Indianapolis 500 Race - 1968 Up-Close Racing Action - Matted and Framed Vintage Sports Room and Bar Wall Hanging

This matted and framed vintage auto racing wall hanging shows a nice action photo of drivers Bill Vukovich (98), Johnny Rutherford (18), and Graham Hill (70) during the 1968 Indianapolis 500 Race.

This was the 52nd running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Sweepstakes held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway held on Thursday May 30, 1968. Bobby Unser captured the first of his three Indy 500 victories (1968, 1975, 1981).

This dynamic image of American Sports Car Racing would make a nice addition to a sports bar, a room in your home, or at the office either displayed by itself or grouped with other pictures.

Vintage sports wall hangings are also great to give as a gift.

Details About This Item:

• It is available in 3 different sizes
• The image is printed on Epson Ultra Premium Luster Photo Paper
• It has a black wood frame
• The matte is Pam Beach White
• It is covered in glass or plexiglass

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More About The Indianapolis 500 Race

This was the final Indianapolis 500 to feature a front-engined car in the starting field. Of the 33 cars, 32 were rear-engined machines (including three turbines). Jim Hurtubise's entry, which dropped out after only nine laps, was the last front-engine car to race in the 500. This was the first 500 won by a turbocharged engine.

The Indianapolis 500, byname "Indy 500" is a U.S. automobile race held annually from 1911, except for the war years 1917–18 and 1942–45. The race is always run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana. Drawing crowds of several hundred thousand people, the race is among the world’s best-attended single-day sporting events. It is held on the weekend of the country’s Memorial Day holiday.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway was built in 1909 as a testing facility for the local automotive industry. The track was first paved with crushed rock and tar but was soon repaved with brick; hence, the speedway is often called the “Brickyard.” Resurfacing with asphalt has covered all but a 36-inch (91-cm) strip of bricks at the start/finish line. The 2.5-mile (4-km) track has two 3,300-foot (1,000-metre) straightaways, two 660-foot (200-metre) straightaways, and four quarter-mile (400-metre) turns each banked at an angle of about 9 degrees. The speedway is also home to a 400-mile (644-km) stock-car race each August.