Parnelli Jones has passed

[jaybee]

Indianapolis 500 Parnelli Jones, maybe the ultimate example of an era when drivers expected to jump into and win in virtually every kind of vehicle, has died of Parkinson's Disease at 90. https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2024-06-05/parnelli-jones-1963-indy-500-obit

Here he is in his tube-framed beast of a Bronco, Big Oly:

[enjenjo]

I see that Lizzy Musi passed about six weeks ago at age 33. Breast cancer. Pat Musi's daughter.

[jaybee]

Oh goodness, so young!

[idrivejunk]

When I hear his name I see a mustard colored Boss 302. RIP

[jaybee]

That was one bad machine piloted by one bad driver. One of the greatest.