List of IndyCar fatalities

This article lists people who have been fatally injured in American Championship car racing during testing, practice, qualifying, or races since 1916, categorized into drivers, riding mechanics, and non-participants. The article recognizes "IndyCar" or "Champ Car" fatalities that have occurred in events making up the National Championship, which has been held by the following sanctioning bodies:

• American Automobile Association (1916, 1920–1941, 1946–1955)
• United States Auto Club (1956–1995)
• Championship Auto Racing Teams (1979–2007)
• Indy Racing League (1996–present)

The National Championship, which was split from 1979 to 2007, consists of regular races, non-points paying (non-championship) rounds, competitions sanctioned by entities that did not stage the National Championship of the year (such as the Automobile Club of America), and the AAA Big car meetings that were held in the 1946 season.

The most recent driver to be killed in an IndyCar Series event was Justin Wilson in 2015.

Driver fatalities

Driver	Date of accident	Sanction	Track[note 1]	Event	Team/Owner	Car/Entry	Session
Bob Burman[1]	April 8, 1916	AAA	Grand Boulevard	Corona road race[note 2]		Peugeot	Race
Carl Limberg[2]	May 13, 1916	AAA	Sheepshead Bay Speedway	Metropolitan Trophy		Delage	Race
Jack Peacock[3]	August 27, 1916	AAA	Recreation Park	100-mile race[note 2]		Sunbeam	Race[note 3]
Harry Horstman[4][note 4]	November 10, 1916	AAA/ACA	Santa Monica Road Race Course		Harry Horstman	Mercer	Practice
Lewis Jackson[6]	November 18, 1916	ACA		American Grand Prize		Marmon	Race
Frank Galvin[7][note 5]	December 2, 1916	AAA	Uniontown Speedway	Universal Trophy[note 2]		Premier	Race
Gaston Chevrolet[9]	November 25, 1920	AAA	Los Angeles Speedway	250-mile race		Frontenac	Race
Eddie O'Donnell[9][note 6]						Duesenberg
Alton Soules[11]	October 1, 1921	AAA	Fresno Speedway	San Joaquin Valley Classic		Frontenac	Race
Roscoe Sarles[12]	September 17, 1922	AAA	Kansas City Speedway	300-mile race	Cliff Durant	Miller	Race
Howdy Wilcox[13]	September 4, 1923	AAA	Altoona Speedway	200-mile race		Duesenberg	Race
Joe Boyer[14][note 7]	September 1, 1924	AAA	Altoona Speedway	Fall Classic		Duesenberg – Duesenberg SC	Race
Jimmy Murphy[16]	September 15, 1924	AAA	New York State Fairgrounds	150-mile race		Miller	Race
Ernie Ansterburg[17]	October 16, 1924	AAA	Charlotte Speedway	250-mile race		Duesenberg	Practice
Fred Wells[18]	April 22, 1925		Long Island Motor Parkway	Private test	Fred Wells	Wells's Hornet	Testing
Ray Cariens[19][note 8]	November 29, 1925	AAA	Culver City Speedway	250-mile race		Miller – Miller SC	Race
Herbert Jones[21][note 9]	May 27, 1926	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes		Miller – Miller SC "Elcar"	Qualifying
Jack Foley[23]	July 4, 1926	AAA	Rockingham Speedway	Independence Day Sweepstakes		Duesenberg	Qualifying
Fred Comer[24]	October 12, 1928	AAA	Rockingham Speedway	International Motor Classic	Mike Boyle	Miller FD – Miller SC "Boyle Valve"	Race
Bill Spence[25]	May 30, 1929	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes		Duesenberg – Duesenberg SC	Race
Ray Keech[26]	June 15, 1929	AAA	Altoona Speedway	200-mile race	Yagle	Miller – Miller SC "Simplex Piston Ring"	Race
Joe Caccia[27]	May 26, 1931	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Alvin Jones	Duesenberg "Jones & Maley"	Practice
Jimmy Gleason[28]	September 12, 1931	AAA	New York State Fairgrounds	100-mile race		Duesenberg	Qualifying
Milton Jones[29]	May 27, 1932	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Milton Jones	Miller	Practice
Bill Denver[30]	May 28, 1933	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Ray Brady	? – Studebaker "Brady & Nardi"	Qualifying
Mark Billman[31]	May 30, 1933					Duesenberg "Kemp-Mannix"	Race
Lester Spangler[31]					Harry Hartz	Miller
Peter Kreis[32]	May 25, 1934	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Harry Hartz	Miller FD – Miller "Miller-Hartz"	Practice
George Brayen[33]	September 9, 1934	AAA	New York State Fairgrounds	100-mile race	George Simmons	Simmons – Oakland	Race
Johnny Hannon[34]	May 21, 1935	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Leon Duray	Stevens – Miller "Bowes Seal Fast"	Practice
