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Deaths among racers and spectators were numerous in the early years of racing, but advances in safety technology, and specifications designed by sanctioning bodies to limit speeds, have reduced the rate of fatal accidents. [2] Major accidents have often spurred increased safety measures and rules changes.
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 ...
His car slid along the roadside and struck several people, three of them fatally. Jackson died being pinned against a tree. [4] Leslie Jenkins (USA) Camera operator. Lena Juratsch (USA) Street vendor. Hughie Hughes (UK) December 2, 1916.
Horse racing, already under intense scrutiny over horse deaths, suffered yet another very public display of the sport's troubling side. New York Thunder was far in front toward winning the Grade 1 ...
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 ...
The 1955 Le Mans disaster was a major crash that occurred on 11 June 1955 during the 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race at Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, Sarthe, France. Large pieces of debris flew into the crowd, killing 83 spectators and French driver Pierre Levegh, and injuring around 120 more. It was the most catastrophic crash in motorsport ...
Occupations. Racer. metal fabricator. television personality. Jessica Combs[1] (July 27, 1980 – August 27, 2019) [2] was an American professional racer, television personality, and metal fabricator. She set a women's land speed class record (four wheels) in 2013 and broke her own record in 2016. She was known as "the fastest woman on four ...
Biography. MacTavish was born in Dover, Massachusetts, and started his racing career at the age of 15 at the Norwood Arena in nearby Norwood. He quickly earned popularity for driving demolition derby cars, and appeared on ABC 's Wide World of Sports. He competed in more than 100 Sportsman Car Series races on the East Coast.