1958 INDIANAPOLIS 500

The 42nd International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1958. The event was part of the 1958 USAC National Championship Trail, and was included in the 1958 World Drivers Championship.
The race is best known for a massive first-lap, 15-car pileup that resulted in the death of fan-favorite driver Pat O'Connor.
Jimmy Bryan was the race winner. The race featured young rookie A. J. Foyt's debut at Indy. On lap 148, he spun in an oil slick, blew out the tires, and dropped out of the race. This marked the first time that one car would carry two drivers to separate wins at the race, in back-to-back years, with Sam Hanks winning the previous year's race in the same car.
Juan Manuel Fangio arrived at Indy under much fanfare as he attempted to qualify for the 500 and score points towards the World Championship. He practiced early in the month, but withdrew when he could not get up to speed. Taken from  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Indianapolis_500

Starting Lineup:

Row 1	Dick Rathmann	Ed Elisian	Jimmy Reece
Row 2	Bob Veith	Pat O'Connor	Johnnie Parsons
Row 3	Jimmy Bryan	Johnny Boyd	Tony Bettenhausen
Row 4	Jack Turner	Rodger Ward	A.J. Foyt
Row 5	Don Freeland	Paul Russo	Billy Garrett
Row 6	Paul Goldsmith	Bob Christie	Eddie Sachs
Row 7	Jud Larson	Jim Rathmann	Al Keller
Row 8	Johnny Thomson	Shorty Templeman	Jerry Unser
Row 9	George Amick	Eddie Johnson	Len Sutton
Row 10	Art Bisch	Chuck Weyant	Johnnie Tolan
Row 11	Mike Magill	Dempsey Wilson	Bill Cheesbourg
Other Drivers on Entry List:
Finish	Driver	Laps	Status	Prize Money
1	Jimmy Bryan	200	133.791	$105,574
2	George Amick	200	133.517	$38,874
3	Johnny Boyd	200	133.099	$24,999
4	Tony Bettenhausen	200	132.855	$17,199
5	Jim Rathmann	200	132.847	$11,399
6	Jimmy Reece	200	132.443	$8,699
7	Don Freeland	200	132.403	$6,999
8	Jud Larson	200	130.55	$7,049
9	Eddie Johnson	200	130.156	$5,999
10	Bill Cheesbourg	200	129.149	$6,399
11	Al Keller	200	128.498	$3,919
12	Johnnie Parsons	200	128.254	$3,599
13	Johnnie Tolan	200	128.15	$3,329
14	Bob Christie	189	Spun out	$4,209
15	Dempsey Wilson	151	Refueling fire	$4,089
16	A.J. Foyt	148	Spun out	$2,969
17	Mike Magill	136	Running	$2,849
18	Paul Russo	122	Throttle	$2,779
19	Shorty Templeman	116	Brakes	$2,699
20	Rodger Ward	93	Magneto	$2,719
21	Billy Garrett	80	Gears	$2,639
22	Eddie Sachs	68	Transmission	$3,759
23	Johnny Thomson	52	Steering	$2,754
24	Chuck Weyant	38	Accident	$2,549
25	Jack Turner	21	Fuel pump	$2,569
26	Bob Veith	1	Accident	$2,789
27	Dick Rathmann	0	Accident	$6,259
28	Ed Elisian	0	Accident	$3,179
29	Pat O'Connor	0	Accident	$2,574
30	Paul Goldsmith	0	Accident	$2,369
31	Jerry Unser	0	Accident	$2,339
32	Len Sutton	0	Accident	$2,309
33	Art Bisch	0	Accident	$2,279
Lap Leaders:
1 18	Jimmy Bryan
19-20	Tony Bettenhausen
21	Eddie Sachs
22-25	Tony Bettenhausen
26	Jimmy Bryan
27-30	George Amick
31	Jimmy Bryan
32-34	George Amick
35	Tony Bettenhausen
36-46	George Amick
47-48	Jimmy Bryan
49	Tony Bettenhausen
50-52	Jimmy Bryan
53-65	Tony Bettenhausen
66-104	Jimmy Bryan
105-107	Tony Bettenhausen
108-125	Johnny Boyd
126-200	Jimmy Bryan

Here are the final point standing for the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series:

