Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A Indianapolis 500, lambar motar Luyendyk ta zama # 1 (kamar yadda tseren ya amince da USAC kuma Luyendyk ya lashe tseren a shekarar da ta gabata
) kuma ƙungiyar za ta sami tallafi daga RCA. Kungiyar ta yi niyyar fitar da mota ta biyu tare da Al Unser, Sr. a matsayin direba, amma a karshe kungiyar ta yanke shawarar kada ta dauki hankali daga Luyendyk, duk da cewa an yi watsi da hayar injin. Luyendyk shi ne na uku mafi sauri mai cancanta, amma a ƙarshe zai fara a matsayi na 14, saboda kasancewa na biyu na rana da kuma farawa a bayan masu cancantar Pole Day. A tseren, Luyendyk ya gama a matsayi na uku, zagaye daya baya.