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| | #REDIRECT [[1973-1975 USAC Championship Car Seasons (partially found footage of IndyCar races; 1973-1975)]] |
| |title=<center>1974 Phoenix 150</center>
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| |image=1974phoenix1501.jpg
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| |imagecaption=Mike Mosley (pictured at the 1972 Indianapolis 500) won the event.
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| |status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
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| The '''''1974 Phoenix 150''''' was the fourth race of the 1974 USAC Championship Car Season. Occurring on 17th March at the Phoenix International Raceway, the race would ultimately be won by Mike Mosley in an Eagle-Offenhauser, having barely even made the race after initially failing to qualify for it.
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| ==Background==
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| The ''1974 Phoenix 150'' was the 10th running of the event, with the annual race lasting 150 miles.<ref name="results">[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1974_Phoenix_150_%28March%29/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the qualifying and race results of the event.] Retrieved 9th Jun '22</ref> The event was making its return to the calendar after not being run in 1973.<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/indycarontv/home/the-races/usac/1974 ''IndyCar on TV'' noting the Phoenix 150 was not run in 1973] Retrieved 9th Jun '22</ref> It was one of two 1974 USAC Championship Car Season races to commence at Phoenix International Raceway, the other being also being called the Phoenix 150,<ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1974/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the 1974 USAC Championship Car Season schedule.] Retrieved 9th Jun '22</ref> which commenced on 2nd November and was won by Gordon Johncock in an Eagle-Offenhauser.<ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1974_Phoenix_150_%28November%29/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the results of the November 1974 Phoenix 150.] Retrieved 9th Jun '22</ref> The race would have ties with Phoenix events like the Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix, before Phoenix races were dropped from the IndyCar schedule after 2018 following low attendance.<ref>[https://eu.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/2018/06/22/indycar-not-return-phoenix-2019/727625002/ ''IndyStar'' reporting on Phoenix races being dropped from the IndyCar schedule after 2018.] Retrieved 9th Jun '22</ref>
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| Prior to the race, qualifying commenced with Al Unser winning the pole position in an Eagle-Offenhauser with a speed of 137.195 mph.<ref name="nyt">[https://www.nytimes.com/1974/03/18/archives/phoenix-150-is-captured-by-mosley.html ''The New York Times'' reporting on Mosley winning the race.] Retrieved 9th Jun '22</ref><ref name="results"/> Directly behind him was McLaren-Offenhauser's Johnny Rutherford, with Eagle-Offenhauser driver Bobby Unser lining up third.<ref name="results"/> Mike Mosley originally failed to qualify for the event.<ref name="nyt"/> However, because the competing field was so small, he was permitted to compete, along with Mongoose-Foyt's John Cannon.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> Mosley therefore lined up 19th out of 20 competitors.<ref name="results"/>
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| ==The Race==
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| With the starting order decided, the 1974 Phoenix 150 commenced on 17th March.<ref name="results"/> Rutherford shot into the lead on the first lap, holding it for the first nine before Unser retook it on lap 10.<ref name="results"/> Unser then held the first position for 16 laps, eventually dropping it Coyote-Foyt's A.J. Foyt on lap 26.<ref name="results"/> Three laps later, he retired following a broken turbo hose.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> Foyt only defended the lead for four laps before Johncock took over, leading another 19 laps, only for Foyt to regain it and then drop it to King-Offenhauser's Tom Sneva a lap later.<ref name="results"/> Sneva also only held the lead briefly, as Eagle-Offenhauser's Wally Dallenbach passed him on lap 51.<ref name="results"/>
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| Dallenbach held the first position for the longest uninterrupted duration of the race at 55 laps, ultimately losing it to Foyt on lap 106 and later dropping to a lap behind the leaders at the event's end.<ref name="results"/> Foyt led the next four laps,<ref name="results"/> but Mosley had successfully climbed the order following consistent driving and quick pit stops.<ref name="nyt"/> On lap 110, he completed the final lead change of the race.<ref name="results"/><ref name="nyt"/> Mosley therefore maintained the first position for the next 41 laps to claim victory and $9,555 in prize money.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> Bobby Unser finished 15 seconds behind in second, with Foyt taking third.<ref name="results"/><ref name="nyt"/>
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| ==Availability==
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| According to ''IndyCar on TV'', the race received live flag-to-flag coverage from ABC as part of its ''ABC Championship Auto Racing''.<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/indycarontv/home/the-races/usac/1974/1974-phoenix-150 ''IndyCar on TV'' detailing the ABC broadcast of the race.] Retrieved 9th Jun '22</ref> The broadcast has yet to resurface, although highlights from ''Car and Track'' and a silent fan recording can be found online.
