The Delta Force theme should be the mandatory intro to every indy 500 ever.

I have always felt that this era was one of open wheel racings greatest

R. I. P. Gary Bettenhausen. (1941-2014), you will be missed!!!!!

As a HUGE Michael Andretti fan this pissed me off so much because he had the car to beat. This was the one that truly got away

I saw this race with my dad. The sound was loud and unlike anything I’d ever experienced. Just raw power.

Paul Page was amazing at calling the Indy 500 and doing the broadcasts. I wish he still did it today..

One of my favorite races ever

How badass are these old CART races? Too bad I was so young in this era

My first Indy 500!

This was my first 500. We were on the inside of turn 4. Got to see probably the best(except for the continued Andretti curse) 500. What a great year outside the Marcello tragedy.

What a great race this was. It had a little of everything. Big crashes, engine failures, intense racing and the closest finish in Indy 500 history... I really felt bad for Micheal looking back on it. Talk about a day from hell. Not only does two of his family members end up in the hospital, his car lets him down with less than 15 laps to go. I wouldn't have been surprised if he went in a private room and cried for awhile after the race.

What a intro!!!!!!!!! And look at the great racing Indy had before reconstructing the turns.. why can't racing & coverage be this good today

The best Delta Force Indy 500 intro ever! Epic!!

ESPN ought to bring back the Delta Force theme, the actual effort in the intros and...yes, announcers who know what they are talking about. Scott Goodyear raced in both CART and the IRL he won races at Michigan in 92/94. Marty Reid is (to my mind) mainly a NASCAR commentator and forever linked with Vegas 2011, Eddie Cheever won a race, but he doesn't seem to have that magic an announcer needs. That magic Bobby Unser had, or Sam Posey had, albeit built up over years and years of working together

The definitive 1992 Indy 500 crash guide: 38:12 Roberto Guerrero 52:34 Tom Sneva 1:30:10 Philippe Gache & Stan Fox 1:40:57 Jim Crawfrod, Rick Mears & Emerson Fittipaldi 1:51:22 Mario Andretti 2:05:32 Jimmy Vasser 2:13:33 Brian Bonner 2:26:29 Jeff Andretti & Gary Bettenhausen 2:47:35 Arie Luyendyk 3:00:10 Buddy Lazier "hot seat" 10 years of winnings where smashed into the wall that day.

The good old days!

I remember that well. I was a little kid rooting for Al, and I remember wondering who the hell won the race for what felt like an eternity until I saw the Galles crew celebrating on pit road. It was a nice idea to get the flags in the shot, but seriously... when second place is pulling out to make a move on the leader coming to the line, you don't cut away!!

I remember watching this live and flipped when Roberto's car went off.

That was a crazy race. Would loved to of seen Senna do the Indy 500.

1992. My favourite Indy 500 of all time apart from many others.

Oh man what a race. Thanks for these uploads!!

"11 laps to go in the Indy 500 and Michael is slowing! Michael is slowing! Al Unser Jr. will take the lead as Michael Andretti slows down at Indianapolis!"

3:25:50 is the golden moment of Sam Posey's career when he gets to tell Bobby Unser "Sorry Bobby, but you're wrong" after all the times Bobby told Sam, "Sorry Sam, you're wrong." Sam must have been waiting years just for this.

awesome race, god I love INDY..

Its funny, i remember this indy for so many reasons but the main one is that I was at uni in lancaster and the cricket wc final was the same day pakistan v england. me and some Canadian dude started watching this, he wasn't a motorsports fan but knew indy. About halfway throughthe cricket fans started arriving but we wouldn't change channel, crahs after crash we just felt the eyes bearing down on us but I would not surrender the controller LOL

I don't miss the wrecks and guys getting hurt but i miss the attrition. It made all 500 miles meaningful. In the 2020s. You honestly only need to watch the last 10 laps now.

