Practice and Time Trials
Tony Bettenhausen, Sr. was killed in a crash during a practice run on May 12. He was testing a car for Paul Russo. It was determined that an anchor bolt fell off the front radius rod support, permitting the front axle to twist and mis-align the front wheels when the brakes were applied. The car plunged into the outside wall, then rode along the top, snapping fence poles and tearing segments of the catch fence. The car came to rest upside-down on top of the outside wall, and Bettenhausen was killed instantly.
Time trials was scheduled for four days:
- Saturday May 13 - Pole Day time trials
- Sunday May 14 - Second day time trials
- Saturday May 20 - Third day time trials
- Sunday May 21 - Fourth day time trials
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