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His car slid along the roadside and struck several people, three of them fatally. Jackson died being pinned against a tree. [ 4] Leslie Jenkins (USA) Camera operator. Lena Juratsch (USA) Street vendor. Hughie Hughes (UK) December 2, 1916.
The 2023 NTT IndyCar Series was the 112th official championship season of American open wheel racing and the 28th season under IndyCar Series sanction. The showcase event was the 107th Indianapolis 500, which was won by Josef Newgarden . Álex Palou, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, won his second championship, with his first coming in 2021.
This is a list alphabetically sorted, and structured after the kind of competition, of the more notable driver deaths, excluding those of motorcycle riders. In addition, several racing drivers have been killed in public road crashes; see List of people who died in road accidents .
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.
August 13, 1977. Winston 200. Hickory Speedway. Race. Late Model Sportsman Division. Having stopped in the pits, Isaac collapsed due to heat exhaustion and later had a heart attack, of which he died on August 14, 1977, the next day. [ 114] Bill Baker (USA)[ 115] August 12, 1978. Winston Sears Point 100.
1:00.6795 ( Josef Newgarden, Dallara DW12, 2024, IndyCar) The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is an IndyCar Series race held in St. Petersburg, Florida. In most years since 2009, the race has served as the season opener (or at minimum, the first race held on U.S. soil). [ 1] The race is held annually in the spring, with the exception of ...
As of 2023, 67 drivers from 11 different countries have won a national American open-wheel championship. [a] [15] The first national American open-wheel champion was Barney Oldfield in the 1905 AAA Championship Car season, and the current national title holder is Álex Palou in the 2023 IndyCar Series. A. J.
Josef Nicolai Newgarden[ 2] (born Joseph Edgar Newgarden, December 22, 1990) [ 3][ 4] is an American racing driver who races the No. 2 Team Penske Dallara / Chevrolet in the IndyCar Series. [ 5] He was the 2011 Indy Lights champion, and 2017 and 2019 IndyCar Series Champion. He won the 2023 and 2024 Indianapolis 500, and the 2024 24 Hours of ...