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The 46th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, May 30, 1962. A historic pole day as Parnelli Jones breaks the barrier in qualifying. Rodger Ward and Len Sutton finish 1st-2nd for Leader Cards Racing. The 1962 Indy 500 marked the final 500 (through 2015) wherein the entire 33-car field consisted of U.S.-born participants. ==Time trials== Time trials was scheduled for four days. *Saturday May 12 - Pole Day time trials * *Len Sutton was the first driver to make an assault on the track record. His fourth lap of 149.900 mph was a new one-lap track record. * *Parnelli Jones becomes the first driver to break the 150 mph barrier. His first lap was run at 150.729 mph, a new all-time one-lap track record. All four of his laps were over 150 mph, and his four-lap average came in at 150.370 mph. Jones was rewarded by having 150 silver dollars poured into his helmet by Phil Hedback of Bryant Heating & Cooling. *Sunday May 13 - Second day time trials *Saturday May 19 - Third day time trials *Sunday May 20 - Fourth day time trials 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1962 Indianapolis 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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