Justin wilson was a seventime winner in american openwheel racing. Despite winning this years indy 500, wheldon couldnt put together a fulltime ride this season. This was scheduled to be moores last race with forsythe racing before moving to penske in 2000. During practice for the indy 500 back in 2015, hinchcliffe was in a serious crash, and a piece of the cars suspension pierced his left thigh as. Dana is the third irl driver to be killed since the league began competition in 1996. Dan wheldon, who won his second indianapolis 500 title five months ago, died of injuries suffered in yesterdays 15car crash that halted the. British driver justin wilson has died after being struck by flying debris and suffering a serious head injury in sundays.
David salt walther, the former auto and hydroplane racer who was severely burned in a spectacular crash in the 1973 indianapolis 500, has died. Watch scott dixons terrifying indy 500 crash indycar driver scott dixons car collided with the car of jay howard and went airborne into a. Cars are scattered on the track after a 15 car crash during the las vegas indy 300 part of the izod. The most recent driver to be killed in an indycar series event was justin wilson at the 2015 abc supply 500. Old rare footage shot from alternate angles of some fatal and non fatal crashes at the indy 500 including pat oconnor, gary bettenhausen, bobby unser, gordon johncock, mel kenyon, salt walther.
Racing driver dan wheldon, who racked up 16 wins in a decadelong indycar career, died today in a fiery crash involving 15 cars at the las vegas motor speedway. List of fatalities at the indianapolis motor speedway. Danas american teammates, danica patrick and 2004 indianapolis 500 winner buddy rice, pulled out of the race. John andretti, the first driver to compete in the indianapolis 500 and nascars cocacola 600 on the same day, has died at the age of 56 after a long battle with cancer. Vukovichs car tumbled over the outside wall, toppled end over end 20. His car was sheared virtually in half, and he was sent hurtling into the turn 1 wall. Michaels son, marco, finished second at the indy 500 as a rookie in 2006 and has since finished in the topfive on four occasions at indianapolis. Threetime indianapolis 500 driver bryan clauson has died after succumbing to his injuries sustained in a crash in a national midget car dirt track race at belleville, kansas. Drivers express concern after ryan newman suffers serious injuries scott horner, indystar published 8.
Worst crashes in indy 500 history sports illustrated. Indy 500 driver fractures pelvis, hip in fiery crash in. Nascar daytona 500 finishes with hard crash involving. The marlboro 500 at california speedway on october 31 was the final event of the 1999 season. Produced by the perfect circle corporation as a publicity project in 1954, the hottest 500 shows the 1953 indy 500 won by bill. A total of 23 drivers have been killed during practice or qualifying runs at the indy 500. Bob lazier, indy 500 starter and 1981 rookie of the year. Bourdais won four straight champ car season titles from 200407 and raced in formula one in 200809. Wish a driver died in a singlevehicle crash thursday afternoon in a rural part of western clinton county, the sheriffs office said. Nascar driver ryan newman was rushed to a hospital monday after his race car flipped and was launched into the air in a fiery car crash near the finish line of the daytona 500. Bob burman usa grand boulevard corona corona grand prize. Rahal letterman lanigan racing indycar driver oriol servia 16 and dale coyne racing indycar driver james davison 18 get involved in a crash at the indy 500 at ims sunday, may 29, 2017. Nascar driver ryan newman is awake and speaking with family and doctors following a fiery crash at the end of monday nights daytona 500, according to his team.
Daytona 500 driver ryan newman awake, speaking with. The best driver of the 50s, couldnt avoid the crash. Earnhardt was the last driver killed in a nascar cup series race. Scott brayton was killed in a crash during practice for the 1996 indianapolis 500 and tony renna died in a crash at indianapolis during an october. Most recently, driver scott brayton, who had won the pole position, died due to a skull fracture sustained during a practice run while testing a backup car in 1996. The following is a list of 73 individuals killed at the indianapolis motor speedway. Nascar driver ryan newman was rushed to a hospital monday after his race car flipped and was launched into the air in a fiery car crash near the finish line of.
Originally scheduled to be the race weekend for the 104th running of the indianapolis 500. On the morning of the day before the race, he was knocked off his motor scooter by a paddock vehicle in the hospitality area because its driver was blinded by the rising sun. Donald davidson remembers indianapolis 500 legend bill vukovich. Indycar driver justin wilson, who was struck by a part careening off a crashed race car, has died. Foxs racing career ended may 28, 1995, with a sixcar crash on the first lap of the indy 500. Horrific crash kills indy 500 champ wheldon sports. South bend native and purdue university alumnus ryan newman is sent skidding across finish line at. All fatalities are related to championship car races at the speedway unless otherwise noted fatalities have occurred in conjunction with the indianapolis 500 and its precursors, the.
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