Jim Nabors

Jim Nabors has been appearing at the Indy 500 more times than some of the top drivers. You may know Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle of "The Andy Griffith Show" television fame, but Nabors has been singing "Back Home Again" at the Indy 500 for decades.

Jim Nabors was the most beloved of the many singers who performedthe tune at the 500. Since 1946, Indianapolis Motor Speedway has played the song, following the "Star-Spangled Banner" and "Taps." In 1972, Jim Nabors made his first appearance and has been singing almost every year since then.

Jim Nabors currently lives in Hawaii. When he's been too ill to make the trip, as in 2007, he's appeared on video screens and encouraged the crowd to sing along.

Jim Nabors was born and raised in Alabama.  He started singing in his high school's glee club and church choir.



The son of Mavis and Fred Nabors, Jim was born and raised in Sylacauga, Alabama, where he first began singing in his high school's glee club and church choir.

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Mike Conway

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Mike Conway injures left leg in airborne crash

INDIANAPOLIS -- IndyCar driver Mike Conway was flown to an Indianapolis hospital for evaluation following a horrific crash at the end of the Indy 500.
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Mike Conway's car goes airborne and crashes into a wall between the third and fourth turn in the last lap of the Indianapolis 500 at The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sunday May 30, 2010.

Conway was battling Ryan Hunter-Reay for position between turns three and four when the two collided. The 26-year-old Englishman's No. 24 car flew up into the catch fence then fell back toward the track, nearly taking out defending champion Helio Castroneves.
Horrific last-lap crash: Amazing photo gallery of Conway incident, plus other accidents.
The ensuing caution helped Dario Franchitti hold off Dan Wheldon for the win.
Hunter-Reay said he had run of gas and had "nowhere to go." Earlier in the race, Hunter-Reay bumped Dixon in the pits. In that incident, Hunter-Reay said he tore ligaments in his right thumb and will have surgery on Monday.
Conway complained of a left leg injury following the wreck. He was immediately taken to Methodist Hospital for evaluation. He was flown because of the heavy post-race traffic.
Conway, who led briefly in the later stages of the race, finished 19th.

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