The start of the 2012 Indianapolis 500. (IMS Archives Photo)
The start of the 2012 Indianapolis 500. (IMS Archives Photo)

Drivers You Didn’t Know Raced At Indy

Roger Rager in 1980 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (IMS Archives Photo)
Roger Rager in 1980 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (IMS Archives Photo)

Roger Rager

A Knoxville Raceway and National Sprint Car Hall of Famer, Roger Rager gave the Indianapolis 500 a try in 1980. Famously driving a car fitted with a stock-block, school bus engine, Rager led two laps, but a crash after 55 laps relegated Rager to a 23rd-place finish.