The race marked the final Indy 500 for Mario Andretti, who retired at the end of the 1994 season. Indy veterans Al Unser Sr. and Johnny Rutherford also retired in the days leading up to the race. John Andretti, who had left CART and moved to the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, became the first driver to race in both the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in the same day, an effort that has become known as "Double Duty". This was also the second and final Indy 500 for Nigel Mansell, who was knocked out of the race in a bizarre crash with Dennis Vitolo. It was not known at the time, but when Fittipaldi hit the wall on lap 185, it would conclude his final competitive lap in the Indy 500. He failed to qualify for the 1995 race, and the 1996 race was boycotted by CART, followed by his abrupt retirement two months after that due to an injury suffered at Michigan.