Scott Goodyear is a winner in my opinion for all the times he's come close and his good sportsmanship he has had all his life

At 43:20 the best start in the history of the Indianapolis 500. Never saw a sensational moment was like this. Here in Brazil we would put the Eddie Cheever was "sandwiched" by the Michael and Mario Andretti. The race itself I consider the best of all time for all that happened; accidents in training (only the Jovy Marcelo was unfortunate that his death), Piquet as one of the attractions (but just pounding and giving rise to Al Unser Sr), a round of Guerrero logo on the sighting lap (Alain Prost recalled Imola one years before), and accidents of course. Oh, and do not like to talk about some rookies at the time, Philippe Gache one rally driver for example. The veterans were also present. AJ Foyt, Tom Sneva, Gary Bettenhausen, Al Unser Sr and Gordon Johncock. Of Brazil, Raul Boesel just managed to get to the end, in seventh. A sensational race, pity that we have not had Japanese drivers, as Hiro and Kenji Momota ended up getting hurt and not participating in the race.

1:25 This should be the motto of Indy 500. Love it

So awful what happened to Michael. He smoked this race. What a shame. Thanks for the vid, this was an epic indy

2:35:32 Senna talks about Indy500 and indycar racing

It's just a shame Michael didn't win this race. I have a lot of respect for Little Al, and it was a great finish, but Michael deserved this. I am always pulling for Marco Andretti because the Andretti family deserves to catch a break here. After this years Indy 500 (2012) I'm convinced Marco can do it

3:26:32 - and Michael slows on the back stretch.....heard way too often....

Awesome.

Awesome! :D Cheers, mate!

1992 was a bizarre race that was. Typically unpredictable - the way Indy is more than any other race..

Yes it was. Mears was one of the best ever bar none. Just imagine what more he could have accomplished if not for his injuries. I think the injuries were the deciding factor wasnt it?

Always breaks my heart knowing Michael couldn't pull off a win. Even more so because from 1996 to 2000 nobody from CART would compete. My only hope is that Marco can win it for Michael, Mario and the Andretti family. Destroy the curse and hopefully win a few more times. The Andretti's deserve it, and so does the raceway

Poor Roberto Guerrero...man he had no luck. My 3rd indy 500 and we were in the infield just down from where he spun the car warming up.

Tony George let his ego destroy a growing open wheel series. Now a ticket for Indy can be had on race day at the gate. In the early 90's, next year's was sold out a few days after the current year's race.

낭만이 사라진 지금, 그시절이 그리워 그시절의 머신은 디자인이 세련되고 멋있었는데, 지금의 머신은 못생긴 장난감같아 엔진소음도 많이 달라졌고 그 강렬했던 엔진의 소리는 어디로 갔는지..

Michael was like .."bye,Dad"..Zoom!

1:53:36 Man, look at his head bounce around. A HANS would have helped but I think it was still on the drawing board at this point.

Sure, it was against IRL competition, but I was glad Cheever finally got a win. Too bad Scotty Brayton never did.

They need those aprons back on the bottom i think it will better racing and better for open wheel racing in America

10:24 Jovy Marcelo (1965 - 1992) Descanse em Paz.

The most common sentence: "Another car... another car into the wall."

According to "That Other Wiki", John Paul Jr raced the entire race with a broken fuel line. Think this could have been what caused his delayed departure?

Does anyone know what is the music in the starting field?

1:53:16 Fast forward to 2014: Passenger cars are safer but not made of carbon fiber or aluminum (for the most part).

say what you like about the differences between indyacr and f1, the simple fact is this.... america knows how to put on an event!! Imagine of F1 did monaco with the same amount of effort.... it would be awesome (just for some perspective i am from europe and have been an f1/indycar fan since 1992).

Who's hand is that with the popped blister at 33:53? I've always wondered that for three plus decades?

not always, but traditionally there is one entry that can't get going....out comes the motor crank mobile unit starter

I didn't say the Rallye Monte Carlo had the reputation of the Indy 500 because it simply hasn't, I just said that it's older than the Indy 500. Our information might depend on the region in Europe and America I admit. The closer you get to Le Mans geographically the more people will have heard about it. Same goes for Indy.

I believe that was Mears' only crash in the Indy 500 race

No manufactured aero passes and regarded as one of the best races ever.

This was the single best Indy 500, not only for the finish, but for everything that occured during the course of the day.

Anyone know the music for the starting grid segment? 0:05:50

The cold year

R.I.P. Indy 5001911-1995

30:20 Jim Nabors Back Home Again in Indiana 🎶

I remember Scott Goodyear's wife looking so pretty....maybe it's the eyes, I dunno.

