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The lists recognize "IndyCar" or "Champ Car" fatalities that have occurred in events making up the National Championship, which has been held by the following sanctioning bodies: American Automobile Association (1916, 1920–1941, 1946–1955) United States Auto Club (1956–1995) Championship Auto Racing Teams (1979–2003)
The crash was well documented in film and still images, and shown worldwide. For the first time in its history, the Indianapolis 500 was stopped because of an accident. Partially in response to media pressure, USAC mandated cars carry less fuel (and crafted the rules to effectively eliminate the use of gasoline, effective for the 1965 season).
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.
The race was marred by a crash involving the pace car at the start. Eldon Palmer, a local Indianapolis-area Dodge dealer , lost control of the Dodge Challenger pace car at the south end of the pit area, and it crashed into a photographers' stand, injuring 29 people, two seriously.
Graham Rahal sat in his car on pit row, sweating out yet another Bump Day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Marcus Ericsson, the 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner and 2023 runner-up, waited nearly 45 ...
As of 2023, Savage's death in 1973 is the last driver fatality at the Speedway that occurred as a result of a crash during the Indianapolis 500 itself, but the last fatality at the Speedway as a result of a race crash was a 2010 MotoGP support race where a 13-year old rider was killed on the formation lap.
At the time of the crash, Ericsson had completed 79 laps with a top lap speed of 224.592 mph. Contact Kyle Smedley at kmsmedley213@gmail.com or on X @KyleSmedley_ . This was a wild ride for ...
Driver Felix Rosenqvist was carried away on a stretcher after his car headed into a tires-and-concrete barrier without braking.