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Race A broken spindle caused the car to crash and burst into flames [6] Norris Abbott (USA) 1958-07-19 Drag racing Paradise Mesa Drag Strip: Race Transmission exploded, car caught on fire, Norris lost control of car and was ejected [7] Bill Abell (USA) 1940-08-23 Stock car Fulton Fairgrounds: Race Lost control and car left the track [8]
Three drivers died in the intervening years while driving former Formula One cars (two from the 1960s, one from the 1990s) in vintage racing and other events not associated with World Championship Grands Prix. [12][13][14] Two Formula One Champions have died while racing or practising in Formula One, Jochen Rindt in 1970, and Senna in 1994.
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 ...
This is a page with information on deaths that have occurred during motorsport events. Auto racing is a dangerous sport by its nature and has seen a large number of deaths. . In the second half of the 20th century safety standards and car construction were improved so that the number of deaths has fallen noticeably: In Formula 1 deaths were a regular occurrence earlier in the history of the ...
In total, 104 riders have died from incidents that occurred at Grand Prix motorcycle racing events, with Ben Drinkwater being the first in 1949. Three riders died in the 1940s; twenty-nine in the 1950s; twenty-seven in the 1960s; twenty-four in the 1970s; fourteen in the 1980s; two in the 1990s; one in the 2000s; three in the 2010s; and one in ...
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.
300-mile race Cliff Durant: Miller: Race Howdy Wilcox (USA) [11] September 4, 1923 AAA: Altoona Speedway: 200-mile race Duesenberg: Race Joe Boyer (USA) [12] [note 6] September 1, 1924 AAA: Altoona Speedway: Fall Classic Duesenberg – Duesenberg SC: Race Jimmy Murphy (USA) [14] September 15, 1924 AAA: New York State Fairgrounds: 150-mile race ...
Markko Märtin 's co-driver Michael Park 's death at the 2005 Wales Rally GB was the WRC's first fatality in over eleven years. In April 2023 Hyundai driver Craig Breen died in a crash. He was in Croatia conducting his pre-event test for the 2023 Croatia Rally in the week leading up to the reconnaissance and rally itself.