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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.
Richard Britton: Ballybunion Road Races [226] 2006 Darran Lindsay: Killalane Road Races [227] 2007 John Donnan Tandragee 100 [228] 2008 Robert Dunlop: North West 200 [229] Martin Finnegan: Tandragee 100 [230] 2009 Mark Young North West 200 [231] 2010 Victor Gilmore Killalane Road Races [232] 2012 Mark Buckley North West 200 [233] Lee Vernon ...
Colonel Richard Kirby Ridgeway VC CB (18 August 1848 – 11 October 1924) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Richard Fariña: April 30, 1966: 29 American Musician Near Carmel, California: Passenger Ron Rector: July 14, 1968: 24 American American football player 1967 Harley-Davidson Columbus, Ohio: Crashed June 29th on I-71: Duane Allman: October 29, 1971: 24 American Musician Harley-Davidson Sportster: Macon, Georgia, US Berry Oakley: November 11 ...
Richard Frank Vogler [1] (July 26, 1950 – July 21, 1990) was an American champion sprint car and midget car driver. He was nicknamed "Rapid Rich". [ 2 ] He competed in the Indianapolis 500 five times, and his best finish was eighth in 1989 .
The Marion County Coroner’s Office ruled Whitfield’s death a homicide. An autopsy lists his cause of death as “cardiopulmonary arrest in the setting of law enforcement subdual, prone restraint, and conducted electrical weapon use.” According to the report, Whitfield weighed 389 pounds (176 kilograms).
Kristine Phillips, Indianapolis Star November 26, 2023 at 5:00 PM Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man who was found dead Sunday morning on the city's near east side.
The Indianapolis 500 was included in the FIA World Championship of Drivers from 1950 through 1960. The race was sanctioned by AAA through 1955 , and then by USAC beginning in 1956 . At the time the new world championship was announced and first organized by the CSI , the United States did not yet have a Grand Prix .