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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.
May 24—NAPPANEE — A tanker truck driver has died in a fiery crash in Nappanee. The truck caught fire after rolling onto its side on Tomahawk Trail in Nappanee. Indiana State Police, which was ...
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 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. It is also the last race won by a front-engined ...
The Indiana driver who police say plowed into four children at a bus stop, killing three of them, told authorities she didn't spot the school bus until it was too late. Alyssa Shepherd, 24, was ...
A tire failure caused the car to crash into the wall and vault over the fence: died of a blood clot in the brain two days later [167] Tommy Druar (USA) 1989-06-10 Stock car Chevrolet Cavalier: NASCAR Modified Lancaster Speedway 30-lap NASCAR Modified race Race Crash - jumped wheels with another car - hit wall driver's side first [168]
The mechanic died of his injuries two days later. [136] [137] Armando Teran (USA) 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 ...
Wide World of Sports was the first U.S. television program to air coverage of – among events – Wimbledon (1961), the Indianapolis 500 (highlights starting in 1961; a longer-form version in 1965), the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship (1962), the Daytona 500 (1962), the U.S. Figure Skating Championships (1962), the Monaco Grand Prix (1962 ...