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Deaths and tragedy from 1973 Indy 500 led to safety evolution


Deaths and tragedy from 1973 Indy 500 opened the door for safety ...

In 1967, 30 of the 33 Indy 500 starters donned the late Bill Simpson's innovative fire suit; the double fatality in 1964 also led to the ...

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Deaths and tragedy from 1973 Indy 500 opened the door for safety evolution in racing ... Johnny Rutherford and Gordon Johncock delivered ...

Deaths and tragedy from 1973 Indy 500 opened the door for safety ...

In 1967, 30 of the 33 Indy 500 starters donned the late Bill Simpson's innovative fire suit; the double fatality in 1964 also led to the ...

Deaths and tragedy from 1973 Indy 500 led to safety evolution

Deaths and tragedy from 1973 Indy 500 led to safety evolution ... Drivers weave through blazing wreckage after a crash on the second lap of the ...

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Drivers weave through blazing wreckage after a crash on the second lap of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30, 1964.

1973 Indianapolis 500 - Wikipedia

Three competitors—two drivers and one pit crew member—died from injuries suffered as a result of accidents that occurred during the month, another driver was ...

Deaths and tragedy from the 1973 Indy 500 opened the door for ...

Deaths and tragedy from the 1973 Indy 500 opened the door for safety evolution in racing. ... led to more firefighters being hired for races. (AP Photo/File).

The Tragedy of the 1973 Indianapolis 500 - YouTube

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'73 Indy 500 Deaths, Injuries Sparked Safety Evolution in Racing

Johnny Rutherford and Gordon Johncock delivered spectacular results at the 1973 Indianapolis 500 that were overshadowed by perhaps the worst ...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Deaths 1973

Savage caught the car it was pointed for the inside wall. ... two and trigger another explosion of fuel and car parts.

Deaths and tragedy from the 1973 Indy 500 opened the door for ...

Deaths and tragedy from the 1973 Indy 500 opened the door for safety evolution in racing.

The longest, shortest, darkest race: The 1973 Indianapolis 500

1973 was the 57th running of the race and going into it, fans were excited to see cars possibly reach 200 mph speeds for the first time ever.

Full Race Broadcast: 1973 Indianapolis 500 - YouTube

It was 50 years ago that a month of dreadful weather and a series of serious accidents forced the running of the 1973 Indianapolis 500 into ...

List of fatalities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Wikipedia

59 of the 74 fatalities have occurred as part of the Indianapolis 500 (including the race, qualifying, and practice). Fatalities have also occurred in ...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway fatalities in Indy 500, spectators

Since the track opened in 1909, more than 70 people have died there, most from racing-related action. Here are 10 notes about the tragic side of racing.

The Curse of the Indy 500: 1958's Tragic Legacy on JSTOR

By race day of 1961 eight drivers who had taken the green flag for the 1958 Indianapolis 500 had died in racing accidents. Leading off the list is Pat O'Connor, ...

Armando Teran - Motorsport Memorial

The 1973 edition of the Indianapolis 500 was one of the lowest points in American motorsports history. Rain delayed, interrupted and shortened the race ...

Replica of Swede Savage's Gurney Eagle honors an Indy driver's ...

Multiple tragedies strike Indy ... The 1973 Indianapolis 500 was one of the darkest in the race's history. During a practice session on May 12, ...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 30 May 1973 « Indy Car

Johncock won the Indy 500 in this car but it was wrecked at Pocono in July when a wheel came off and then damaged again at Milwaukee in August in an incident ...

'A race we would all like to forget': 50 years later, 1973 Indy 500 is ...

In three separate incidents over three disconcerting weeks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, two drivers and a crew member died, another driver ...