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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.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Indianapolis 500: August Duesenberg: Duesenberg – Duesenberg SC: Race Ray Keech (USA) [24] June 15, 1929 AAA: Altoona Speedway: 200-mile race M. A. Yagle: Miller – Miller SC "Simplex Piston Ring" Race Joe Caccia (USA) [25] May 26, 1931 AAA: Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Indianapolis 500: Alvin Jones: Duesenberg ...
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.
He was A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti and Al Unser before they were born. Jimmy Murphy was in midst of brilliant racing career when he died.
Here is a full list of Indy 500 pace car drivers from 1911. All-time list of Indy 500 pace car drivers 2025: Michael Strahan: Former NFL player, television host and Fox NFL analyst
Unser, one of only four drivers to win the Indianapolis 500 a record four times, died Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, following years of health issues. He was 82. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler, File)
Mark Neary Donohue Jr. (March 18, 1937 – August 19, 1975), nicknamed "Captain Nice," [1] [2] and later "Dark Monohue," [2] was an American race car driver and engineer known for his ability to set up his own race car as well as driving it to victories.
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 ...