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The following is a list of 74 individuals whose deaths have been related to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana: 42 drivers, 1 motorcyclist, 13 riding mechanics, and 18 others including a pit crew member, track personnel, and spectators have sustained fatal injuries or have had fatal medical conditions.
Driver Frank Galvin lost control of his racer, smashed through the guard rail and slammed into the press stand, injuring several of its occupants and crushing to death Hughie Hughes, who had crashed out of the race himself and was standing by the press box. Gaston Weigle, Galvin's mechanician, was also killed. Galvin died two days later. [5]
1980–1982. Team (s) Valvoline, Intermedics. First race. 1980 Indianapolis 500. Last race. 1982 Indianapolis 500. Gordon Eugene Smiley (April 20, 1946 – May 15, 1982) was an American race car driver who was killed in a single-car crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. [1] He was inducted into the Nebraska Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2000.
Delivery driver stabs man in fight over canceled McDonald’s order, Tennessee cops say. Olivia Lloyd. October 15, 2024 at 11:08 AM. An 18-year-old is accused of assaulting two people at a ...
Scott Everts Brayton(February 20, 1959 – May 17, 1996) was an American race cardriver on the American open-wheelcircuit. He competed in 14 Indianapolis 500s, beginning with the 1981event. Brayton was killed in practice after qualifying in pole position for the 1996 race. Career. [edit] Brayton during qualifying for the 1987 Indianapolis 500.
Lost control and crashed into a pickup truck and trailer; also killed a pit crew member [175] Sean Edwards (GBR) 2013-10-15 Touring car Porsche 996: Queensland Raceway: Private test He was killed in a crash as a passenger, when it hit a tire wall protecting a concrete barrier [176] Bill Egleston (USA) 2018-01-16 Modified Victory Circle Chassis
3rd (1994) Class wins. 0. Daniel John Sullivan III (born March 9, 1950), better known as Danny Sullivan, is an American former racing driver. He earned 17 wins in the CART Indy Car World Series, including the 1985 Indianapolis 500. Sullivan won the 1988 CART Championship, and placed third in points in 1986.
Podiums. Poles. 6. 12. 1. Warren Wilbur Shaw (October 31, 1902 – October 30, 1954) was an American racing driver. The second three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1937, 1939 and 1940), he is also remembered for serving as president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 1945 until his death in 1954.