Mike Mosley was a mainstay in American Indy- car racing during the 1970s.
The Oklahoma City-born driver made his Indianapolis Motor Speedway debut at age 20, failing to qualify. But he returned the following year and made the first of 15 starts in the Memorial Day classic.
Mosley’s best finish at Indianapolis was third in 1979. He also had a pair of front-row starts at Indianapolis.
Overall, Mosley made 170 Indy car starts and won five times, including three victories at The Milwaukee Mile. He posted 80 top-10 finishes during his Indy-car career.
Mosley was killed in an off-road vehicle accident near Riverside, Calif., in December 1984. He was 38 years old.
Featured here (clockwise from top left): Sharing a smile on a rainy day; Behind the wheel in 1967; Patiently waiting at the track; Deep in thought in 1977; Behind the wheel of the No. 48 Pepsi Challenger Chevrolet at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1981; In the cockpit in 1983; Talking to reporters after winning the USAC National Championship Rex Mays Classic at The Milwaukee Mile; With J.C. Agajanian (right); At the track in 1977. — NSSN Archives