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Pre-race accident His car was in a collision with a sand-laden lorry. He died shortly after in hospital [163] Léon Dernier (BEL) 1969-07-26 Touring car Mazda R100: European Touring Car Championship Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps: Spa 24 Hours: Race Crash [164] Fred DeSarro (USA) 1978-08-08 Modified Len Boehler 3: NASCAR Modified Series
The lists recognize "IndyCar" or "Champ Car" fatalities that have occurred in events making up the National Championship, which has been held by the following sanctioning bodies: American Automobile Association (1916, 1920–1941, 1946–1955) United States Auto Club (1956–1995) Championship Auto Racing Teams (1979–2003)
A separate list compiles drivers who have died of a medical condition while driving or shortly thereafter and another section shows non-driver deaths. There have been 128 deaths of drivers and spectators at NASCAR events.108 of these deaths were drivers, while 20 were spectators. 14 drivers have also lost their lives at the Daytona ...
1958 Indianapolis 500. James Garland Reece Sr.[1] (November 17, 1929 – September 28, 1958) [2] was an American racecar driver. He died in an accident during a 1958 Champ Car race at Trenton Speedway.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Since its opening in 1959, Daytona International Speedwayhas seen 41 on-track fatalities: 24 car drivers, 12 motorcyclists, 3 go-kart drivers, 1 powerboat racer, and 1 track worker. The most notable death was that of Dale Earnhardt, who was killedon the last lap of the Daytona 500on February 18, 2001.
All racing was suspended from 1942 to 1945, due to WWII. The 1946 season is a source of a statistical anomaly. The AAA Contest Board included a substantial number of "Big Car" races in the national championship for 1946, swelling the season to 77 events (6 Champ Car races and 71 Big Car races). Some later texts chose to dismiss the 71 Big Car ...
Ray Keech. Charles Raymond Keech (May 1, 1900 – June 15, 1929) was an American racing driver. He is best remembered for winning the 1929 Indianapolis 500, as well as for setting a land speed record.
Class wins. 2 (1964, 1967) Daniel Sexton Gurney(April 13, 1931 – January 14, 2018) was an American racing driver, engineer and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula Onefrom 1959to 1970. Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of motorsport,[a]Gurney won four Formula One Grands Prixacross 11 seasons.