In 1999, Robby Gordon nearly won the Indianapolis 500 where he ran out of fuel while leading on the penultimate lap with the white flag in sight which allowed Kenny Brack to win the race. It was well-deserved for him because of the following reasons:
- He did it for owner A.J. Foyt who finally had a fifth Indianapolis 500 victory as owner and driver.
- His car had Goodyear tires which resulted in Goodyear's 29th and final Indy 500 victory.
- He remains the first and only Swedish driver to win the race.
- He was the second driver to start eighth and win the Indy 500 after Danny Sullivan in 1985.
- It was the sixth Indy 500 victory for car number 14 after Louis Meyer in 1928, Bill Vukovich in 1953 and 1954, and A.J. Foyt in 1967 and 1977
Had Robby Gordon won, then 1998 would've been the last Indianapolis 500 victory for Goodyear tires as he used Firestone tires in the event. It would've marked the third Indy 500 victory for car number 32 after Ray Harroun in 1911 and George Sounders in 1927. He would've been the first driver since Bobby Rahal in 1986 to win the "500" after starting 4th. At least in 2014, his brother-in-law, Ryan Hunter Reay won the event while in 2019, his car owner in the 1999 Indy 500, John Menard, would finally win the Indy 500 when Simon Pagenaud won for Team Penske while driving a Menard sponsored car.
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