Stubby Stubblefield[34]					Phil Shafer	? – Buick "Victor Gasket"	Qualifying
Clay Weatherly[35]	May 30, 1935				Leon Duray	Stevens – Miller "Bowes Seal Fast"	Race
Al Gordon[36]	January 26, 1936	AAA	Ascot Motor Speedway	125-mile race[note 2]	Bill White	Wetteroth – Offenhauser	Race
Billy Winn[37]	August 20, 1938	AAA	Illinois State Fairgrounds	100-mile race[note 2]		Miller	Race
Floyd Roberts[38]	May 30, 1939	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Lou Moore	Wetteroth – Offenhauser "Burd Piston Ring"	Race
George Bailey[39]	May 7, 1940	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Gulf Oil	Miller RE4D – Miller SC "Gulf-Miller"	Practice
Lou Webb[40]	September 2, 1940	AAA	New York State Fairgrounds	100-mile race	Joe Marks	Marks – Offenhauser	Race
Mitchell Siemienski[41]	June 22, 1941	AAA	Langhorne Speedway	100-mile race[note 2]	Herman Hoppe	? - Riley	Qualifying
Joseph Hrycenko[42]	April 14, 1946	AAA	Williams Grove Speedway	10-lap Big car race			Heat race
Bumpy Bumpus[43]	June 16, 1946	AAA	Flemington Fair Speedway	Big car race	Bumpy Bumpus	Bagley – Hal D. O. "Burd Piston Ring"	Heat race
Bus Wilbert[44]	August 11, 1946	AAA	Funk's Speedway	20-lap Big car race			Race
George Robson[45]	September 2, 1946	AAA	Lakewood Park	100-mile race	Cliff Bergere	Wetteroth – Offenhauser "Noc-Out Hose Clamp"	Race
George Barringer[45]					Ervin Wolfe	Shaw – Offenhauser "Wolfe-Tulsa"
Al Putnam[46]	September 15, 1946	AAA	Indiana State Fairgrounds	100-mile race	Richard Palmer	Stevens – Offenhauser	Qualifying
Shorty Cantlon[47]	May 30, 1947	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Lou Rassey	Snowberger FD – Miller "Auto Shippers"	Race
Ralph Hepburn[48]	May 16, 1948	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Lou Welch	Kurtis 2000 – Novi SC "Novi Grooved Piston"	Practice
Ted Horn[49]	October 10, 1948	AAA	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds	100-mile race	Ted Horn Enterprises	Horn – Offenhauser	Race
George Metzler[50][note 10]	May 28, 1949	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Lee Glessner	Shaw – Offenhauser	Practice
Bill Sheffler[52][note 11]	June 19, 1949	AAA	New Jersey State Fairgrounds	100-mile race	Bill Sheffler	Bromme – Offenhauser	Practice
Rex Mays[54]	November 6, 1949	AAA	Del Mar Fairgrounds	100-mile race	Ervin Wolfe	Kurtis 2000 – Offenhauser	Race
Walt Brown[55]	July 29, 1951	AAA	Williams Grove Speedway	Indianapolis Sweepstakes[note 2]	Jack Robbins	Wetteroth D – Offenhauser	Qualifying
Johnny McDowell[56]	June 8, 1952	AAA	Wisconsin State Fair Park	Rex Mays Classic	Roger Wolcott	Kurtis Kraft – Offenhauser	Qualifying
Joe James[57][note 12]	November 2, 1952	AAA	Santa Clara County Fairgrounds	100-mile race	Bob Estes	Watson – Offenhauser	Race
Chet Miller[59]	May 15, 1953	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Jean Marcenac	Kurtis FD – Novi SC "Novi Governor"	Practice
Carl Scarborough[60][note 13]	May 30, 1953				Lee Elkins	Kurtis Kraft/Wetteroth D – Offenhauser "McNamara"	Race
Bob Scott[61]	July 5, 1954	AAA	Darlington Raceway	Independence Day Sweepstakes	Ray Brady	Kurtis 4000 – Offenhauser	Race
Manny Ayulo[62][note 14]	May 16, 1955	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Peter Schmidt	Kurtis 500C – Offenhauser	Practice
Bill Vukovich[64]	May 30, 1955				Lindsey Hopkins	Kurtis 500C – Offenhauser	Race
Jack McGrath[65]	November 6, 1955	AAA	Arizona State Fairgrounds	Bobby Ball Memorial	Jack Hinkle	Kurtis 4000 – Offenhauser	Race
Keith Andrews[66]	May 15, 1957	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Giuseppe Farina	Kurtis 500G – Offenhauser	Practice
Pat O'Connor[67]	May 30, 1958	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Chapman Root	Kurtis 500G – Offenhauser "Sumar"	Race
Art Bisch[68][note 15]	July 4, 1958	USAC	Lakewood Speedway	100-mile race	Peter Salemi	Kuzma – Offenhauser "Central Excavating"	Race
Jimmy Reece[70]	September 28, 1958	USAC	Trenton Speedway	100-mile race	George Bignotti	Kurtis 500G – Offenhauser "Bowes Seal Fast"	Race
Marshall Teague[71]	February 11, 1959	USAC	Daytona International Speedway	Speed record attempt	Chapman Root	Kurtis 500D – Offenhauser "Sumar Streamliner"[note 16]	Testing
