![]() VeeKay described the track as "a little dusty" after leaving the medical center. A combination of wind, heat and rain made conditions difficult throughout the two weeks of practice leading up to the race. VeeKay was the first of three drivers to crash within the first 100 laps. He was checked and released not long afterwards. The Dutch driver climbed out of his car under his own power and was taken to the infield medical center. VeeKay had recently finished his first green-flag pit stop and was running in the third position when his car snapped and crashed into the turn 2 wall. Rinus VeeKay, the third-place starter, became the first driver of the day to make contact with the wall. ![]() NEVER MISS A MOMENT: Follow our sports newsletter for daily updates Lap 39: Rinus VeeKay crashes in turn 2 ![]() INDY 500: Ericsson wins 2022 Indy 500 in dramatic shootout after late red flag Here's a list of every accident that occurred during Sunday's race. The yellow and the checkered flag flew, clinching the Indianapolis 500 victory for Ericsson. Jimmie Johnson crashed with six laps to go, leading to a red flag with Marcus Ericsson leading Pato O'Ward and Tony Kanaan, the 2013 winner, by a two-second-plus margin.Īfter the restart and a half a lap away from the checkered flag, Sage Karam crashed on the backstretch and brought out the yellow flag as the leader entered turn 3. This Sunday's race known as "the Greatest Spectacle in Racing" was no exception. See more legendary race moments as 24-Hour News 8 counts down to the 100th running of the Indy 500, here.View Gallery: Indy 500 2022: Top photos from the race at Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayĪttrition is apart of every Indianapolis 500. Greene’s family say they are the keeper of her legacy, but they all agreed that she would say her legacy is her children. Not long after she decided to get out of the business to be a mom. We’d be in pretty good shape, but that was just a joke that’s all that was because to her it was just work product. “(It) reminds me of the joke we had in the family that we wished we got a dollar every time that phrase was used. Steele asked the family what they thought about the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, saying they are going to use the phrase more and more. She was just sort of, it’s my job it was just what I had to do,” Smith said. I don’t remember her talking much about it. “We thought it was the neatest thing in the world. Green’s other daughter, Janet Smith thought the whole thing was pretty cool. They needed a phrase for their stations to say there was a break coming up.” I may be more proud of that than anything I did in journalism.”Īccording to her husband, Bill Bugher, “She said there was a meeting when they were putting together a radio network to broadcast the 500. “I was just really glad that I could bring it to this expert’s attention and he thought it was worthy of putting in history. “I kind of feel proud of that and that’s one contribution I could make,” Miller said. ![]() It was then made famous by legendary Indy 500 voice, Sid Collins. “I’m a daughter and even though I’m a journalist, I didn’t know how to confirm it except my mother never told a lie that I know of,” Miller said.ĭavidson confirmed it was in fact Alice Greene who came up with the phrase. That’s when the call came from track historian Donald Davison. That fact was that her mother coined the phrase “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”Įllen said “They ended up making a headline out of it.” I’m just going to put this interesting little fact in there,” said Miller. “I thought what the heck I’m writing the obit. She worked at the then Indianapolis News. It was her daughter Ellen Miller who wrote her obituary. It’s been 20 years since the mother of nine passed away. He said it’s a nice way to remember his mother. Indy 500 contributor Laura Steele spent time with Greene’s family to get the story.Įvery year Bob Bugher, Greene’s son puts a checkered flag on her grave for Mother’s Day. INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – She was the silent voice behind a popular phrase, “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”Īlice Greene was actually a young copywriter at WIBC who came up with the saying.
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