This 1965 film looks at the build up and execution of the Indianapolis 500 race of 1965. Narrated by Sid Collins, it is billed as a showdown between the tradition "Offies" and the new rear mounted engine cars typified by the Lotus 38 driven by Jim Clark. Only 11 of the starting 33 finish the race, with Clark triumphing with a new course record. Parnelli Jones took second and newcomer Mario Andretti an impressive third. As Clark takes the chequered flag, we see Lotus mastermind Colin Chapman dancing gleefully down the pit lane.