1970 Indianapolis 500 Brockman served as anchor. The "Wide World Of Sports" broadcast has re-aired on ESPN Classic starting in May 2011. 1970 Indianapolis 500 The 54th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Saturday, May 30, 1970. Al Unser, Sr. dominated the race, winning the pole position and leading 190 laps en route to victory. He joined his brother Bobby as the first duo of brothers to win the Indianapolis 500. It was the first of four victories for Al at Indianapolis. Car owner Parnelli Jones, who won the race as a driver in
1965 Indianapolis 500 1953. He became the first non-American winner of the Indianapolis 500 since 1916. Clark would go on to win the 1965 World Championship (which Indianapolis was not part of any longer). He is the only driver in history to win the Indy 500 and Formula One World Championship in the same year. Clark actually chose to skip Monaco to compete at Indy. ABC Sports covered the race for the first time on "Wide World of Sports". Charlie Brockman anchored the broadcast along with Rodger Ward. Following the tragic 1964 race, this race was run relatively clean with no major accidents.