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The 48th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1964. It was won by A.J. Foyt, but is primarily remembered for a fiery seven-car accident that resulted in the deaths of Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald. It is also the last race won by a front-engined "roadster", as all subsequent races have been won by rear-engined, formula-style cars. It was Foyt's second of four Indy 500 victories. Jim Clark, who finished second the previous year, won the pole position〔Setright, L.J.K. "Lotus: The Golden Mean", in Northey, Tom, ed. ''The World of Automobiles'' (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 11, p.1232.〕 in the Lotus 34 quad-cam Ford V-8. He took the lead at the start, and led for a total of 14 laps. However, a tire failure caused a broken suspension, and he dropped out on lap 47.〔Setright, p.1232.〕 Bobby Marshman led during the early stages of the race, at one point stretching his lead to as much as 90 seconds.〔2002 Indianapolis 500 Record Book〕 During his aggressive charge in front, he became uncharacteristically obsessed with putting A. J. Foyt a lap down.〔"Heroes of the 500 - The 1964 Indianapolis 500" WFNI, May 2014〕 On lap 39, he went too low in turn one, bottoming out the car, and dropped out with a broken transmission oil plug. Parnelli Jones later dropped out after a pit fire. With Marshman, Clark, and Jones all out of the race, A. J. Foyt cruised to victory, leading the final 146 laps. Race winner Foyt drove the whole 500 miles without changing tires.〔''The Talk of Gasoline Alley'' - 1070-AM WIBC, May 28, 2004〕 Goodyear supplied tires for some entries, but participated only in practice. No cars used Goodyear tires during the race itself. Foyt's 1964 winning car remains the only car in the collection of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame and Museum, regularly on display, that has never been restored to pre race condition. ==Time trials== Time trials was scheduled for four days. *Saturday May 16 - Pole Day time trials * *Jim Clark captured the pole position in his rear-engined Lotus 34. Rodger Ward was the first to make headlines, as he set a one-lap track record with a lap of 157.563 mph, and a four-lap average of 156.406 mph. Bobby Marshman upped the speed to 157.867 mph. Jim Clark secured the pole with a record-setting run. His second lap (159.337 mph) set the one-lap track record, and his four-lap average was a record 158.828 mph. Clark became the first foreign-born pole-sitter since 1919. The following weekend, Clark traveled to Europe and won the Dutch Grand Prix. *Sunday May 17 - Second day time trials *Saturday May 23 - Third day time trials *Sunday May 24 - 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「1964 Indianapolis 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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