Jigger Sirois is immortalized in Indianapolis 500 history as having bad luck during qualifying. So much so, there is an award named after him…the Jigger Award.
May 17, 1969, dawned with an overcast sky. It was Pole Day, the first day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500. Soon it began ...
After multiple wrecks killed five on the opening weekend of auto racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the 300-mile featured Wheeler-Schebler Trophy race was stopped after 235 miles. Threatened with no more racing at the track by the American Automobile Association, the partners had to decide whether to abandon their ...