Originally Posted by hammertime
Diesel Fuel Troy Ruttman
Half Right Troy Ruttman won the race but didn't get the pole position.
Just to get this started, I'll give it to you since you had the fuel correct.
Pole position: Fred Agabashian - 4:20.85 (4 laps)
Agabashian's Cummins Diesel Special was the first entry in the Indianapolis 500 to be powered by a turbocharged engine (then described as "turbosupercharged"). Gear-driven centrifugal blowers known as "superchargers" had been used since the 1920s to increase the volumetric efficiency and power output of racing engines, but the Cummins Diesel was the first to make use of the "free" energy contained in the engine exhaust stream to drive a turbine wheel connected to a centrifugal blower (thus, "turbo-supercharging").
hammertime the floor is yours to ask a question.