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Rutherford returns to McLaren for Indy 500

– Indianapolis 500 legend Johnny Rutherford will join McLaren-Honda-Andretti's programme as its official ambassador for the month of May, it has been announced.Rutherford, also known as 'Lone Star JR', won the Indianapolis 500 on three occasions, twice for McLaren, and claimed the IndyCar World Series championship title in 1980.His first Indy win came in 1974, driving an orange McLaren M16D, his second in 1976, driving an orange M16E, and his third in 1980, driving a yellow Chaparral 2K ground-effect car.McLaren will return to the Indy 500 in 2017, fielding two-time F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso in a one-car entry, run by Andretti Autosport and powered by Honda engines.McLaren...
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