Roberto started to race indy cars in the mid 80 s holy crap sam you talking about yourself about the 70s ...

Wow Such wreckfest So caution Much cold Very carnage

Its the exact same angle as the one one used int Mears Johncock Finish

they did not have a good party...this is to check steering and make sure this system is optimally operative

I just can't understand why these cars 30 years ago look and sound better than the indy cars today. It will never be the same.

Why they don't bring back Paul page is beyond me

I'm surprised Michael never got a penalty for his start, in my eyes he seemed to make no attempt at all to remain in grid position.

Why did they cut away at the flag? Couldn't see who won

So much accidents..

The theme from "The Delta Force"

How did Michael Andretti pull 12 seconds on second place in 2 laps?!!????

Why were they taking so damned long just to get through the starting lineup? good lord.

Eddie cheever missed a gear on the start and Mario Andretti's car was down on power.

Guerrero shades of Coulthard at Monza

You know its time to retire if you get a DNS (Did Not Start)

Racing was so good at Indy during this era - yes I hate Tony George too. He castrated this race and quite possibly this series. This was at least a decent measure against F1 (at the time). CHEERS on the upload and how do I get the music. YEAH I feel like some power walking.

Anybody know the music at the beginning.....it rocks the shit

The old Buick stock-blocks, a question of when, not if, they would break down...Big Al's 3rd place was the only time they made the rostrum.

i loved it michael may of dereved it but al jr wins and al sr 3rd true unser winning at indy

@ 6:19 he will hold that record but only for 2 hours

The official results state that Cheever finished 4th on the lead lap (and apparently lost to Al Unser, Sr. in a photo finish that was never shown). All indications from ABC's coverage here are that Cheever finished 6th one lap down. Did Ganassi win an appeal of the penalty after the race? I haven't been able to find anything about it. Focusing on the flagman instead of the start-finish line when Unser, Jr. and Goodyear were about to cross the line was a MAJOR faux pas...

The race really should have been delayed to a warmer day. The cold casued wrecks, yellow flag, tires get cold, restart, another wreck, yellow flag, tires get cold, another wreck.....

What kind of crappy camera angle was that at the end of the race? They should have stayed with the one they had. You couldn't even tell when they crossed the finish line who won. At least with Mears vs Johncock they stayed with the same viewing angle as they crossed the finish line.

Cruelest damn moment in sports history at 3:26:23.

Although it is a pretty good race, no, it is not the greatest one in the world. The greatest race in the world is the 24h race of Le Mans followed by the 24h of Nürburgring, of Daytona and THEN there is the Indy 500 + Daytona 500. The F1 Grand Prix of Monaco is the next one on the list.

3:26:32 the curse strikes

Ayrton Senna!!!!

Did mears retire after the 92 season or the 93 season?

Not right when they cross the finish line.

Historical note: Cheever's first pit stop was not only to change tires but also to change his underwear after getting the living sh-- scared out of him at the start.

the longer ive watched this race the more i dont like the way its done. the cars are great! the tracks brilliant, the drivers are all more than capable and theres a good mix, but the coverage and the self assured cockyness of the commentators and the producers just makes it almost un watchable for me, everything is 'brought to you by...' or 'courtesy of' and all i'm hearing is how america does it better than anyone else. the sad news is that they really dont, they have much to learn from europe.

Nice to see big money loose.

I hate Tony George.

The Indy 500 is not the most famous race. I could ask 500 people in Europe and only about 10 of them would know what the Indy 500 is. I know about 150 Americans personally and I asked a couple of them whether they've heard of other 24 hour races except for the Rolex 24. I didn't count, but surely more than 20 could name the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Indy 500 isn't the most historic race in the world either, that would be the Rally Monte Carlo.

watching this is so clear how different americans are to europeans. Now im not saying its better or worse than how we do things. but everything seems to be about money or advertisments. the one thing i will say that pisses me off with you yanks is how your convinced indy is 'the greatest race in the world' and ' the greatest spectator sport in the world' and you all build ' the best cars in the world' europeans seem happy to let others tell us when we do something better than anyone else.