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A restored Heilbrand-Ford "American Red Ball Special" similar to that being driven by Sachs when he was killed in a fiery crash at the 1964 Indianapolis 500. His career included eight USAC Championship Trail wins, 25 top-five finishes in 65 career AAA and USAC starts, including the 1958 USAC Midwest Sprint Car Championship.
The 48th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Saturday, May 30, 1964. The race was won by A. J. Foyt, but is primarily remembered for a fiery seven-car accident which resulted in the deaths of racers Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald.
Eddie Sachs: Watson: Offenhauser: 149.570 181 Crash T3 18 9 99 Paul Goldsmith: Watson: Offenhauser: 150.163 149 Crankshaft 19 19 52 Lloyd Ruby: Watson: Offenhauser: 149.123 126 Crash T4 20 21 88 Eddie Johnson: Watson: Offenhauser: 148.509 112 Crash BS 21 22 45 Chuck Stevenson: Watson: Offenhauser: 148.386 110 Valve 22 2 56 Jim Hurtubise: Kurtis ...
Eddie Sachs hit MacDonald's car, and his car caught fire as well. Sachs died instantly from blunt force injuries from the impact, but his body was only slightly burned. MacDonald, badly burned, died two and a half hours later in the hospital, [60] his lungs seared from flame inhalation, causing acute pulmonary edema. Eddie Sachs: Driver Jerry ...
The entire week from May 24 through May 30, 1964, ultimately became one of the darkest weeks in motorsports history as Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald were both killed in that year's Indianapolis 500. Actual home video footage of the accident was being recorded as the race occurred. The race would be televised tape delayed as a 30 minute ...
Eddie Sachs, blinded by flames and smoke, hit MacDonald's car broadside, resulting in an even larger fire. The race was red-flagged due to the accident - the first such occurrence in 500 history. Sachs died instantly due to blunt-force injuries, while MacDonald was transported to Methodist Hospital of Indianapolis, dying two hours later. After ...
At Indianapolis in the 500 mile race Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald were killed during lap 2 of the race; Sachs was 37 years old, and MacDonald was 27. In the Tony Bettenhausen Memorial at Springfield , Bill Horstmeyer died during the race; he was 34 years old.
With three laps to go, the warning tread showed on Sachs' rear tire and Sachs decided to play it safe. Rather than nurse the car around, he pitted to replace the worn tire on lap 197. Foyt took the lead with three laps to go and won his first (of four) Indy 500 by a margin of 8.28 seconds.