When Fangio attended the 1958 Indianapolis 500, he was offered $20,000 to qualify in a Kurtis-Offenhauser by the car's owner, George Walther, Jr (father of future Indy 500 driver Salt …

Juan Manuel Fangio arrived at Indy under much fanfare as he attempted to qualify for the Indy 500 and score points towards the World Championship. He practiced early in the month, but …

The 46-year old Fangio had long before this year expressed ambitions to try his luck in the Indianapolis “500.” A year ago they were saying he had probably given it up. Indianapolis …

May 22, 2018 · So ominous was the 1958 Indianapolis 500 that Juan Manuel Fangio, “El Maestro,” the Argentinian ace who won five World Championships and is considered to be the …

Jul 18, 1995 · Juan Manuel Fangio, considered in most racing circles as the greatest race driver who ever lived, died Monday in his native Argentina of complications of pneumonia and kidney …

Al Unser won the Indy 500 at 47. Formula 1 and Indy car champion Mario Andretti was setting Indy car speed records and winning races at 53. Juan Manuel Fangio won his fifth Formula 1...

The lack of a competitive factory ride would motivate the Argentinean to head to the United States in order to accept an opportunity to try and qualify for the Indianapolis 500. The lack of a …

Juan Manuel Fangio siempre miró con anhelo la posibilidad de correr las 500 Millas de Indianápolis, sin embargo, su carrera deportiva estaba llegando al final y jamás se había dado …

May 13, 2017 · Arguably one of the world’s greatest race car drivers, Juan Manuel Fangio, winner of five world championships never raced at Indianapolis. He wanted to, it just didn’t quite …

May 30, 2023 · Fangio agradeció a las autoridades del “Indianápolis Motor Speedway”, y a todo a los pilotos norteamericanos quienes hicieron lo imposible para hacerlo sentir “como en casa”, …