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Rear View: Galmer, 1992 giant slayer

The smallest chassis constructor in Indy 500 field slayed giants like Penske Cars and Lola in 1992. On the way to sending Al Unser Jr. on his first trip to Victory Lane, the tiny Galmer outfit, with only two cars in the field of 33, stole the show as the Chevy-powered G92 chassis propelled Little Al and teammate Danny Sullivan to a 1-5 finish. Using a name fashioned from CART IndyCar team owner Rick Galles who funded the project, and lead designer Alan Mertens, Galmer came and went as a CART constructor in a single year. An Indy 500 win— the closest in history, a controversial win by Sullivan in Long Beach, and third and seventh respectively for the Galles/Kraco Racing duo in the...
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