It measured and featured a unique uphill backstretch and downhill frontstretch. Tom Sneva crashed on the backstretch on the pace lap. In addition, the chicane on the backstretch was modified. The original racetrack had a backstretch from 1957 to 1968. A lap later, Scott Pruett passed him going down the backstretch for the lead. The entire backstretch, including the Speedway's last remaining concrete seats, was demolished. Marlin veered into an outside barrier on the backstretch. Martin, pitting on the backstretch, came in on lap 289. Fonty Flock spun and slid to a stop on the backstretch. Unser was able to get by McCluskey on the backstretch on lap 53. The car flipped over and remained upside down while sliding down the backstretch. Kummer then slowed the pace while maintaining a two-length lead down the backstretch. The car slid 600 feet to a stop down the backstretch. Fittipaldi claimed that Vogler waved him by as they exited turn two to the backstretch. As the cars went down the backstretch, they battled into turn three.