George Amick[73]	April 4, 1959	USAC	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona 100	George Bignotti	Epperly – Offenhauser "Bowes Seal Fast"	Race
Dick Linder[74]	April 19, 1959	USAC	Trenton Speedway	Race of Champions	Jake Vargo	Kurtis 4000D – Offenhauser	Race
Jerry Unser[75][note 17]	May 2, 1959	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	H. H. Johnson	Kuzma – Offenhauser "Helse"	Practice
Bob Cortner[77]	May 19, 1959				Cornis Engineering	Cornis – Offenhauser
Van Johnson[78]	July 19, 1959	USAC	Williams Grove Speedway	Indianapolis Sweepstakes[note 2]	Jake Vargo	Kurtis 4000D – Offenhauser	Race
Ed Elisian[79]	August 30, 1959	USAC	Wisconsin State Fair Park	200-mile race	Ernest Ruiz	Christiansen – Offenhauser "Travelon Trailer"	Race
Jimmy Bryan[80]	June 19, 1960	USAC	Langhorne Speedway	100-mile race	Leader Card	Watson – Offenhauser	Race
Tony Bettenhausen[81]	May 12, 1961	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Doug Stearly	Watson – Offenhauser "Stearly Motor Freight"	Practice
Al Keller[82]	November 19, 1961	USAC	Arizona State Fairgrounds	Bobby Ball Memorial	Bruce Homeyer	Phillips – Offenhauser "Konstant Hot"	Race
Hugh Randall[83]	July 1, 1962	USAC	Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne 100	Jake Vargo	Kurtis 4000D – Offenhauser	Race
Eddie Sachs[84]	May 30, 1964	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	DVS	Halibrand Shrike – Ford "American Red Ball"	Race
Dave MacDonald[84]					Mickey Thompson	Thompson 63 – Ford "Sears Allstate"
Bill Horstmeyer[85]	August 22, 1964	USAC	Illinois State Fairgrounds	Tony Bettenhausen Memorial	Bill Horstmeyer	Kuzma – Offenhauser "M. A. H."	Race
Bobby Marshman[86][note 18]	November 27, 1964		Phoenix International Raceway	Tire test	Lindsey Hopkins	Lotus 29 – Ford "Pure Oil Firebird"	Testing
Chuck Rodee[88]	May 14, 1966	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Leader Card	Watson – Offenhauser "Wynn's"	Qualifying
Mike Spence[89]	May 7, 1968	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	STP	Lotus 56 – Pratt & Whitney Turbine "STP Oil Treatment"	Practice
Ronnie Duman[90]	June 9, 1968	USAC	Wisconsin State Fair Park	Rex Mays Classic	Peter Salemi	Gerhardt – Offenhauser TC "Central Excavating"	Race
Jim Malloy[91][note 19]	May 14, 1972	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Gerhardt	Eagle – Offenhauser TC "Thermo King"	Practice
Bob Criss[93]	March 12, 1973		Phoenix FasTrack International Speedway	Private test	Page Racing	Eagle – Offenhauser TC	Testing
Art Pollard[94]	May 12, 1973	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Bob Fletcher	Eagle – Offenhauser TC "Cobre Firestone"	Practice
Swede Savage[95][note 20]	May 30, 1973				Patrick Racing	Eagle – Offenhauser TC "STP Oil Treatment"	Race
Gordon Smiley[97]	May 15, 1982	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Bob Fletcher	March 81C – Cosworth	Qualifying
Jim Hickman[98][note 21]	July 31, 1982	CART	Wisconsin State Fair Park	Provimi Veal Tony Bettenhausen 200	Rattlesnake Racing	March 81C – Cosworth	Practice
Jovy Marcelo[100]	May 15, 1992	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Euromotorsport	Lola T91/00 – Cosworth DFS	Practice
Scott Brayton[101]	May 17, 1996	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Team Menard	Lola T95/00 – Menard V-6	Practice
Jeff Krosnoff[102]	July 14, 1996	CART	Toronto street circuit	Molson Indy Toronto	Arciero-Wells Racing	Reynard 96i – Toyota	Race
Gonzalo Rodríguez[103]	September 11, 1999	CART	Laguna Seca Raceway	Honda Grand Prix of Monterey	Team Penske	Lola B99/00 – Mercedes	Practice
Greg Moore[104]	October 31, 1999	CART	California Speedway	Marlboro 500	Forsythe Racing	Reynard 99i – Mercedes	Race
Tony Renna[105]	October 22, 2003		Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Firestone tire test	Chip Ganassi Racing	G-Force – Toyota	Testing
Paul Dana[106]	March 26, 2006	IRL	Homestead-Miami Speedway	Toyota Indy 300	Rahal Letterman Racing	Panoz – Honda	Practice
Dan Wheldon[107]	October 16, 2011	INDYCAR	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	IZOD IndyCar World Championship	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	Dallara IR-05 – Honda	Race[note 3]
Justin Wilson[108][note 22]	August 23, 2015	INDYCAR	Pocono Raceway	ABC Supply 500	Andretti Autosport	Dallara DW12 – Honda	Race