	Driver	Car	Win	Points	Diff
1	Clint Bowyer	#2 BB&T   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet	1	5132
2	Carl Edwards	#60 Save-A-Lot   (Jack Roush) Ford	7	5111	-21
3	Brad Keselowski	#88 U.S. Navy   (JR Motorsports) Chevrolet	2	4794	-338
4	David Ragan	#6 Discount Tire   (Jack Roush) Ford	0	4525	-607
5	Mike Bliss	#1 Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming   (James Finch) Chevrolet	0	4518	-614
6	Kyle Busch	#18 DLP HDTV   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota	10	4461	-671
7	David Reutimann	#99 Aaron's Dream Machine   (Michael Waltrip) Toyota	0	4388	-744
8	Mike Wallace	#7 GEICO   (Germain Racing) Toyota	0	4128	-1,004
9	Jason Leffler	#38 Great Clips   (Todd Braun) Toyota	0	4086	-1,046
10	Marcos Ambrose	#59 STP   (Tad Geschickter) Ford	1	3991	-1,141

The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 1,230-game regular season (82 games for each of the 30 teams) began on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, and ended on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. The 2009 NBA Playoffs started on Saturday, April 18, 2009 and ran until Sunday, June 14 when the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic 99–86 to win the 2009 NBA Finals, four games to one.
The 2008 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2008, and Derrick Rose was selected first overall by the Chicago Bulls and eventually awarded the 2009 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. The 2009 NBA All-Star Game was hosted at the US Airways Center in Phoenix. The Western Conference All-Stars defeated the Eastern Conference All-Stars 146–119. The All-Star Game co-MVPs were Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant.^[1]
This was the first NBA season since 1966–67 without a Seattle franchise, as the SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in July 2008 and became the Oklahoma City Thunder. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season

Final Stats:

Team	Record
Cleveland Cavaliers	66-16
Los Angeles Lakers	65-17
Boston Celtics	62-20
Orlando Magic	59-23
Denver Nuggets	54-28
Portland Trail Blazers	54-28
San Antonio Spurs	54-28
Houston Rockets	53-29
Dallas Mavericks	50-32
New Orleans Hornets	49-33
Utah Jazz	48-34
Atlanta Hawks	47-35
Phoenix Suns	46-36
Miami Heat	43-39
Chicago Bulls	41-41
Philadelphia 76ers	41-41
Detroit Pistons	39-43
Indiana Pacers	36-46
Charlotte Bobcats	35-47
Milwaukee Bucks	34-48
New Jersey Nets	34-48
Toronto Raptors	33-49
New York Knicks	32-50
Golden State Warriors	29-53
Memphis Grizzlies	24-58
Minnesota Timberwolves	24-58
Oklahoma City Thunder	23-59
Los Angeles Clippers	19-63
Washington Wizards	19-63
Sacramento Kings	17-65
League Playoffs
Finals (4-1):	Los Angeles Lakers over Orlando Magic (Series Stats)
Eastern Conference Finals (4-2):	Orlando Magic over Cleveland Cavaliers (Series Stats)
Western Conference Finals (4-2):	Los Angeles Lakers over Denver Nuggets (Series Stats)
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-0):	Cleveland Cavaliers over Atlanta Hawks (Series Stats)
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-3):	Orlando Magic over Boston Celtics (Series Stats)
Western Conference Semifinals (4-1):	Denver Nuggets over Dallas Mavericks (Series Stats)
Western Conference Semifinals (4-3):	Los Angeles Lakers over Houston Rockets (Series Stats)
Eastern Conference First Round (4-3):	Atlanta Hawks over Miami Heat (Series Stats)
Eastern Conference First Round (4-3):	Boston Celtics over Chicago Bulls (Series Stats)
Eastern Conference First Round (4-0):	Cleveland Cavaliers over Detroit Pistons (Series Stats)
Eastern Conference First Round (4-2):	Orlando Magic over Philadelphia 76ers (Series Stats)
Western Conference First Round (4-1):	Dallas Mavericks over San Antonio Spurs (Series Stats)
Western Conference First Round (4-1):	Denver Nuggets over New Orleans Hornets (Series Stats)
Western Conference First Round (4-2):	Houston Rockets over Portland Trail Blazers (Series Stats)
Western Conference First Round (4-1):	Los Angeles Lakers over Utah Jazz (Series Stats)
Most Points per game: 109
Phoenix Suns
Fewest Points allowed per game: 91
Cleveland Cavaliers
Regular Season ran from: 10/28-4/15
Playoffs ran from: 4/18-6/14
Best Division: Central
Worst Division: Northwest, Southwest

