1979 Indianapolis 500 highlights part 1 of 2

[TrekkiELO]

Is there anyway that you can upload the entire 2 hour ABC race broadcast from 1979? Other uploaders have done it with 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, etc.

[FcukCensoredSht]

all the Chaparral cars were amazingly fast but so damn unreliable!

[mark63able]

Johncock must of seen one to many star-wars movies with that helmet! he looks like one of those stormtroopers with that on!

[idak12]

The JIm Hall car looks fantantic, like a new generation car which it was, very impressive team.

[Sunoco]

The top 9 starters in this race were from the South0West/California/Texas. Interesting.

[fluidfeel]

So glad to see this footage. Was my first Indy 500 and never saw it on TV. Thanks for the post!

[3338MAN]

Too bad this once great event, with all of its color, excitement, and intrigue that was the talk of the month of May, is now a former shell of itself. An event now in decline and in relative danger of extinction.

[weallfollowmanutd]

dsriggs LOOOOL! - I thought the air scooped helmets looked cool, but Johncocks looks like something from the middle ages (;-)

[timtonjes]

I was there. Thanks for the post. waiting 30 years to see this

[dsriggs]

Is it just me, or did Johncock have a RIDICULOUS helmet?

[Sunoco]

It's not just he. What the hell was he wearing? lol

[RRVCrinale]

@dsriggs How does he SEE out of that thing?

[afannell]

Holy Crow! Thanks!!

[1more4theroad]

Great video! Thanks for sharing this! Great to see this again. I was in the SW Vista at this race.

Had to chuckle at the cars getting started 'artificially!'