
5
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", MOS
MOS or Mos may refer to:
Technology
* MOSFET (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor), also known as the MOS transistor
* Mathematical Optimization Society
* Model output statistics, a weather-forecasting technique
* MOS (filmm ...
1
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", MOS
MOS or Mos may refer to:
Technology
* MOSFET (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor), also known as the MOS transistor
* Mathematical Optimization Society
* Model output statistics, a weather-forecasting technique
* MOS (filmm ...
1
, style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", IRP
3
, style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", LAN
3
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MTR
22
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MTR
13
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", SPR
8
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
26
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", DUQ
6
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ISF
18
, style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", TRE
3
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", SAC
18
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", HAN
Han may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group.
** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese p ...
2
, style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", PHX
3
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", RIV
RIV may refer to:
Anatomy and Medicine
* Right innominate vein
* Recombinant influenza vaccine
Military aviation
* March Air Reserve Base, a U.S. Air Reserve base in Riverside County, California, by IATA airport code
* Fieseler Fi 103R Re ...
2
, colspan{{=7,
!style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", 3rd
!style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", 3.020
, -
! 1968
!
!
!
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", HAN
Han may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group.
** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese p ...
5
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", LVG
1
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", PHX
1
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", TRE
1
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
1
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
21
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MOS
MOS or Mos may refer to:
Technology
* MOSFET (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor), also known as the MOS transistor
* Mathematical Optimization Society
* Model output statistics, a weather-forecasting technique
* MOS (filmm ...
17
, MOS
MOS or Mos may refer to:
Technology
* MOSFET (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor), also known as the MOS transistor
* Mathematical Optimization Society
* Model output statistics, a weather-forecasting technique
* MOS (filmm ...
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", LAN
2
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", PIP
1
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", CDR
11
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", NAZ
7
, style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", IRP
3
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", IRP
21
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", LAN
2
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", LAN
16
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", MTR
2
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MTR
11
, style{{="background:#FFCFCF;", SPR
DNQ
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", MIL
4
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", DUQ
18
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ISF
16
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", TRE
7
, style{{="background:#FFCFCF;", SAC
DNQ
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
17
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", HAN
Han may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group.
** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese p ...
2
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
19
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", RIV
RIV may refer to:
Anatomy and Medicine
* Right innominate vein
* Recombinant influenza vaccine
Military aviation
* March Air Reserve Base, a U.S. Air Reserve base in Riverside County, California, by IATA airport code
* Fieseler Fi 103R Re ...
2
!style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", 1st
!style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", 4.330
, -
! 1969
!
!
!
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
8
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", HAN
Han may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group.
** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese p ...
7
, style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
3
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
16
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", LAN
1
, PIP
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", CDR
16
, NAZ
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
23
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", IRP
24
, IRP
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", MIL
2
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", SPR
10
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", DOV
22
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", DUQ
5
, style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", ISF
3
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", BRN
13
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", BRN
11
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
7
, style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", SAC
3
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", KEN
Ken or KEN may refer to:
Entertainment
* ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer.
* ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film.
* ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine.
* Ken Masters, a main character in ...
17
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", KEN
Ken or KEN may refer to:
Entertainment
* ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer.
* ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film.
* ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine.
* Ken Masters, a main character in ...
5
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
22
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", RIV
RIV may refer to:
Anatomy and Medicine
* Right innominate vein
* Recombinant influenza vaccine
Military aviation
* March Air Reserve Base, a U.S. Air Reserve base in Riverside County, California, by IATA airport code
* Fieseler Fi 103R Re ...
4
, colspan{{=4,
!style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", 3rd
!style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", 2.585
, -
! 1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
!
!
!
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", PHX
2
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", SON
A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative.
Social issues
In pre-industrial societies and some current c ...
18
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", TRE
4
, style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
11
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", MIL
6
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", LAN
1
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", CDR
4
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", MCH
2
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", IRP
24
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", SPR
9
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
19
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
22
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", DUQ
2
, style{{="background:#FFCFCF;", ISF
DNQ
, style{{="background:#FFCFCF;", SED
sed ("stream editor") is a Unix utility that parses and transforms text, using a simple, compact programming language. It was developed from 1973 to 1974 by Lee E. McMahon of Bell Labs,
and is available today for most operating systems.
sed w ...
DNQ
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", TRE
2
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", SAC
6
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
17
, colspan{{=10,
!style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", 2nd
!style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", 2.260
, -
! 1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
!
!
!
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", RAF
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...