By track

Track[note 23]	Fatal accidents
	Total	First	Last
Indianapolis Motor Speedway	36	1926	2003
New York State Fairgrounds	4	1924	1940
Milwaukee Mile		1952	1982
Altoona Speedway	3	1923	1929
Lakewood Speedway		1946	1958
Trenton Speedway		1949	1959
Williams Grove Speedway		1946	1959
Langhorne Speedway		1941	1962
Santa Monica Road Race Course	2	1916	1916
Beverly Hills Speedway		1920	1920
Rockingham Speedway		1926	1928
Daytona International Speedway		1959	1959
Arizona State Fairgrounds		1955	1961
Illinois State Fairgrounds		1938	1964
Phoenix International Raceway		1964	1973
Grand Boulevard	1	1916
Sheepshead Bay Speedway		1916
Kalamazoo Fairgrounds		1916
Uniontown Speedway		1916
Fresno Speedway		1921
Kansas City Speedway		1922
Charlotte Speedway		1924
Long Island Motor Parkway		1925
Culver City Speedway		1925
Legion Ascot Speedway		1936
Flemington Speedway		1946
Winchester Speedway		1946
Indiana State Fairgrounds		1946
DuQuoin State Fairgrounds		1948
Del Mar Fairgrounds		1949
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds		1952
Darlington Raceway		1954
Toronto street circuit		1996
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca		1999
Auto Club Speedway		1999
Homestead-Miami Speedway		2006
Las Vegas Motor Speedway		2011
Pocono Raceway		2015

