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Danny Ongais (May 21, 1942 [a] – February 26, 2022) was an American racing driver. [1]Ongais was the only Hawaiian born driver to compete in the Indianapolis 500.He competed professionally in motorcycle, sports car, CART, IndyCar, Formula One, and drag racing.
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.
Angela Ashmore was part of Marcus Ericsson's race winning crew at the 2022 Indianapolis 500, as an assistant race engineer. [11] She is believed to be the only female crew member to win the Indianapolis 500. [12] Twice, a woman has driven the pace car at the start of the race: Elaine Irwin Mellencamp (2001) and Robin Roberts (2010).
The 2007 United States Grand Prix (formally the 2007 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix) [2] was a Formula One motor race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, in the United States on 17 June 2007. [3]
Flaherty's winning car from the 1956 Indianapolis 500. Flaherty drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1950, 1953–1956, 1958–1959, and 1963 seasons with 19 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, and 1959.
The 2005 United States Grand Prix (officially the 2005 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix) [5] was a Formula One motor race held on June 19, 2005, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and was the ninth race of the 2005 Formula One World Championship. The event is one of the most infamous races in motor sports history.
The collision that claimed the lives of 67 people Wednesday bore a hole in the heart of the tight-knit skating community in a Washington, D.C. suburb.
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 ]