Mike Mosley checks out his stock-block Eagle
Tim Richmond waits on his crew to make adjustments. It wasn't enough - he failed to qualify
Mario Andretti's Wildcat it towed out for practice
Mario's helmet awaits its driver
Mario ready to suit up
Ready to climb in the cockpit
Fire it up - let's go
Gordy, Mario, and Jim McGee checking out Fast Friday activities
Mario ponders as the crew behind him checks notes
Bill Alsup ready to practice in the third Penske car
Pancho Carter heads out to turn some laps - He would win the inaugural Michigan 500 a couple of months later in this car
Sheldon Kinser was a teammate to Al Unser in the Hillin Longhorn
Alsup heads out in his Penske
Johnny Rutherford won the 1980 500 in this Chaparral
Danny Ongais rolls out in the "Batmobile"
Rick Mears
Ongais streaks by in the Batmobile
A.J. Foyt heads out in the last Coyote
A.J. Foyt
Mario Andretti
Mears' crew gets ready to pack up at the end of the day
Johnny Rutherford wonders why the Chaparral isn't as dominant as last year
Ongais' car is towed back to Gasoline Alley at the end of the day
The Pennzoil crew packs up after a frustrating Fast Friday
This is actually the backup car - note the number 61 beside the fuel inlet
Back to the barn
Mike Mosley would put the Eagle in the middle of the front row later in the day
Rick Mears
Danny O's car is towed out for practice
Bobby Unser would win, lose, and win the 1981 Indianapolis 500
A.J. Foyt never showed his hand until pole day
Al Unser brings his Longhorn in after some practice laps
Johnny Rutherford comes down a crowded pit road
Mario Andretti
Al Unser's car was designer by Williams F1 designer Patrick Head. He can be seen just over the cockpit
Tom Sneva in the first March Indy car chassis