Happy Birthday to 2-time #Indy500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi! Take a #tbt look back at the 1989 Indianapolis 500 through his eyes. | Indianapolis Motor Speedway

4.8K views · 74 reactions | 1989 Trans Am Indy Pace Car – News bulletin from Pontiac on the car that paced the 1989 Indy 500. I think this must set the record for car with the longest name; the 1989 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA Turbo 20th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 Pace Car. The last Pontiac to pace the Indy 500 was by far the best. From the Second Gen Graveyard collection. | 30 Millionth Pontiac Wentzville Assembly GM Bonneville SSEi UAW 2250 | Facebook

A.J. Foyt was the first Indianapolis 500 winner to appear four times on the Borg-Warner Trophy™. #FastFact | BorgWarner

🏁On May 28, 1989 the 73rd Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis 500 Speedway. 2-time World Drivers' Champion Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil became the first foreign-born winner of the race since 1969. Though Fittipaldi started on the front row and dominated much of the race, he found himself running 2nd in the waning laps. Michael Andretti passed Fittipaldi for the lead on lap 154, then led until his engine blew. Al Unser Jr. moved up to second, but trailed Fittipaldi by a big margin. Gam