Dick Simon -1993 Indy 500 Raul Boesel controversial penalties that cost an Indy 500 win!

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Dick Simon Racing was first on track, opening day, Indy500 1993 77th running (10 years after the team was founded with wife Dianne Simon), with five cars. Lyn St James, Raul Boesel, Scott Brayton, Jimmy Vasser, Stephan Gregoire. Controversial penalties cost Dick Simon, car owner, the Indianapolis 500 victory with Raul Boesel, driver. Raul managed to lap the entire field multiple times but did not win the race. Roger Penske, owner with Emerson Fittipaldi, driver 'officially' won the race. The traditional opening day ceremonies were capped off when Dick Simon Racing was the first team out on the track (for the 6th consecutive year). with the rest of the Simon cars following in a diamond formation The team also fielded a car in the Indy 500 for female 'Rookie Of The Year 92'- 220.150 mph. Lyn St. James who became the second woman to compete in the race. St. James returned for a partial schedule in 1993 while Brayton and Boesel drove the full-time cars to 15th and 5th place points finishes respectively, with Boesel capturing 3 runner-up finishes. On qualifying pole day, at 12:30 p.m., Raul Boesel put his car on the front row with a run of 222.379 mph. Boesel led 18 laps for owner Dick Simon, the first time a Simon-entered car ever led the Indy 500. Boesel took the lead at the start and had one of the fastest cars during the race. His chances for victory, however, were foiled due to two pit stop penalties, which dropped him to the back of the pack. He worked his way back up to a remarkable 4th-place finish, but in post race interviews, felt the race had been stolen from him, saying "in my mind, this race is mine."[1] https://youtu.be/EwZdOEE6_9M