27
, RAF
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", PHX
2
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", TRE
4
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
12
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
14
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", POC
9
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
18
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", MIL
1
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
21
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", TRE
1
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", PHX
8
, colspan{{=16,
!style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", 6th
!style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", 1.805
, -
! 1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
!
!
!
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", PHX
1
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
17
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
30
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", MIL
1
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
14
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
20
, style{{="background:#DFC484;", MIL
Wth
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
24
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", TRE
1
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", PHX
1
, colspan{{=18,
!style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", 8th
!style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", 1.500
, -
! 1973
!
!
!
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TWS
20
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
19
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
15
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
13
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", MIL
1
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
10
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
20
, style{{="background:#FFCFCF;", MIL
DNQ
, ONT
, ONT
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", ONT
7
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", MCH
10
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
16
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", TRE
2
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TWS
15
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
18
, colspan{{=12,
!style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 12th
!style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 1.108
, -
! 1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
!
!
!
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", ONT
2
, ONT
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", ONT
1
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", PHX
2
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", TRE
1
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
2
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
21
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", POC
5
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", MCH
1
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", MIL
4
, style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", MCH
3
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", TRE
2
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", TRE
1
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", PHX
2
, colspan{{=14,
!style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", 1st
!style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", 4.870
, -
!rowspan{{=2, 1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
! All American Racers
All American Racers is an American auto racing team and constructor based in Santa Ana, California. Founded by Dan Gurney and Carroll Shelby in 1964, All American Racers initially participated in American sports car and Champ Car races as well a ...
! rowspan{{=2, Eagle
Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just ...
74
! Offy
The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers.
History
The Offenhauser engine, familiarly ...
159 L4 t
, ONT
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
{{small, 10
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", ONT
{{small, 2
, PHX
, TRE
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", MIL
{{small, 2
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
{{small, 22
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", MIS
MIS or mis may refer to:
Science and technology
* Management information system
* Marine isotope stage, stages of the Earth's climate
* Maximal independent set, in graph theory
* Metal-insulator-semiconductor, e.g., in MIS capacitor
* Minimally ...
{{small, 5
, MIL
, colspan{{=18,
!rowspan{{=2 style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", 3rd
!rowspan{{=2 style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", 2.489
, -
! Jerry O'Connell Racing
Jerry O'Connell Racing is an American auto racing team owned by Jerry O'Connell. The team debuted in 1970 as a Sugaripe Prune entry in 1970 Indianapolis 500 with driver Bill Vukovich, Jr. The team competed in the USAC & CART ranks until the tea ...
! Offy
The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers.
History
The Offenhauser engine, familiarly ...
Drake L4 t
, colspan{{=10,
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIS2
{{small, 3
, TRE
, PHX
, colspan{{=15,
, -
! 1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
! Fletcher Racing
! Eagle
Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just ...
74
! Offy
The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers.
History
The Offenhauser engine, familiarly ...
Drake L4 t
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", PHX
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#FFCFCF;", TRE
{{small, DNQ
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
{{small, 10
, style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", MIL
{{small, 3
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
{{small, 32
, MIS
MIS or mis may refer to:
Science and technology
* Management information system
* Marine isotope stage, stages of the Earth's climate
* Maximal independent set, in graph theory
* Metal-insulator-semiconductor, e.g., in MIS capacitor
* Minimally ...
, TWS
, TRE
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", MIL
{{small, 4
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", ONT
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", MIS
MIS or mis may refer to:
Science and technology
* Management information system
* Marine isotope stage, stages of the Earth's climate
* Maximal independent set, in graph theory
* Metal-insulator-semiconductor, e.g., in MIS capacitor
* Minimally ...
{{small, 4
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TWS
{{small, 17
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
{{small, 21
, colspan{{=15,
!style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", 6th
!style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", 2.080
, -
!rowspan{{=3, 1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...
!rowspan{{=3, Fletcher Racing
! Lightning Mk1
!rowspan{{=2, Offy
The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers.
History
The Offenhauser engine, familiarly ...
Drake L4 t
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
{{small, 15
, colspan{{=2,
, style{{="background:#DFC484;", TRE
{{small, WD
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
{{small, 18
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
{{small, 16
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
{{small, 19
, MOS
MOS or Mos may refer to:
Technology
* MOSFET (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor), also known as the MOS transistor
* Mathematical Optimization Society
* Model output statistics, a weather-forecasting technique
* MOS (filmm ...
