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Auto Racing / Yunick / Indy 500 / Interviews #702144

CNN Evening News for Saturday, May 25, 2002
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(Studio: Catherine Callaway) Racing legend Smokey Yunick profiled; interviews held with Yunick's daughter Trish Yunick Brown and Indy historian Donald Davidson; car photos shown. [BROWN - says her father loved auto racing; talks about inspiration for car modifications coming from his service in World War II; says he grew up poor in rural Pennsylvania; says her father would welcome the new safety walls at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.] [DAVIDSON - says Yunick was remembered for stock car racing, he raced at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he built cars implementing his new ideas and tested the cars; explains how Yunick left Indy car racing and got involved in NASCAR.]

Reporter(s):
Callaway, Catherine
Duration:
00:07:10

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