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THE WEEK, Page 31SOCIETYFinish Line
UNSAFE AT WHAT SPEED?
More than anything, the 76th running of the Indianapolis 500
resembled a war of attrition. Of the 33 drivers who started last
week's prestigious annual auto race, only 12 finished. Along the
way, slick tires, miserable cold and over-powered engines
induced 10 heart-stopping crashes that sent 13 drivers to the
hospital and 13 of the $500,000 race cars to the junkyard. But
winner Al Unser Jr., 30, whose .043-second margin was the
tightest win in Indy history, insists car speed has not
outpaced car safety. Says he: "Safety technology is doing great
right now." The win was worth $1.2 million for Unser.