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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.
The 1960 Indianapolis 500 was the final 500 which featured a 33-car field consisting of all front-engined cars. The weather on race day would reach a high of 75 °F (24 °C) with wind speeds up to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h). [10] Climate historians would consider this to be the "traditional" climate for an Indianapolis 500 race.
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 ...
The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, [1][2] and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis. The event is traditionally held over Memorial Day weekend, usually the last weekend of May.
Mike Kupper. June 5, 2024 at 11:12 AM. 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 ...
Royal Richard "Jim" Rathmann (July 16, 1928 – November 23, 2011), was an American racing driver who competed primarily in Championship Cars.Rathmann is best known for winning the Indianapolis 500 in 1960, emerging victorious after a race-long duel with Rodger Ward - as recently as 2023, a panel of fans and historians voted Rathmann's victory as the greatest '500' of all time.
The pace car (a Chevrolet Corvette) leads the field past an accident site at the 2007 Indianapolis 500. The Indianapolis 500 auto race has used a pace car every year since 1911. The pace car is utilized for two primary purposes. At the start of the race, the pace car leads the assembled starting grid around the track for a predetermined number ...
Eddie Johnson (February 10, 1919 – June 30, 1974) was an American race car driver. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Johnson grew up in Los Angeles, where he was a high school acquaintance of 1950 Indianapolis 500 winner Johnnie Parsons. He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1950–1952 and 1955–1966 seasons with 33 ...