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| ==Gallery==
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| ===Videos===
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| {{Video|perrow =2
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| |service1 =youtube
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| |id1 =QXh0j0zM1k8
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| |description1 =''Car and Vision'' highlights of the race.
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| |service2 =youtube
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| |id2 =U0KPgv9LJjE
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| |description2 =Fan footage of the event (starts from 9:13).
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| }}
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[1962 Trenton 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1962)]]
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| *[[1962 Trenton 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1962)]]
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| *[[1963 Trenton 100 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1963)]]
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| *[[1963 Trenton 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1963)]]
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| *[[1964 Golden State 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1964)]]
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| *[[1964 Trenton 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1964)]]
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| *[[1965 Golden State 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1965)]]
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| *[[1965 Jimmy Bryan Memorial (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1965)]]
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| *[[1966 Jimmy Bryan Memorial (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1966)]]
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| *[[1966 Trenton 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1966)]]
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| *[[1967 Trenton 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1967)]]
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| *[[1968 Tony Bettenhausen 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1968)]]
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| *[[1968 Trenton 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1968)]]
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| *[[1969 Langhorne 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1969)]]
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| *[[1969 Rex Mays Classic (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1969)]]
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| *[[1969 Trenton 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1969)]]
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| *[[1970 Bobby Ball 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Jimmy Bryan 150 (partially lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Langhorne 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Rex Mays Classic (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Rocky Mountain 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Trenton 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1971 Bobby Ball 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Jimmy Bryan 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Marlboro 300 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Michigan 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Rex Mays Classic (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Schaefer 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1972 Best Western Motels 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Indianapolis 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Phoenix 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Rex Mays Classic (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Tony Bettenhausen 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Trenton Times 300 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1973 Schaefer 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1973)]]
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| *[[1973 Texas 200 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1973)]]
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| *[[1974 Schaefer 500 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1974)]]
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| *[[1974 Trentonian 200 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1974)]]
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| *[[1975 Bricklin 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1975)]]
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| *[[1975 Michigan 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1975)]]
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| *[[1975 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1975)]]
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| *[[1976 Indianapolis 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1976 Jimmy Bryan 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1976 Michigan 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1976 Schaefer 500 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1976 Trenton Times Auto Classic (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1976 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1977 American Parts 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Jimmy Bryan 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Michigan Grand Prix (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Rex Mays Classic (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Schaefer 500 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Texas Grand Prix (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1978 Coors 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1978)]]
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| *[[1978 Daily Express Indy Silverstone (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1978)]]
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| *[[1978 Daily Mail Indy Trophy (partially found CBS and BBC One footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1978)]]
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| *[[1978 Norton Twin 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1978)]]
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| *[[1979 Arizona Republic / Jimmy Bryan 150 (partially found footage of SCCA/CART IndyCar Series race; 1979)]]
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| *[[1979 California 500 (lost footage of SCCA/CART IndyCar Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1979)]]
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| *[[1979 Gould Grand Prix (lost footage of SCCA/CART IndyCar Series race; 1979)]]
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| *[[1980 Miller High Life 150 (partially found footage of CART PPG IndyCar World Series race; 1980)]]
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| *[[1980 Norton Twin 200 (lost footage of CART PPG IndyCar World Series race; 1980)]]
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| *[[1980 Primera Copa Mexico 150 (lost footage of CART PPG IndyCar World Series race; 1980)]]
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| *[[1980 Tony Bettenhausen 200 (lost footage of CART PPG IndyCar World Series race; 1980)]]
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| *[[1981 Kraco Car Stereo 150 (lost CART PPG IndyCar World Series race; 1981)]]
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| *[[1981 Pocono 500 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1981)]]
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| *[[1996 Las Vegas 500K (partially lost footage of IRL Season race; 1996)]]
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| *[[Indianapolis 500 WFBM-TV Broadcasts (lost racing footage; 1949-1950)]]
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| *[[Indianapolis 500 MCA closed-circuit broadcasts (partially lost racing footage; 1964-1970)]]
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| [[Category:Lost recordings of real incidents]]
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| [[Category:Lost TV]]
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| [[Category:Partially found media]]
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