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David George MacDonald (July 23, 1936 – May 30, 1964) was an American racing driver noted for his successes driving Corvettes and Shelby Cobras in the early 1960s. He was killed in the 1964 Indianapolis 500 , along with fellow driver Eddie Sachs .
Gregory suffered a crash on May 6, and quit the team due to what he believed was a terribly-handling car. Dave MacDonald managed to qualify his car without incident. Eddie Johnson qualified the second team car. On Carburetion Day, MacDonald tested the car, with conflicting accounts on whether he ever drove with a full load of fuel.
At the 1964 Indianapolis 500 on May 30, 1964, Sachs and sports car driver Dave MacDonald, an Indianapolis 500 rookie, were killed in a fiery crash involving seven cars on the second lap. [5] MacDonald was driving a car owned and designed by Mickey Thompson, the #83 "Sears-Allstate Special". [6]
Duman was involved in the fiery crash that took the lives of Dave MacDonald and Eddie Sachs. The accident happened in front of Duman, and as he approached the crash scene, he attempted to miss both Sachs and MacDonald. However, in the fiery melee, the Novi of Bobby Unser knocked Duman's car from behind, and sent the car spinning to the inside ...
Dave MacDonald (USA) [82] Mickey Thompson: Thompson 63 – Ford "Sears Allstate" Bill Horstmeyer (USA) [83] August 22, 1964 USAC: Illinois State Fairgrounds: Tony Bettenhausen Memorial Bill Horstmeyer: Kuzma – Offenhauser "M. A. H." Race Bobby Marshman (USA) [84] [note 17] November 27, 1964 Phoenix International Raceway: Tire test Lindsey Hopkins
The following year he was directly behind Eddie Sachs when Sachs plowed into the burning car of Dave MacDonald, killing both drivers. Rutherford miraculously squeezed between the crash and the wall, passing so close to Sachs' car that a lemon that Sachs wore on a string around his neck was found inside Rutherford's engine compartment.
The film's release, originally set for July 1964, was delayed until October, and the film was heavily edited out of respect for Dave MacDonald, who played himself and was a stunt driver in the film. MacDonald died on May 30, 1964, during the Indianapolis 500 in a fiery crash that also killed Eddie Sachs , who had also been in some scenes ...
In addition, the inside wall from turn 4 to the pit entrance, which had played a part in the fatal 1973 crash that killed Swede Savage and the 1964 crash that killed Dave MacDonald and Eddie Sachs, was moved in, which allowed cars to have a much easier entrance into the pit lane as asphalt replaced grass in that area. The heights of the inside ...