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Race Hudson Frank Arford (USA) [6] June 20, 1953 International 200 Langhorne Speedway: Qualifying Oldsmobile Lou Figaro (USA) [note 2] October 24, 1954 100-mile race: North Wilkesboro Speedway: Race Hudson John McVitty (USA) [8] April 21, 1956 150-mile race Langhorne Speedway: Qualifying Chevrolet Clint McHugh (USA) [9] June 9, 1956 250-mile race
Lightweight race Race Riding a Suzuki, Bartz crashed into two downed bikes on the east turn. He was flung through the air and slammed on the ground. The 30-year-old truck salesman died of multiple injuries in the speedway hospital a short time later. [12] [13] Tab Prince: February 19, 1970 Car NASCAR: 125-mile race: Qualifying Race [note 1]
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.
List of deaths by motorcycle crash; List of people who died in traffic collisions; List of fatal accidents in motorboat racing; List of Formula One fatalities; List of NASCAR fatalities; List of fatal World Rally Championship accidents; List of fatalities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway; List of IndyCar fatalities; Category:Lists of ...
Lists of motorsport fatalities at race tracks in the United States (4 P) Pages in category "Lists of motorsport fatalities" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Contested over 364 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the 35th race of the 1960 NASCAR Grand National Series season. The race is known as one of the deadliest Southern 500s in history. On lap 95, race leader Bobby Johns and Roy Tyner locked bumpers, and both crashed on pit road.
Fatal accidents to competitors at the Watkins Glen International Circuit during the United States Grand Prix and other national and international motorsport events on a 10.6 km (6.6 mi) road circuit (1948–1952), an amended 7.4 km (4.6 mi) circuit (1953–1956) and the 3.78 km (2.35 mi) Grand Prix circuit from 1957 onwards.
Darlington Raceway, nicknamed by many NASCAR fans and drivers as "The Lady in Black" or "The Track Too Tough to Tame" and advertised as a "NASCAR Tradition", is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a ...