Mechanical difficulties had kept Max and his Driving 101 Ford
Lola from spending much time on the track during practice and
qualifying. Consequently, Max had to start from the 24th position.
When the race began Max started gaining positions. He moved up
two spots on the first lap and picked up two more by the start of
lap four. Five laps later he was in 19th. At the end of the next lap
he was out of the race.
An ill-advised passing attempt by Bryan Herta at the end of lap
10 sent Max and his Lola off circuit with suspension damage. Max's
day was over.
"Bryan hit me when Michael (Andretti) was overtaking
us," said Wilson. "We were packed up for the green flag
and we were all racing for a few laps. I tried to avoid Bryan but he
came straight at me in the corner. He had also hit me a few laps
before."
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