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The following is an overview of the events of 1932 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
Stubblefield was the first driver ever killed during a qualification attempt at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway when he and Leo Whitaker (his riding mechanic) struck a wall on a time trial run; both were killed. [3] At the time of the crash, their speed was about 116 miles per hour. [1] He is buried at Angeles Abbey Memorial Park, Compton ...
This list of 1932 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races. Open wheel racing
Beresford Clive Dunfee (18 June 1904 – 24 September 1932) was a British racing driver, one of the "Bentley Boys" of the 1930s, who was killed in a dramatic accident at Brooklands. Dunfee was the third of four sons of Colonel Vickers Dunfee and the younger brother of Jack Dunfee , also a motor racer.
A tire failure caused the car to crash into the wall and vault over the fence: died of a blood clot in the brain two days later [167] Tommy Druar (USA) 1989-06-10 Stock car Chevrolet Cavalier: NASCAR Modified Lancaster Speedway 30-lap NASCAR Modified race Race Crash - jumped wheels with another car - hit wall driver's side first [168]
Busch Grand National Series: The 36-year-old professional race car driver hit a wall but died of a heart attack. [121] Hal Shuster (USA) [122] June 6, 1992 30-lap race Cajon Speedway: Feature race Winston Racing Series (Sportsman Stock) Having stopped in the pits, the 49-year-old transmissions seller had a fatal diabetic seizure. [122]
Toggle Results subsection. 1.1 Round One. ... 1932: Competitors: 15 from 8 nations ... The Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase event at the 1932 Summer Olympics was 3460 ...
Carey's first national championship race was the 1932 Indianapolis 500. [1] Having taken the lead after Billy Arnold had crashed out, Carey endured a blown right rear tire (causing him to spin three times without hitting the wall or another car), and later a damaged shock absorber; in total he lost over twelve minutes to the leader and later winner, Fred Frame, but managed to erase four ...