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The 57th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on Wednesday, May 30, 1973. The race was held over three days because of rain and two major accidents. [ 4 ][ 5 ] Three competitors—two drivers and one pit crew member—died from injuries suffered as a result of accidents that ...
At the 1973 Indianapolis 500, Walther qualified 17th but again finished last after one of the most spectacular and famous accidents in the history of the race.As the field received the green flag, Steve Krisiloff, on the inside of the third row, developed engine trouble and slowed down, producing a traffic jam on the main straightaway as the rest of the cars accelerated.
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.
Carl Williams (August 24, 1930 – February 24, 1973) was an American racecar driver. Born in Grandview, Missouri, [1] Williams was killed in a motorcycle accident in Kansas City. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1965–1972 seasons, with 63 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1966–1970 and 1972.
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.
On November 14, 1945, Tony Hulman purchases the track and begins a six-month crash renovation program to revive the 500-mile race in 1946. 1946: The first post-war '500' is a box-office smash, with massive traffic jams of spectators still entering the gates long after the race starts. Most of the race cars show the effects of sitting unused for ...
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 ...
Indy race car driver Johnny Rutherford stands in his trophy room in this file photo from 2014. This weekend is the 50th anniversary of his first of three Indianapolis 500 victories.