Today marks the 30th anniversary of STILLEN founder Steve Millen’s victory at the inaugural Indy Lights race, held April 6th, 1986, at the Phoenix International Raceway. It was also Steve’s first oval race experience, making the feat that much grander.
And to top it off, he almost turned down the opportunity. It took lots of practice laps for him to get accustomed enough to the race format and car handling to actually line up on the start grid come race day.
Steve Millen called the Indy Lights V-6 engines a “…big lump of a Buick” Image courtesy motorsportsmarket.com
Ultimately, Steve overcame his instinct for survival (as usual), winning the race in Phoenix as well as another at Mid-Ohio.
Enjoy this great write-up from racer.com.
