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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.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Indianapolis 500: August Duesenberg: Duesenberg – Duesenberg SC: Race Ray Keech (USA) [24] June 15, 1929 AAA: Altoona Speedway: 200-mile race M. A. Yagle: Miller – Miller SC "Simplex Piston Ring" Race Joe Caccia (USA) [25] May 26, 1931 AAA: Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Indianapolis 500: Alvin Jones: Duesenberg ...
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Indianapolis 500: Practice Andrews stepped into Giuseppe Farina's car for a test run, but crashed. Down the frontstretch, Andrews began to slide and when he attempted to correct, the car backed into the inside wall separating the pit area. Andrews was crushed to death between the cowl and the fuel tank, but no fire ...
Katherine Legge (car at right) and Stefan Wilson were involved in a scary crash during Monday's seventh practice session for the Indy 500. (Photo by John Chilton-USA TODAY Sports) (USA Today ...
Stefan Wilson fractured his back during a heavy crash with Katherine Legge in practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Monday, and the British driver will not be allowed back into his car for the ...
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has seen the most fatalities; seven drivers have died there during the time that the Indianapolis 500 formed part of the world championship, though the Indianapolis 500 was held to AAA regulations rather than Formula One regulations. Fifteen drivers died in the 1950s; fourteen in the 1960s; twelve in the 1970s ...