1957 INDIANAPOLIS 500

The 41st International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1957. The event was part of the 1957 USAC National Championship Trail, and was included in the 1957 World Drivers Championship.
Sam Hanks won the Indianapolis 500 in his thirteenth attempt (the most such by any 500 winner). He retired from competition at Indy in victory lane.^[1] Contrary to popular belief,^{[citation needed]} Hanks did not completely retire from racing until the end of the year. He skipped the Race of Two Worlds when his entrant withdrew,^[2] but competed in USAC Stock Car events later in the year, winning the event at Trenton,^[3] and finished third in points championships for 1957.
Hanks received a record $103,844 purse, the first driver to win a $100,000 single-race payday. The total race purse was also a record, over $300,000 for the first time.
Hanks won the race in George Salih's "Lay-down Offy". The Offenhauser engine was mounted on its side and shifted off-center. This was done in order to lower the center of gravity, reduce frontal area, and counterbalance the body roll in the turns. The car that Hanks drove for the win in 1957 would win back-to-back Indy 500s, with Jimmy Bryan piloting the very same chassis to victory again in 1958. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957_Indianapolis_500

Final Stats:

Row 1	Pat O'Connor	Eddie Sachs	Troy Ruttman
Row 2	Fred Agabashian	Johnny Boyd	Jimmy Reece
Row 3	Ed Elisian	Al Keller	Elmer George
Row 4	Paul Russo	Johnny Thomson	Andy Linden
Row 5	Sam Hanks	Gene Hartley	Jimmy Bryan
Row 6	Bob Veith	Johnnie Parsons	Mike Magill
Row 7	Jack Turner	Eddie Johnson	Don Freeland
Row 8	Tony Bettenhausen	Bill Cheesbourg	Rodger Ward
Row 9	Chuck Weyant	Eddie Russo	Don Edmunds
Row 10	Marshall Teague	Jimmy Daywalt	Al Herman
Row 11	Johnnie Tolan	Jim Rathmann	Bob Christie
Other Drivers on Entry List:
Andy Furci
Billy Garrett
Bud Clemons
Cal Niday
Cliff Griffith
Danny Kladis
Dempsey Wilson
Dick Rathmann
Gene Force
George Amick
Jim McWithey
Jimmy Davies
Johnny Baldwin
Johnny Fedricks
Jud Larson
Keith Andrews
Leroy Warriner
Nino Farina
Ray Crawford
Tony Bonadies
Race Results:
Finish	Driver	Laps	Status	Prize Money
1	Sam Hanks	200	135.601	$103,844
2	Jim Rathmann	200	135.382	$38,494
3	Jimmy Bryan	200	134.246	$21,794
4	Paul Russo	200	133.818	$19,369
5	Andy Linden	200	133.645	$11,094
6	Johnny Boyd	200	132.846	$8,194
7	Marshall Teague	200	132.745	$6,819
8	Pat O'Connor	200	132.281	$8,619
9	Bob Veith	200	131.855	$5,969
10	Gene Hartley	200	131.345	$5,844
11	Jack Turner	200	130.906	$3,639
12	Johnny Thomson	199	Running	$5,069
13	Bob Christie	197	Running	$3,299
14	Chuck Weyant	196	Running	$3,429
15	Tony Bettenhausen	195	Running	$4,059
16	Johnnie Parsons	195	Running	$2,989
17	Don Freeland	192	Running	$2,869
18	Jimmy Reece	182	Throttle	$2,749
19	Don Edmunds	170	Spun out	$3,169
20	Johnnie Tolan	138	Clutch	$2,639
21	Al Herman	111	Accident	$2,659
22	Fred Agabashian	107	Fuel leak	$2,879
23	Eddie Sachs	105	Fuel pump	$3,299
24	Mike Magill	101	Accident	$2,519
25	Eddie Johnson	93	Wheel bearing	$2,489
26	Bill Cheesbourg	81	Fuel leak	$3,209
27	Al Keller	75	Accident	$2,429
28	Jimmy Daywalt	53	Accident	$2,449
29	Ed Elisian	51	Timing gear	$2,369
30	Rodger Ward	27	Supercharger	$2,889
31	Troy Ruttman	13	Piston	$3,459
32	Eddie Russo	0	Accident	$2,404
33	Elmer George	0	Accident	$2,249
Lap Leaders:
1 4	Pat O'Connor
5 6	Troy Ruttman
7 9	Pat O'Connor
10 11	Troy Ruttman
12 35	Paul Russo
36-48	Sam Hanks
49-53	Johnny Thomson
54-110	Sam Hanks
111-134	Jim Rathmann
135-200	Sam Hanks