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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 ...
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.
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)
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.
Parnelli Jones, a hard-bitten, hard-charging race driver who came out of Torrance and won the controversial Indianapolis 500 in 1963, then was the hard-luck loser four years later, died Tuesday at ...
Lost control and crashed into a pickup truck and trailer; also killed a pit crew member [175] Sean Edwards (GBR) 2013-10-15 Touring car Porsche 996: Queensland Raceway: Private test He was killed in a crash as a passenger, when it hit a tire wall protecting a concrete barrier [176] Bill Egleston (USA) 2018-01-16 Modified Victory Circle Chassis
Gil de Ferran, the 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner and holder of the closed-course land speed record, died Friday while racing with his son at The Concourse Club in Florida, multiple former ...