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIS
MIS or mis may refer to:
Science and technology
* Management information system
* Marine isotope stage, stages of the Earth's climate
* Maximal independent set, in graph theory
* Metal-insulator-semiconductor, e.g., in MIS capacitor
* Minimally ...
{{small, 21
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TWS
{{small, 15
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
{{small, 17
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
{{small, 30
, MIS
MIS or mis may refer to:
Science and technology
* Management information system
* Marine isotope stage, stages of the Earth's climate
* Maximal independent set, in graph theory
* Metal-insulator-semiconductor, e.g., in MIS capacitor
* Minimally ...
, colspan{{=15,
!rowspan{{=3 style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 35th
!rowspan{{=3 style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 75
, -
! Eagle
Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just ...
74
,
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
{{small, 17
, TWS
, colspan{{=25,
, -
! Lightning Mk1
! Cosworth
Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream automotive industrie ...
DFX V8 t
, colspan{{=13,
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
{{small, 8
, colspan{{=14,
, -
!rowspan{{=3, 1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
!rowspan{{=3, All American Racers
All American Racers is an American auto racing team and constructor based in Santa Ana, California. Founded by Dan Gurney and Carroll Shelby in 1964, All American Racers initially participated in American sports car and Champ Car races as well a ...
! Lightning Mk1
!rowspan{{=3, Cosworth
Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream automotive industrie ...
DFX V8 t
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
{{small, 18
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
{{small, 16
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TWS
{{small, 13
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
{{small, 20
, colspan{{=24,
!rowspan{{=3 style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 12th
!rowspan{{=3 style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 1.122
, -
! Eagle
Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just ...
78
, colspan{{=4,
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
{{small, 6
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MOS
MOS or Mos may refer to:
Technology
* MOSFET (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor), also known as the MOS transistor
* Mathematical Optimization Society
* Model output statistics, a weather-forecasting technique
* MOS (filmm ...
{{small, 19
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
{{small, 17
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
{{small, 20
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIS
MIS or mis may refer to:
Science and technology
* Management information system
* Marine isotope stage, stages of the Earth's climate
* Maximal independent set, in graph theory
* Metal-insulator-semiconductor, e.g., in MIS capacitor
* Minimally ...
{{small, 5
, style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", ATL
{{small, 3
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TWS
{{small, 8
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
{{small, 20
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
{{small, 13
, MIS
MIS or mis may refer to:
Science and technology
* Management information system
* Marine isotope stage, stages of the Earth's climate
* Maximal independent set, in graph theory
* Metal-insulator-semiconductor, e.g., in MIS capacitor
* Minimally ...
, TRE
, colspan{{=13,
, -
! Eagle
Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just ...
78 MkII
, colspan{{=15,
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", SIL
SIL, Sil and sil may refer to:
Organizations
* Servis Industries Limited, Pakistan
* Smithsonian Institution Libraries
* SIL International, formerly Summer Institute of Linguistics
* Apex Silver Mines (former American Stock Exchange ticker symb ...
{{small, 8
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", BRH
{{small, 13
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
{{small, 11
, colspan{{=10,
, -
! 1979
!
!
!
, ONT
, TWS
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
5
, MIL
, POC
, TWS
, MIL
, colspan{{=21,
!-
!0
, -
! 1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
!
!
!
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;" , ONT
{{small, 23
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;" , INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
{{small, 9
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;" , MIL
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;" , POC
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;" , MDO
{{small, 15
, colspan{{=23,
!style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", 3rd
!style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", 1,334
, -
! 1981-82
!
!
!
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;" , INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
1
, POC
, ILL ILL may refer to:
* '' I Love Lucy'', a landmark American television sitcom
* Illorsuit Heliport (location identifier: ILL), a heliport in Illorsuit, Greenland
* Institut Laue–Langevin, an internationally financed scientific facility
* Interlibra ...
, DUQ
, ISF
, style{{="background:#FFCFCF;" , INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
DNQ
, colspan{{=22,
!-
!0
CART
{{Overflow,
{{wikitable, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Team
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! Rank
! Points
, -
, 1979
! Team Penske
Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NTT IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, and the FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona ...
! Penske
Penske Corporation, Inc. () is an American diversified transportation services company based in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Roger Penske is the chairman of the privately held company, and Rob Kurnick is the president.
Holding ...
PC-7
! Cosworth
Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream automotive industrie ...