Fatalities among riding mechanics

Mechanician	Driver	Date of accident	Sanction	Track[note 1]	Event	Team/Owner	Car/Entry	Session
Erick Schrader[1]	Bob Burman ✝	April 8, 1916	AAA	Grand Boulevard	Corona road race[note 2]		Peugeot	Race
Roxie Pallotti[2]	Carl Limberg ✝	May 13, 1916	AAA	Sheepshead Bay Speedway	Metropolitan Trophy		Delage	Race
Dan Colombo[110]	Aldo Franchi	July 15, 1916	AAA	Omaha Speedway	150-mile race		Peugeot – Sunbeam "Peusun"	Race
Marion Arnold[3]	Andy Burt	August 27, 1916	AAA	Recreation Park	100-mile race[note 2]		Stutz	Race
Bert Shields[111][note 24]	Gil Andersen	September 4, 1916	AAA	Cincinnati Motor Speedway	First International Sweepstakes		Stutz	Race
Ralph Hitlich[113][note 25]	Wilbur D'Alene	October 14, 1916	AAA	Speedway Park	Grand American Auto Race		Crawford – Duesenberg	Race
Charles Schwartz[4]	Harry Horstman ✝	November 10, 1916	AAA/ACA	Santa Monica Road Race Course		Harry Horstman	Mercer	Practice
Gaston Weigle[7]	Frank Galvin ✝	December 2, 1916	AAA	Uniontown Speedway	Universal Trophy[note 2]		Premier	Race
Lyall Jolls[9]	Eddie O'Donnell ✝	November 25, 1920	AAA	Los Angeles Speedway	250-mile race		Duesenberg	Race
Harry Barner[11]	Alton Soules ✝	October 1, 1921	AAA	Fresno Speedway	San Joaquin Valley Classic		Frontenac	Race
Paul Marshall[115]	Cy Marshall	May 30, 1930	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	George Henry	Duesenberg	Race
William Berry[116]	Doc MacKenzie	June 8, 1930	AAA	Michigan State Fairgrounds	100-mile race	Ambler	Ambler – Buick	Qualifying
Clarence Grove[27]	Joe Caccia ✝	May 26, 1931	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Alvin Jones	Duesenberg "Jones & Maley"	Practice
Harry Cox[117]	Bennie Benefiel	May 25, 1932	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Alvin Jones	Duesenberg "Jones & Maley"	Qualifying
Bob Hurst[30]	Bill Denver ✝	May 28, 1933	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Ray Brady	? – Studebaker "Brady & Nardi"	Qualifying
G. L. Jordan[31]	Lester Spangler ✝	May 30, 1933				Harry Hartz	Miller	Race
Bob Hahn[32]	Peter Kreis ✝	May 25, 1934	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Harry Hartz	Miller FD – Miller "Miller-Hartz"	Practice
Leo Whitaker[34]	Stubby Stubblefield ✝	May 21, 1935	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Phil Shafer	? – Buick "Victor Gasket"	Qualifying
Spider Matlock[36][note 26]	Al Gordon ✝	January 26, 1936	AAA	Ascot Motor Speedway	125-mile race[note 2]	Bill White	Wetteroth – Offenhauser	Race
Albert Opalko[118]	Frank McGurk	May 28, 1937	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Murrell Belanger	Stevens – Miller "Belanger-Miller"	Qualifying
Lawson Harris[119]	Babe Stapp	September 20, 1939		Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Tire test	Mike Boyle		Testing

✝ indicates that the driver was killed in the same accident.

