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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.
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.
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.
Rutherford was paired with flamboyant teammate Peter Revson — heir to the Revlon cosmetics fortune — at IMS in 1973. Rutherford made headline news via his first Indy 500 pole with a track ...
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 ...
May 30, 1973 USAC: Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Indianapolis 500: Race Team member Rushing to the scene of Swede Savage's crash, a fire truck hit and killed a crewman for Graham McRae on pit lane. [93] Lyle Kurtenbach (USA) May 24, 1987 USAC: Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Indianapolis 500: Race Spectator
The 107th edition of the Indianapolis 500 was a wild one, and no one knows that better than Robin Matthews. A major crash involving Felix Rosenqvist and Kyle Kirkwood sent a tire flying over the ...
37.895 sec (237.498 mph; 382.182 km/h) (Arie Luyendyk, Reynard/Ford-Cosworth XB, 1996) 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.