Foyt entered the 1993 race and participated in the first week of practice.
Additionally, the fourth- and fifth-place finishers were Brazilian Raul Boesel and Italian-born American Mario Andretti.Īfter hinting about retirement in 1991 (and later retracting retirement plans in 1992), four-time Indy 500 winner A. The top three finishers consisted of the Brazilian Fittipaldi, Dutchman Arie Luyendyk, and the English Mansell, the first time since 1915 that all of the top three finishers were from countries other than the United States. His inexperience on oval circuits, however, led to him misjudging the restart speed and he was quickly passed down the main stretch by Fittipaldi, which proved to be the winning move. Mansell was competitive all afternoon, and was leading the race on lap 184 as the field was coming to a restart. A large international media contingent arrived at the track creating a huge frenzy surrounding the Englishman. Much of the pre-race attention for the month focused heavily on rookie Nigel Mansell, the reigning Formula One World Champion, who joined the CART Indy car series during the offseason. Several sidebar stories during the month complemented one of the most competitive Indy 500 races in recent years. The race was sanctioned by USAC and was part of the 1993 PPG Indy Car World Series. Emerson Fittipaldi took the lead with 16 laps to go, and won his second career Indy 500 victory. The 77th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 30, 1993. Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1993 Indianapolis 500.
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