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As of 2023, Savage's death in 1973 is the last driver fatality at the Speedway that occurred as a result of a crash during the Indianapolis 500 itself, but the last fatality at the Speedway as a result of a race crash was a 2010 MotoGP support race where a 13-year old rider was killed on the formation lap.
Contents. Salt Walther. David "Salt" Walther (November 22, 1947 – December 27, 2012 [ 1 ]) was a driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. He also drove NASCAR stock cars and unlimited hydroplane boats, and was a car owner in USAC. Walther is best remembered for a crash at the start of the 1973 Indianapolis 500 that left him ...
Last win. 1954 Indianapolis 500. Last entry. 1955 Indianapolis 500. William John "Bill" Vukovich(/ˈvjuːkəvɪtʃ/; December 13, 1918 – May 30, 1955) was an American racing driver. He won the 1953and 1954 Indianapolis 500, plus two more American Automobile AssociationNational Championship races, and died while leading the 1955 Indianapolis 500.
Artle Lee Pollard, Jr. [1] (May 5, 1927 – May 12, 1973), was an American racecar driver. The Lotus 56 Pollard drove in the 1968 Indianapolis 500. Born in Dragon, Utah, and raised in the Portland, Oregon area, Pollard drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1965–1973 seasons, with 84 career starts, including the 1967–1971 Indianapolis 500 races.
Johncock's winning car from the 1973 Indianapolis 500. Johncock's winless drought came to an end when he joined the STP / Patrick Racing team ahead of the 1973 USAC season. At the 1973 Indianapolis 500 , a major accident at the start involving Salt Walther , coupled with two days of rain, postponed the race until late Wednesday afternoon.
The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, [ 1 ][ 2 ] and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis. The event is traditionally held over Memorial Day weekend, usually the last weekend of ...
0. John Sherman "Johnny" Rutherford III[1] (born March 12, 1938), also known as " Lone Star JR ", is an American former automobile racing driver. During an Indy Car career that spanned more than three decades, he scored 27 wins and 23 pole positions in 314 starts. He became one of six drivers to win the Indianapolis 500 at least three times ...
The bodies of three children were discovered inside a car at the bottom of an Indianapolis pond not long after authorities pulled the body of an adult man from ... the missing man’s sister, said ...