DFX V8 t
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", PHX
{{small, 5
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", ATL1
{{small, 7
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", ATL2
{{small, 4
, style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
{{small, 5
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", TRE1
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", TRE2
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIS1
{{small, 19
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", MIS2
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", WGL
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", TRE3
{{small, 2
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", ONT
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", MIS3
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", ATL3
{{small, 3
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", PHX2
{{small, 2
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", 2nd
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", 3820
, -
, 1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
! Team Penske
Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NTT IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, and the FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona ...
! Penske
Penske Corporation, Inc. () is an American diversified transportation services company based in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Roger Penske is the chairman of the privately held company, and Rob Kurnick is the president.
Holding ...
PC-9
! Cosworth
Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream automotive industrie ...
DFX V8 t
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT1
{{small, 23
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", INDY
Indy may refer to:
Computing and technology
*Indy (software), used for Internet access to music
*Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library
*SGI Indy, a computer workstation
Periodicals
*''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include " ...
{{small, 19
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", MIL1
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", POC
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MDO
{{small, 15
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", MIS1
{{small, 2
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", WGL
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", MIL2
{{small, 3
, style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", ONT2
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", MIS2
{{small, 2
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", MEX
{{small, 2
, style{{="background:#FFFFFF;", PHX
{{small, DNS
,
,
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", 2nd
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", 3714
, -
, 1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
! Team Penske
Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NTT IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, and the FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona ...
! Penske
Penske Corporation, Inc. () is an American diversified transportation services company based in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Roger Penske is the chairman of the privately held company, and Rob Kurnick is the president.
Holding ...
PC-9B
! Cosworth
Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream automotive industrie ...
DFX V8 t
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", PHX1
{{small, 2
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL1
{{small, 21
, style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", ATL1
{{small, 13
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", ATL2
{{small, 6
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIS1
{{small, 16
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", RIV
{{small, 9
, style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", MIL2
{{small, 3
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", MIS2
{{small, 7
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", WGL
{{small, 17
, style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MEX
{{small, 15
, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", PHX2
{{small, 2
,
,
,
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", 7th
, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", 99
Indianapolis 500 results
{, class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
, -
! Year
! Chassis
! Engine
! Start
! Finish
, -
, 1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...
, Kurtis 500K
, Novi
, 16th
, 33rd
, -
, 1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
, Ferguson P104
, Novi
, 22nd
, 32nd
, -
, 1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
, Ferguson P104
, Novi
, 8th
, 19th
, -
, 1966
, Huffaker 66
, Offy
The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers.
History
The Offenhauser engine, familiarly ...
, 28th
, 8th
, -
, 1967
, Eagle 67
, Ford
Ford commonly refers to:
* Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford
* Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river
Ford may also refer to:
Ford Motor Company
* Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company
* Ford F ...
, 8th
, 9th
, -
, 1968
, Eagle 68
, Offy
The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers.
History
The Offenhauser engine, familiarly ...
, 3rd
, 1st
, -
, 1969
, Lola T152
, Offy
The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers.
History
The Offenhauser engine, familiarly ...
, 3rd
, 3rd
, -
, 1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
, Eagle 67
, Ford
Ford commonly refers to:
* Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford
* Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river
Ford may also refer to:
Ford Motor Company
* Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company
* Ford F ...
, 7th
, 11th
, -
, 1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
, Eagle 71
, Offy
The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers.
History
The Offenhauser engine, familiarly ...
, 3rd
, 12th
, -
, 1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, Eagle 72
, Offy
The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers.
History
The Offenhauser engine, familiarly ...
, 1st
, 30th
, -
, 1973
, Eagle 73
, Offy
The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers.
History
The Offenhauser engine, familiarly ...
, 2nd
, 13th
, -
, 1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
, Eagle 74
, Offy
The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers.
History
The Offenhauser engine, familiarly ...
, 7th
, 2nd
, -
, 1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
, Eagle 74
, Offy
The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers.
History
The Offenhauser engine, familiarly ...
, 3rd
, 1st
, -
, 1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Eagle 74–76
, Offy
The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers.
History
The Offenhauser engine, familiarly ...
, 12th
, 10th
, -
, 1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...
, Lightning Mk1/77
, Offy
The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers.
History
The Offenhauser engine, familiarly ...
, 2nd
, 18th
, -
, 1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Eagle 78
, Ford
Ford commonly refers to:
* Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford
* Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river
Ford may also refer to:
Ford Motor Company
* Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company
* Ford F ...
Cosworth DFX
The DFV is an internal combustion engine that was originally produced by Cosworth for Formula One motor racing. The name is an abbreviation of ''Double Four Valve'', the engine being a V8 development of the earlier four-cylinder FVA, which had fo ...
