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Billy Arnold's racer lost a wheel, which cleared the retaining wall and killed an 11-year-old boy who was off the speedway's property. [124] Otto Rohde (USA) May 28, 1937 AAA: Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Indianapolis 500: Practice Pit attendant Overton Phillips lost control of his burning car, the gas tank of which had been pierced. Spinning ...
Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) was a sanctioning body for American open-wheel car racing that operated from 1979 until dissolving after the 2003 season.CART was founded in 1979 by United States Auto Club (USAC) Championship Division team owners who disagreed with the direction and leadership of USAC, with the then-novel idea of team owners sanctioning and promoting their own series ...
The 2023 Indianapolis 500, branded as the 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons, was a 500-mile (804.7 km, 200 lap) race in the 2023 IndyCar Series, held on Sunday, May 28, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States. The month of May activities formally began on ...
Katherine Legge (car at right) and Stefan Wilson were involved in a scary crash during Monday's seventh practice session for the Indy 500. (Photo by John Chilton-USA TODAY Sports) (USA Today ...
May 22, 2023 at 2:33 PM. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Stefan Wilson fractured his back during a heavy crash with Katherine Legge in practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Monday, and the British driver ...
The 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner and 2023 runner-up was knocked out of this year's race before completing an official lap when rookie Tom Blomqvist's car got too low on the rumble strip coming ...
Swede Savage. David Earl "Swede" Savage Jr.[ 1] (August 26, 1946 – July 2, 1973) was an American race car driver. He died at age 26 from complications while recovering from injuries suffered in a crash during the 1973 Indianapolis 500, nearly five weeks earlier.[ 2][ 3][ 4]
Controversy followed the ruling. After a lengthy protest and appeals process, the penalty was rescinded, and Unser was reinstated the victory on October 8. Officially, it became Unser's third-career Indy 500 victory and his final win in Indy car competition. Unser stepped out of the car at the end of the season, and ultimately retired from driving.