The 2016 Historic 100Th Running of the Indianapolis 500 with the Largest Crowd in Indy Race History
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P285i-285ax_Motorsports5-SEP21_Lr1.qxp_P285i-285ax 9/23/21 7:17 PM Page 285i {}MIKE CURB : 50 Years THE 2016 HISTORIC 100TH RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 WITH THE LARGEST CROWD IN INDY RACE HISTORY 01 02 03 04 [ 285i ] P285i-285ax_Motorsports5-SEP21_Lr1.qxp_P285i-285ax 9/23/21 7:17 PM Page 285j MOTORSPORTS ALEXANDER ROSSI WINS THE 2016 HISTORIC 100TH RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 DRIVING FOR ANDRETTI/HERTA/CURB-AGAJANIAN 05 06 07 01 Mike Curb congratulates Alexander Rossi on 08 his victory at the historic 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. This was Curb’s second victory at the Indianapolis 500. It was also his seventh victory, 25th Top 5 and 50th Top 10 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 6 different racing divisions. 02 Pagoda featuring Alexander Rossi’s #98 first place finish. 03 Alexander Rossi and his winning team 04 Cary Agajanian and Mike Curb were the co- owner/entrants of Alexander Rossi’s #98 winning car in the historic 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 09 05 Team owners Mike Curb, Michael Andretti and Bryan Herta with Alexander Rossi 06 Bryan Herta, Mike Curb and Michael Andretti in front of the famous Pagoda after Alexander 10 Rossi’s victory 07 Linda and Mike Curb in front the famous Pagoda with Alexander Rossi celebrating his victory 08 Alexander Rossi in victory lane after winning the historic 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 09 Alexander Rossi celebrating his victory 10 Pylon showing the #98 winning car and the largest crowd in Indianapolis 500 history. 11 Alexander Rossi in route to winning the historic 2016 Indianapolis 500 12 Mike Curb with the Indy Pace Car 11 12 [ 285j ] P285i-285ax_Motorsports5-SEP21_Lr1.qxp_P285i-285ax 9/23/21 7:17 PM Page 285k {}MIKE CURB : 50 Years VICTORY AT THE 2016 INDIANAPOLIS 500 Linda and Mike Curb, former acting Governor and Lieutenant Governor of California and co-owner of the 2016 Indy 500 Winning Car, with Vice President and Indiana Governor Mike Pence and his wife Karen. Alexander Rossi in victory lane at the 2016 Indianapolis 500 [ 285k ] P285i-285ax_Motorsports5-SEP21_Lr1.qxp_P285i-285ax 9/23/21 7:18 PM Page 285l MOTORSPORTS MIKE CURB’S INDUCTION INTO THE TENNESSEE SPORTS HALL OF FAME ON ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2016 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 01 Mike Curb with Tyler McNair (son of Hall play at the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame of Fame Inductee and former Tennessee Titan 05 2016 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame co-MVP Steve McNair) and Peyton Manning, Inductee class Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Tennessean of 06 Rita Sparks, President of the Tennessee the Year Sports Hall of Fame Board, presenting Mike 02 Display at the Tennessee Sports Hall of Curb with his trophy Fame, located in the Bridgestone Arena in 07 Induction dinner at the Omni Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee 03 Linda Curb, Caroline Childress, Mike 08 Mike with Phil Fulmer, former University 09 10 Curb, Carter, Taylor and Courtney Childress of Tennessee football coach and fellow with Steve McNair’s family Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame inductee 04 Mike and Linda Curb in front of the dis- 09 Mike Curb speaking at the Induction [ 285l ] P285i-285ax_Motorsports5-SEP21_Lr1.qxp_P285i-285ax 9/23/21 7:18 PM Page 285m ALEXANDER ROSSI WINS THE 2016 HISTORIC 100TH RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 DONNY SCHATZ – 2016 WORLD OF OUTLAWS CHAMPION - VICTORIES AT THE VOLUSIA DIRTCAR NATIONALS AND THE KINGS ROYAL AT ELDORA BOBBY SANTOS WINS THE 2016 NASCAR MODIFIED ALL-STAR SHOOTOUT RICO ABREU WINS THE 2016 CHILI BOWL NATIONALS KYLE LARSON WINS THE 2016 TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX TANNER THORSON – 2016 USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CHAMPION 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 01 Alexander Rossi wins the historic 100th running of the 07 Bobby Santos wins 2016 NASCAR Modified All-Star Shootout. Indianapolis 500 and also finishes Top 10 at the Indianapolis Grand 08 Bobby Santos wins his 6th NASCAR Modified race for Tinio/Curb Prix and at Detroit in the Andretti/Herta/Curb-Agajanian Indy car Records at the historic Thompson Speedway in 2016. 02 Ozz Negri and John Pew win the 2016 overall Monterey Grand Prix 09 During the week following the historic 100th running of the in the IMSA Weathertech United SportsCar Championship driving for Indianapolis 500 the Kunz/Curb-Agajanian team won all five USAC Shank/Curb-Agajanian. The Shank/Curb-Agajanian team finished Indiana Midget Week races with drivers Kyle Larson, Rico Abreu, Top 10 in the 2016 24 Hours of LeMans LMP2 and Top 15 overall. The Christopher Bell, Spencer Bayston and Tanner Thorson. Thorson also team also scored an overall podium finish at the historic 2016 Watkins swept the 2016 POWRi Missouri Mid-State Nationals and Carson 12 Glen race.At the end of the 2016, the team achieved a major victory at Macedo won the 35th Annual Pepsi Nationals.. Petit Le Mans at Road America. 