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...McLaren racer terrorized them, running at record-shattering speeds throughout practice. But fellow road-racer Revson, in another McLaren, won the number-one starting position when Donohue's car lost its edge, during qualifications. Donohue and Revson are the favorites, in that order, with the likes of A. J. Foyt, Bobby and Al Unser, and Mario Andretti left hoping that the McLarens break down...
Other top U.S. drivers suffered different misfortunes. Al Unser, winner of last year's Indianapolis 500, had to drop out when his Lola-Chevrolet developed oil pressure problems. A.J. Foyt drove a McLaren-Chevrolet until the motor quit. Follmer's Lotus-Ford suffered a broken rocker arm. British Driver Derek Bell, for one, regarded the U.S. cars as so much clutter. "It's frustrating," he groused, "for a Formula One driver to wait...
This leaves only one man to be considered, three time race winner, A. J. Foyt. He has raced at the Speedway every year since 1957. He reminds everyone that he has won every three years starting in 1961, and that it's that time again. More convincing is the fact that Foyt's crew, headed up by his father, had everything so well in hand that they were able to qualify four cars for the race, including one on the very last day, for fellow Texan Jim McElreath, whose original car had been bumped from the field by a faster...
...Foyt always runs well at Indianapolis. Last year he had the fastest cars at the track for himself and Roger McCluskey. Foyt sat on the pole for the second time in his career, and led the race until his engine came apart. There's no reason to suspect that his engine will come apart tomorrow. A. J. Foyt would like to retire, and it has been rumored that he will when he wins the 500 again. With so many really competitive teams entered in a relatively long race, there can be no odds-on favorite. But there's a good...
...powerful is the new engine and so light the Lotus chassis (total weight, with engine: 1,102 Ibs.) that A. J. Foyt, last year's Indy 500 winner (in a Ford-powered special), says: "I wouldn't be caught dead in it; and if I ever did get in it, I probably would be." Britain's Graham Hill, who drove another Lotus 49 to second place in the 204-mi. South African Grand Prix, says: "You have to keep tabs on the car. You can't let it get away from...