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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.
Sprint car driver Justin Owen died of injuries he suffered during a horrific crash in which his car was tossed multiple times during a race in southern eastern Indiana.. The racer who was just 26 ...
Fatalities by track Track [note 22] Total First Last Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 36 1926 2003 New York State Fairgrounds: 4 1924 1940 Milwaukee Mile: 1952 1982
The 45-year-old businessman brushed a wall but died of a heart attack. [123] Al Papini (USA) [124] April 1, 2001 40-lap race Rockford Speedway: Feature race Weekly Racing Series (Late Model) The 41-year-old driver crashed into a wall but died of a heart attack. [125] Bubba Beck (USA) [126] June 1, 2002 25-lap race Bowman Gray Stadium: Race
[3] [4] Widely considered to be the worst accident [5] is the 1955 Le Mans disaster at 24 Hours of Le Mans that killed driver Pierre Levegh and approximately 80 spectators with over 100 being injured in total. This is a list alphabetically sorted, and structured after the kind of competition, of the more notable driver deaths, excluding those ...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Since its opening in 1959, Daytona International Speedwayhas seen 41 on-track fatalities: 24 car drivers, 12 motorcyclists, 3 go-kart drivers, 1 powerboat racer, and 1 track worker. The most notable death was that of Dale Earnhardt, who was killedon the last lap of the Daytona 500on February 18, 2001.
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 ...
The 57th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on Wednesday, May 30, 1973. The race was held over three days because of rain and two major accidents. [ 4 ][ 5 ] Three competitors—two drivers and one pit crew member—died from injuries suffered as a result of accidents that ...