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Race Car bumped into the back of another car, ran over the back wheels and went end-over-end several times [125] Giuseppe Campari (ITA) 1933-09-10 Open wheel Alfa Romeo Tipo B: Grand Prix season: Monza: Italian Grand Prix: Race Car skidded on a patch of oil, hit a stone, flipped and crushed Giuseppe [126] Marco Campos (BRA) 1995-10-15 Open wheel
This is a category for racing drivers who were killed while driving a racing car, either in competition or during testing.It includes drivers who were killed immediately, as well as those who were not killed immediately but succumbed to their injuries some time later.
Winston Racing Series: The 51-year-old driver struck a wall, having had a heart attack, of which he died on July 11, 1993, the next day. [123] Ron Biellier (USA) [124] July 15, 1994 Speedway USA (Bolivar, Missouri) Race Winston Racing Series (Late Model Stock) The 45-year-old businessman brushed a wall but died of a heart attack. [124]
The three-time world champion’s death shocked auto racing fans worldwide. Formula 1 ace Ayrton Senna died 30 years ago. The Miami Grand Prix honors him this week
Bobby Allison, the 1983 NASCAR Cup Series champion and Hall of Fame driver who won a 85 career races, has died at the age of 86. The racing legend died peacefully at his home on Saturday, Nov. 9 ...
Three drivers died in the intervening years while driving former Formula One cars (two from the 1960s, one from the 1990s) in vintage racing and other events not associated with World Championship Grands Prix. [12] [13] [14] Two Formula One Champions have died while racing or practising in Formula One, Jochen Rindt in 1970, and Senna in 1994 ...
Allison is one of the winningest drivers in NASCAR Cup Series history. His 85 victories rank fourth among all drivers; only Richard Petty (200 wins), David Pearson (105) and Jeff Gordon (93) have ...
Driver Frank Galvin lost control of his racer, smashed through the guard rail and slammed into the press stand, injuring several of its occupants and crushing to death Hughie Hughes, who had crashed out of the race himself and was standing by the press box. Gaston Weigle, Galvin's mechanician, was also killed. Galvin died two days later. [5]