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The Dodge
Ram Indy 500 Special Edition truck started life as a Ram
1500 short bed standard cab, equipped with the 5.9L
Magnum V8 and the SLT Sport Package, modified with a
monochromatic paint treatment in Brilliant Blue, twin
white racing stripes, unique 17-inch wheels and
performance rubber, and more. Approximately 2802 Indy
Rams were built. |
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1996
Dodge Indy Ram & Viper Tidbits: |
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Chrysler
Corporation's Dodge Division introduced the Dodge Indy
500 Special Edition at the North American International
Auto Show. Its brother the Dodge Viper was the Pace Car
in this 1996 classic Indy 500 race. |
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INDIANAPOLIS 5/26/96: Buddy Lazier, winner of the
Indianapolis 500, takes a victory lap in the Dodge Ram
pace truck around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. |
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Fifty
Vipers with their owners take a parade lap around the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 5/24. The Dodge Viper is the
Pace car for the 80th running of the Indianapolis 500. |
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The Dodge
Viper GTS Coupe was the pace car for the 80th running of
the Indianapolis 500 and Chrysler President Robert Lutz,
a former race car driver himself, set the pace for the
Indy 500. Lutz gets direction during his final practice
5/24 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from a member of
the United States Auto Club, the ruling body for the
Indianapolis 500. |
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Robert A.
Lutz, who was Chrysler Corporation President on May 26,
1996, with a Dodge Viper GTS that he drove to set the
pace for the start of the 80th running of the
Indianapolis 500 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Retired -
7/1/98) |
