Jim McElreath worked on restoring vintage race cars in the garage of his Arlington, Texas, home. Darrell Byers Star-Telegram archives Race car driver Jim McElreath, whose 23-year USAC and Indy-car ...

The full release is from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and is linked below: Auto Racing Hall of Fame inductee Jim McElreath ... last eight surviving drivers who could claim to have driven a ...

Luck didn’t fall Lloyd Ruby’s way and you couldn’t count Jim McElreath out because he won the ... But inside the cockpit, Foyt was as cool and clean as any driver that has ever competed in racing. “He ...

Racing legends Chip Ganassi, Jim McElreath, Leo Mehl ... Rahal belongs to an elite group at Indy -- as both a winning driver (1986) and owner (2004 with Buddy Rice). In his 13 500 starts, he ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Jim McElreath ... for 17 years. McElreath, who finished sixth in that race, competed in 15 500s with a best finish of third in 1966. “He was a very good race driver,” said ...

Jim McElreath ... and Texas Motor Speedway say McElreath died Thursday in his sleep at his home in Arlington, Texas. McElreath had been one of eight surviving drivers who had driven a front ...

FORT WORTH (AP) - Jim McElreath ... Motor Speedway say McElreath died Thursday in his sleep at his home in Arlington, Texas. McElreath had been one of eight surviving drivers who had driven ...

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Jim McElreath ... Motor Speedway say McElreath died Thursday in his sleep at his home in Arlington, Texas. McElreath had been one of eight surviving drivers who had driven ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jim McElreath, a teenage dirt-track racer who went on to become the 1962 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year and race in 15 Indy 500s, has died. He was age 89.