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Indy Racing

We are please to be able to feature the work of the late Rick Johnson. Born in Toledo, Ohio, Rick moved to Indianapolis where in 1958 he went to work for the Indianapolis Star. He was also a UPI Photographer and covered events at the Speedway and other racing venues. We are grateful to his son Paul for letting us feature his father's work on historicracing.com.

Sadly Rick succumbed to cancer in 2002.


Paul does not want his father's images to be used in adverts or to be made available for sale. They are copyright Paul Johnson and reproduction of the images is not permitted.

  • 1960 Indy 500
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Smokey Yunick's side car thing. Crashed during testing and never made the race. 1964 (Johnson)
Smokey Yunick's funky rig goes out for a test run, 1964. (Johnson)
Johnny Rutherford, 1964. More air means more POWER! (Johnson)
Johnny Rutherford, 1964. Note the huge air intake! (Johnson)
A.J. Foyt is the 1964 Indy 500 champion! (Fisse)
Rodger Ward pits, 1964. (Ramsey)
Parnelli Jones pit fire. 1964.(Fisse)
Jim Clark's suspension fails while leading the race. 1964. (Johnson)
Ronnie Duman suffered burns on his upper body when he got involved in the Sachs/MacDonald crash. 1964 (Photographer Unknown)
Near the back of the field, Dave MacDonald loses control at the start of the 1964 Indy 500. (Photographer Unknown)
The front of the field at the start of the 1964 Indy 500. (Johnson)
Bobby Marshman with a little help from his friends. 1964? (Johnson)
The STP Team in 1964. Somehow one can't help feeling sorry for them.
Sachs gets a tow-in, 1964. (Johnson)
Sachs stalls out on track during practice, 1964. (Johnson)
Sachs pits, 1964. (Johnson)
The clown prince of auto racing, Eddie Sachs. 1964. (Johnson)
Jim Clark's Lotus goes through a USAC tech inspection, 1964. (Johnson)
Bobby Marshman had a 1.5 minute lead in the 1964 race when his car bottomed out on lap 39 and suffered tranny damage. (Johnson)
Lone Star J.R., John Rutherford, 1964. (Johnson)
A.J. Foyt pits after a practice run, 1964. (Johnson)
The STP team looks like they are ready for a nap in their pretty jammies as they work on Art Malone's rig. 1964. (Johnson)
Bob Mathouser and Jimmy Clark battle, 1964. (Johnson)
Bob Harkey and Dick Rathmann mix it up, 1964. (Johnson)
Bobby Grim and Troy Ruttman duke it out, 1964. (Johnson)
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