Hoosier to celebrate 85th birthday at his 75th Indy 500

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — To some, race day is just another Sunday. For others, it’s another lap in a lifelong love of racing. For Indiana native Joe McCreery, this year’s race day calls for special celebration.

For this story, you’ve got to go back to 1950 — the 34th running of the Indianapolis 500.

It was an especially rainy race day and Johnnie Parsons took home his first and only checkered flag…