Fatalities among non-participants

Name	Date of accident	Sanction	Track[note 1]	Event	Session	Role	Course of events
W. H. Speer	April 8, 1916	AAA	Grand Boulevard	Corona road race[note 2]	Race	Policeman	Due to tire damage Bob Burman's racer skidded, turned over and dashed into a crowd of people, several of whom were injured. Burman, his mechanician Erick Schrader, and a policeman died.[1]
Lena Juratsch	November 18, 1916	ACA	Santa Monica Road Race Course	American Grand Prize	Race	Worker	With the left front wheel having collapsed, Lewis Jackson missed a slight turn. His auto slid along the roadside and struck several people, three of whom fatally. Jackson died when he was pinned against a tree.[6]
Harold Edgington L. B. Jenkins						Spectator
Hughie Hughes	December 2, 1916	AAA	Uniontown Speedway	Universal Trophy[note 2]	Race	Driver	Frank Galvin lost control of his racer, smashed through the guard rail and slammed into the press stand, injuring several of its occupants and crushing to death Hughie Hughes, who had crashed out of the race himself and was standing by the press box. Galvin, who succumbed two days later, and Gaston Weigle, his mechanician, were also killed.[7]
Bert Shoup	May 30, 1923	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Race	Spectator	Tom Alley, relief driving for Earl Cooper, slid, rolled over and penetrated a fence, killing a 16-year-old spectator and hurting two other boys and himself.[120]
Russ Hughes	November 29, 1923	AAA	Beverly Hills Speedway	250-mile race	Warm-up lap	Photographer	Attempting a start before the race, Harry Hartz hit a photographer, a team owner, and a mechanic, killing the former two and badly injuring the latter.[121]
George Wade						Team owner
Dan Shaw	October 12, 1925	AAA	Rockingham Speedway	Autumn Classic	Practice	Mechanic	A broken steering knuckle caused Vic Spooner's car to overturn and strike his mechanic, who was standing in the pits. Spooner survived a concussion of the brain.[122]
Wilbur Brink	May 30, 1931	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Race	Stander-by	Billy Arnold's racer lost a wheel, which flew over the retaining wall and fatally hit an 11-year-old boy who was off IMS’s property.[123]
Otto Rohde George Warford	May 28, 1937	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Qualifying	Spectator	After the gas tank was punctured, Overton Phillips lost control of his burning auto and veered into the pit area where he collided with another machine, killing two attendants, one of whom died five days later, and hurting three other people including himself.[118][124]
Everett Spence	May 30, 1938	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Race	Spectator	Having impacted a retaining wall, Emil Andres's racer rolled over, losing the right front wheel, which shot through the air before fatally striking a spectator standing on a truck.[125]
Sam Stovall	April 14, 1946	AAA	Williams Grove Speedway	30-lap Big car race	Feature race	Spectator	A man, who was hit by a car while he was crossing the track near completion of the race, succumbed to his injuries two days later.[42][126]
Peter Stuberak	October 15, 1950	AAA	California State Fairgrounds	100-mile race	Race	Spectator	Tony Bettenhausen ran into and climbed up the rear of Walt Faulkner's racer, flipped over and smashed through a fence, hurting four spectators, one of whom died the next day.[127]
Lawrence Syrell	September 12, 1953	AAA	New York State Fairgrounds	100-mile race	Race	Spectator	Trying to thread his way through Jimmy Bryan's spinning car and the fence, Chuck Stevenson hopped the outside wall, killing one spectator and injuring another 14.[128]
Clay Smith	September 6, 1954	AAA	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds	Ted Horn Memorial	Race	Mechanic	Rodger Ward, after losing a tire and locking wheels with Chuck Stevenson, spun into the pit area where he overturned, killing a mechanic and hurting eight other people.[129]
John Masariu	May 30, 1961	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Race	Firefighter	A fire truck, while maneuvering in the vicinity of Eddie Johnson's parked racer, which was burning, ran over and killed a firefighter.[130]
Red Stainton	April 13, 1969	USAC	Hanford Motor Speedway	California 200	Race	Mechanic	Fuel leaking from Art Pollard's car was ignited during a pit stop so that two attendants were burned, one of whom leapt back into the path of Mario Andretti's auto. The mechanic sustained head injuries and died two days later.[131][132]
Armando Teran	May 30, 1973	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	Race	Team member	Rushing to the scene of Swede Savage's crash, a fire truck ran into and killed a crewman for Graham McRae.[95]
Lyle Kurtenbach	May 24, 1987	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Race	Spectator	A tire which had come off Tony Bettenhausen Jr.'s racer was catapulted into the stands by Roberto Guerrero's car and fatally struck a spectator in the head.[133]
Jean-Patrick Hein	September 2, 1990	CART	Vancouver street circuit	Molson Indy Vancouver	Race	Marshal	Having pushed Ross Bentley's stalled racer out of a chicane area, three track workers jumped into the path of Willy T. Ribbs's car, which was coming around the corner. After colliding with its rear, two of them were flung through the air and sustained minor injuries. The third was hit and overrun by the left rear wheel, succumbing to head injuries several hours after being operated on.[134][135]
Gary Avrin	July 14, 1996	CART	Toronto street circuit	Molson Indy Toronto	Race	Marshal	Because Jeff Krosnoff's racer had touched wheels with that of Stefan Johansson, it was catapulted into the air and fatally struck a track worker, who was positioned behind the wall lining the track, while on its way into the catch fence where it disintegrated on impact, the cockpit coming to a stop against the opposite wall. Krosnoff was killed, too. Another marshal was slightly hurt.[102]
Kenneth Fox Sheryl Laster Michael Tautkus	July 26, 1998	CART	Michigan Speedway	U.S. 500	Race	Spectator	On lap 175, Adrián Fernández slammed into the outside wall in the fourth turn. His right front wheel was torn off and hurled over the fence into the stands, killing three spectators and injuring six others.[136]
Barry Mobley Jeffrey Patton Randy Pyatte	May 1, 1999	IRL	Lowe's Motor Speedway	VisionAire 500K	Race[note 3]	Spectator	On the 59th lap, Stan Wattles crashed into the outside wall in turn four, shearing off both right-side wheels. John Paul Jr.'s car hit one of them, propelling it over the fence into the stands. As a result, three spectators were killed and eight others, two of whom were children, suffered injuries.[137][138]