, 19th
, 6th
, -
, 1979
, Penske PC-7
The Penske PC-7 is a CART open-wheel race car, designed by British designer Geoff Ferris at Penske Racing
Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the NTT IndyCar Series, NASCAR ...
, Ford
Ford commonly refers to:
* Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford
* Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river
Ford may also refer to:
Ford Motor Company
* Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company
* Ford F ...
Cosworth DFX
The DFV is an internal combustion engine that was originally produced by Cosworth for Formula One motor racing. The name is an abbreviation of ''Double Four Valve'', the engine being a V8 development of the earlier four-cylinder FVA, which had fo ...
, 4th
, 5th
, -
, 1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
, Penske PC-9
, Ford
Ford commonly refers to:
* Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford
* Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river
Ford may also refer to:
Ford Motor Company
* Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company
* Ford F ...
Cosworth DFX
The DFV is an internal combustion engine that was originally produced by Cosworth for Formula One motor racing. The name is an abbreviation of ''Double Four Valve'', the engine being a V8 development of the earlier four-cylinder FVA, which had fo ...
, 3rd
, 19th
, -
, 1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
, Penske PC-9B
, Ford
Ford commonly refers to:
* Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford
* Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river
Ford may also refer to:
Ford Motor Company
* Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company
* Ford F ...
Cosworth DFX
The DFV is an internal combustion engine that was originally produced by Cosworth for Formula One motor racing. The name is an abbreviation of ''Double Four Valve'', the engine being a V8 development of the earlier four-cylinder FVA, which had fo ...
, 1st
, 1st
Indy 500 qualifying results
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! Att #
! Date
! Time
! Qual
Day
! Car #
! Laps
! Qual
Time
! Qual
Speed
! Rank
! Start
! Comment
, -
, 1967
, 4
, 05-13
, 4
, 1
, 6
, 4
, —
, 164.752
, 9
, 8
,
, -
, 1968
, 6
, 05-18
, 6
, 1
, 3
, 4
, —
, 169.507
, 3
, 3
,
, -
, 1969
, 12
, 05-24
, 12
, 2
, 1
, 4
, 3:32.1600
, 169.683
, 3
, 3
,
, -
, 1970
, 24
, 05-16
, 24
, 1
, 3
, 4
, 3:33.6400
, 168.508
, 8
, 7
,
, -
, 1971
, 17
, 05-15
, 17
, 1
, 2
, 4
, 3:24.7600
, 175.816
, 3
, 3
,
, -
, 1972
, 13
, 05-14
, 16:49
, 1
, 6
, 4
, 3:03.7300
, 195.940
, 1
, 1
,
, -
, 1973
, 19
, 05-12
, 13:28
, 1
, 8
, 0
, —
, —
, —
, —
,
, -
, 1973
, 29
, 05-12
, 17:20
, 1
, 8
, 4
, 3:01.6500
, 198.183
, 2
, 2
,
, -
, 1974
, 14
, 05-11
, 11:40
, 1
, 48
, 4
, 3:14.4100
, 185.176
, 8
, 7
,
, -
, 1975
, 16
, 05-10
, 13:14
, 1
, 48
, 4
, 3:08.4100
, 191.073
, 3
, 3
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, -
, 1976
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, 05-15
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, 1
, 3
, 1
, —
, —
, —
, —
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, -
, 1976
, 34
, 05-16
, 13:15
, 2
, 3
, 4
, 3:11.9800
, 187.520
, 5
, 12
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, -
, 1977
, 6
, 05-14
, 11:44
, 1
, 6
, 1
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, —
, —
, —
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, 1977
, 32
, 05-14
, 16:48
, 1
, 6
, 4
, 3:02.0700
, 197.726
, 2
, 2
,
, -
, 1978
, 30
, 05-20
, 17:07
, 2
, 48
, 4
, 3:04.9400
, 194.658
, 10
, 20
,
, -
, 1979
, 17
, 05-13
, 14:08
, 1
, 12
, 4
, 3:09.5600
, 189.913
, 4
, 4
,
, -
, 1980
, 23
, 05-10
, 14:16
, 1
, 11
, 4
, 3:09.4800
, 189.994
, 3
, 3
,
, -
, 1981
, 19
, 05-16
, 11:36
, 1
, 3
, 4
, 2:59.5100
, 200.546
, 2
, 1
,
Complete Formula One World Championship results
Unser participated in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix.
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