SPARTA, Ky. - Two-time World Champion driver Sir Jackie Stewart was a guest of Roger Penske for the Meijer Indy 300 Presented by Red Baron and Edy's.
"He's been a great friend of mine for many years but I don't often get to motor races like this," Stewart♫said. "We get (the IndyCar Series) on television (in Scotland) so I'm pretty close to it."
Stewart, who posted 27 Formula One victories from 1965-73, competed in the Indianapolis 500 in 1966 and '67.
"(In '66) I was leading right up to 192 laps and then we had an oil pump go and we finished sixth," he recalled. "I got Rookie of the Year, which was a big deal."
Stewart advanced 11 positions to finish 18th in 1967. In June, Stewart, 70, was awarded the Freedom of West Dunbartonshire at a special ceremony in his hometown of Dumbarton.
Notable
Alex Seither, winner of the 72nd All American Soap Box Derby, was the grand marshal of the Firestone Indy Lights Kentucky 100 and gave the command to start engines. Chuck Givenden, executive director of the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety, was the honorary starter. … Thane Maynard, executive director of the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens, was the grand marshal for the IndyCar Series race and gave the command to start engines.
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08-02-2009, 01:22 AM
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