See also

• List of fatalities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Notes

1. The name of the track at the time of the accident is displayed.
2. Non-championship event
3. The race was abandoned and voided after the fatal accident.
4. Horstman, an unofficial entrant, later succumbed to his injuries.^[5]
5. Galvin died on December 4, 1916, two days after his accident.^[8]
6. O'Donnell died on November 26, 1920, the day after his accident.^[10]
7. Boyer died on September 2, 1924, the day after his accident.^[15]
8. Cariens died on December 1, 1925, two days after his accident.^[20]
9. Jones died on May 28, 1926, the day after his accident.^[22]
10. Metzler died on June 3, 1949, six days after his accident.^[51]
11. Sheffler died on June 28, 1949, nine days after his accident.^[53]
12. James died on November 5, 1952, three days after his accident.^[58]
13. Having stopped in the pits, Scarborough collapsed and died of heat exhaustion.^[60]
14. Ayulo died on May 17, 1955, the day after his accident.^[63]
15. Bisch died on July 6, 1958, two days after his accident.^[69]
16. The Formula Libre-classified car featured streamlined fenders over the wheels and a canopy enclosing the driver.^[72]
17. Unser died on May 17, 1959, 15 days after his accident.^[76]
18. Marshman died on December 3, 1964, six days after his accident.^[87]
19. Malloy died on May 18, 1972, four days after his accident.^[92]
20. Savage died on July 2, 1973, 33 days after his accident.^[96]
21. Hickman died on August 1, 1982, the day after his accident.^[99]
22. Wilson died on August 24, 2015, the day after his accident.^[109]
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24. Shields died on September 30, 1916, 26 days after his accident.^[112]
25. Hitlich died on October 31, 1916, 17 days after his accident.^[114]
26. Matlock died on January 27, 1936, the day after his accident.^[36]

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