With the 100th running of The Greatest Spectacle in Racing set for its first green flag Sunday at 12:19 p.m. — pre-race activities begin about an hour before that — contributor Troy Gentle looks back at some of the most memorable moments in the event’s storied history:
1982: 11 seconds
The 1982 edition of the race will be remembered as much for the horrific crash on Pole Day that claimed the life of driver Gordon Smiley. The race itself got off to a bad start when Kevin Cogan crashed on the approach to the start/finish line before the green flag.