Johnny Rutherford took a second victory at the Indianapolis 500 in 1976, after that of 1974, also obtained with McLaren. In 1975 he finished second. At the wheel of the M16E, Rutherford qualified in pole position at an average of 304 km / h. After the first part of the race, the rain forced a stop, which froze the classification on lap 102. That was also the last victory in Indianapolis for the Offenhauser engine.