More often then not however the pace car has often found itself lost in the mire compared to the 500 's more visually prominent traditions .
That all changed in 1971 thanks to one of the strangest incidents in 500 history .
More often then not however the pace car has often found itself lost in the mire compared to the 500 's more visually prominent traditions , but that all changed in 1971 thanks to one of the strangest incidents in 500 history .