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Rodger Ward Wins the 1959 Indy 500, and displays the 'instantly printed' newspaper headline to prove it.
Ward had been running the 500 every year since 1951 with only a solitary 8th place to show for it. But his luck would change when his 1959 win initiated an unprecedented 6 year run of results, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 1st, 4th, 2nd. Finally notching up a total of 26 USAC victories, which was enough that today ...
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