10 Rico Abreu wins the historic Kokomo Midget finale in 2016. Abreu 03 Dave Darland wins the 2016 Lawrenceburg, Indiana USAC Sprint also finished top 10 in his NASCAR truck debut season at Martinsville Car National race and Texas, and a podium finish at Eldora, driving for Thorsport/Curb 04 Michael Lewis sweeps the two Pirelli World Championship events Records. at the 2016 St. Petersburg Grand Prix 11 Rico Abreu wins the 2016 Chili Bowl Nationals driving for 05 Daryn Pittman, Kasey Kahne, Brad Sweet and Mike Curb. Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Sweet and Pittman scored major victories in 2016 including the Volusia 12 Todd Gilliland wins the 2016 NASCAR K&N East New Smyrna, (Daytona) Nationals, the Texas Outlaw Shootout, the SoCal Florida race driving for McAnally/Curb-Agajanian. Julia Landauer Showdown as well as victories in New Egypt, Tucson and the Knight has driven the team car to five Top 10 finishes in the 2016 K&N West Before the Kings Royal and the Summer Nationals opener. Series. 13 06 Donny Schatz wins the 2016 All Star Circuit of Champions as well 13 Santiago Urrutia wins the 2016 Indy Lights Grand Prix of Road as World of Outlaws victories at the Volusia DirtCar Nationals, America and the Alabama Grand Prix driving for Schmidt/Curb- Knoxville, IA, the Outlaw Showdown in Las Vegas, Western Spring Agajanian. Urrutia also was the runner-up at both of the 2016 Shootout in Stockton, CA and the Mini Gold Cup in Chico, CA and Indianapolis Grand Prix races. Kings Royal at Eldora, driving for Stewart/Curb-Agajanian [ 285m ] P285i-285ax_Motorsports5-SEP21_Lr1.qxp_P285i-285ax 9/23/21 7:18 PM Page 285n MOTORSPORTS THE 2016 INDY 500 WINNER AND THE BORG WARNER TROPHY PRESENTATION WINNING THE 2016 USAC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE 2016 TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX WINNING THE 2016 WORLD OF OUTLAWS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE 2016 HISTORIC KINGS ROYAL IN MEMORY OF OUR FRIEND BRYAN CLAUSON 02 01 03 04 05 06 07 08 01 Alexander Rossi with Mike and Linda Curb at 04 USAC president Kevin Miller, 2016 USAC Abreu, Mike Curb, Carter Curb Childress, Taylor the presentation of the Borg-Warner trophy for the Champion Tanner Thorson, 2016 USAC Owner- Childress and Linda Curb. 2016 Indy 500 victory. Champion Mike Curb and CRA Champion Brad 07 Kyle Larson in Victory Lane after winning the 02 Alexander Rossi, Mike Curb, Michael Andretti Noffsinger. Curb-Agajanian was honered for the 2016 76th runinng of the Turkey Night Grand Prix. and Bryan Herta presenting the 2016 Indy 500 all-time record of 138 USAC National victories. 08 Donny Schatz wins the 2016 Historic Kings winning car to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 05 Daryn Pittman, Kasey Kahne, Brad Sweet Royal and the 2016 World of Outlaws National Museum. and Mike Curb celebrate over 100 victories for the Championship. 03 Levi Jones, Mike Curb, Tanner Thorson and Kahne/Curb World of Outlaws team. Keith Kunz receiving awards for the 2016 USAC 06 Tanner Thorson celebrates the 2016 USAC THANK YOU BRYAN CLAUSON. National Championship. National Championship with Keith Kunz, Rico YOU WERE A GREAT FRIEND AND MOST OF ALL A GREAT PERSON, SHARING WITH US CHAMPIONSHIPS AND 40 VICTORIES. [ 285n ] P285i-285ax_Motorsports5-SEP21_Lr1.qxp_P285i-285ax 9/23/21 7:18 PM Page 285o {}MIKE CURB : 50 Years 2017 INDIANAPOLIS 500 QUALIFYING FOR FRONT ROW – FINISHING 7TH 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 [ 285o ] P285i-285ax_Motorsports5-SEP21_Lr1.qxp_P285i-285ax 9/23/21 7:18 PM Page 285p MOTORSPORTS 2017 INDIANAPOLIS 500 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 01 Alexander Rossi leading the 2017 Indianopolis 500 2017 Sprint car victory in the Stewart/Curb-Agajanian 02 Alexander Rossi and Mike Curb after Rossi qualified car for the front row 14 Opening ceremonies of the 2017 Indianapolis 500 03 Alexander Rossi 15 NAPA President Dan Askey, Bart Riebe, owner of 04 Mike and Linda Curb with Rossi’s #98 car Riebes Auto Parts-NAPA and Mike Curb 05 Curb congratulating Rossi after he qualified for the 16 Cary Agajanian and Mike Curb with 3-time 18 19 front row Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti before the 06 Curb with Rossi start of the 2017 Indianapolis 500 07 The NAPA/Curb pits at the 2017 Indianapolis 500 17 Mike and Linda Curb with the #98 car before the 08 Mike Curb with Colton Herta and Bryan Herta at the start of the Indianapolis 500 start of the Indy Lights race where Colton started in the 18 Rossi and Curb before start of Indianapolis 500 front row 19 Ed Carpenter, Scott Dixon and Alexander Rossi just 09 Colton Herta at the start of the Freedom 100 race prior to the accident Dixon was involved in during the 10 Cary Agajanian and Mike Curb with Colton Herta 2017 Indianapolis 500 race prior to the Freedom 100 Indy Lights race 20 Rossi making a final pit stop at the Indianapolis 500 11 Alexander Rossi leading the Indianapolis 500.