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Model T Bucket

"I wonder how far out in front I am?" Troy Ruttman, #20, probably had a pretty good idea where the rest of the field was during this 1947 race at the Bonelli Stadium in Saugus, CA-especially in this race when a Track T driver tried to crawl up his backside! Five years later, a 22-year-old Ruttman was the youngest ever to win the Indy 500.
How The Model T Became The T-Bucket

"I wonder how far out in front I am?" Troy Ruttman, #20, probably had a pretty good idea where the rest of the field was during this 1947 race at the Bonelli Stadium in Saugus, CA-especially in this race when a Track T driver tried to crawl up his backside! Five years later, a 22-year-old Ruttman was the youngest ever to win the Indy 500.  View Related Article

 

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