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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.
The Eldorado was at or near the top of the Cadillac line. The original 1953 Eldorado convertible and the Eldorado Brougham models of 1957–1960 had distinct bodyshells [1] and were the most expensive models that Cadillac offered those years. The Eldorado was never less than second in price after the Cadillac Series 75 limousine until 1966.
The 1973 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 16 races, beginning in College Station, Texas on April 7 and concluding in Avondale, Arizona on November 3. The first race of the season, in Avondale , Arizona on March 17, was postponed by rain and eventually cancelled due to infrastructure damage caused by the rain and scheduling conflicts.
The 1973 California 500, the fourth running of the event, was held at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California, on Sunday, September 2, 1973. The event was race number 11 of 16 in the 1973 USAC Championship Car season. The race was won by Wally Dallenbach Sr., his only 500-mile Indy Car victory.
This list of 1973 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. Drag racing
The following is an overview of the events of 1973 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.
The 1973 24 Hours of Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 3–4, 1973 [1] at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1973 World Sportscar Championship .
The 1973 Talladega 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that was held on August 12, 1973, at Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Alabama (AIMS). The race, won by Dick Brooks, was his only NASCAR career win. It was also the last win recorded for Plymouth as a NASCAR manufacturer. A Plymouth car winning the 1973 Talledega 500 ...