Everyone respected him for the way he carried himself. Wbtv john andretti, a longtime nascar and indycar driver, has passed away at age 56 after a long battle with colon cancer. Wheldon said the 2011 indy victory was a cinderella. Indycar made the announcement at indianapolis motor speedway. Due to the inherently dangerous nature of auto racing, many individuals, including drivers, crew members, officials and spectators, have been killed in crashes related to the sport, in races, in qualifying, in practice or in private. Track officials say the hood of meffords car flew up and accelerated the car into barriers in turn 3 of the track. A mysterious hollywood stuntman and mechanic moonlights as a getaway driver and finds himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbor in this action drama. Watch team penske score a 12 finish in this classic at what was then known as gateway motorsports park. Indycar driver justin wilson has died from a head injury suffered when a piece of debris struck him at pocono raceway. Indy car series driver john andretti driver during qualifying for the indy 500 at the indianapolis motor speedway.
A masterful promoter and flamboyant showman, granatelli became the president of an obscure fueladditive company and proceeded to turn its product, stp, into the racers edge, a national brand. Hiss drove in the indy 500 four times, with his highest finish being the indianapolis, ind. List of fatalities at the indianapolis motor speedway. Indycar made the announcement on monday night at indianapolis motor. Wilson was hit in the head during sundays race by piece of debris that had broken off another car. Indycar driver bryanclausondied after suffering injuries during a race on saturday. Threetime indianapolis 500 presented by gainbridge pole sitter carpenters livery. The premier series of nascar has seen 28 driver fatalities, the most recent of which occurred in february 2001 when. All fatalities are related to championship car races at the speedway unless otherwise noted. Dan wheldon will be sadly missed as he was a very popular character amongst. While he does not have a criminal record, saquicarayloja could be looking at, if convicted, a fiveyear revocation of his drivers license. Dan wheldon died after his car burst into flames in a wreck that involved 14 others at the las vegas indy 300. Clauson has three starts in the indy 500 and was well known on the midget car scene. Indycar driver dan wheldon has died from injuries after his car went sailing through the air during a massive 15car wreck early in sundays las vegas.
Exformula 1 driver justin wilson has died in the united states after suffering a head injury during an indycar race. Justin was a great professional driver and extremely good at his craft. The 33yearold racer was a twotime indy winner, including this years race. York yankees coowner hank steinbrenner, who died tuesday at age 63. Wheldon, of england, after capturing the indy 500 on may 30.
The following is a list of 73 individuals killed at the indianapolis motor speedway. The andretti autosport team confirmed the news of andrettis. The 2011 izod indycar world championship was the final race of the 2011 izod indycar series schedule. Wilson broke a bone in his back at midohio in 2011. John andretti, driver of the team window world dallara honda, passes the pagoda on the front stretch during practice for the indianapolis 500 on may 20, 2011. We send all our thoughts to the wheldon family as a result of this terrible indy car accident at the las vegas speedway.
It was the premier event of the 2018 indycar series. Injured indycar driver robert wickens team boss schmidt. Its with the heaviest of hearts we share that john andretti has lost his battle with cancer. Chuck weyant and his wife, lorry, threw open the doors of their home on springfields north end for state journalregister staff photographer ted schurter and me in the spring of 2011. Driver may face lifetime revocation of license the. Twotime indianapolis 500 winner wheldon was involved in a multicar pileup in the final race of the 2011 season on october 16. Dan wheldon was killed when his head hit a post in the fencing at las vegas motor. Andretti raced 12 times at the indy 500 through 2011, and in 1994 he raced there and in a nascar event that night. A separate list compiles drivers who have died of a medical condition while driving or shortly thereafter and another section shows nondriver deaths. Clauson is a former indy lights and nascar driver and claimed his career best result at this years indianapolis 500 with 23rd place for. Dan wheldons head hit fence post, indycar says in report on fatal. The most recent driver to be killed in an indycar series event was justin wilson at the 2015 abc supply 500.
The premier event was the 95th indianapolis 500, won by dan wheldon. Mike hiss, the 1972 indianapolis 500 rookie of the year, has passed away at the age of 77. The crash kills driver dan wheldon and injures three others. With ryan gosling, carey mulligan, bryan cranston, albert brooks. Indycar driver justin wilson died monday night from a head injury suffered when a piece of debris struck him at pocono raceway. The 2012 schedule has yet to be released, although bernard hoped to. Las vegas dan wheldon, the 2011 indianapolis 500 winner and one of the most popular drivers in openwheel racing, died sunday at las.
But that setback didnt stop granatelli, who died on dec. The 2011 schedule contained the following 17 races. Anderson a race car driver died in a crash saturday night at anderson speedway william willie mefford, 49 of whitestown, died of injuries he received during a race saturday. Dan wheldon, who won his second indianapolis 500 title five months ago, died of injuries suffered in yesterdays 15car crash that halted the las vegas indy 300 auto race. British driver dan wheldon has died following a crash involving 15 cars at the las vegas indy 300.
The race was won by australian will power of team penske. Wheldons death was the first suffered by an indycar driver since paul dana was killed in a racemorning practice crash at. Nbc will air eight races, additional telecasts of indy 500 qualifying. One of the few, if only, guys who really was a friend of everyone in the paddock. Daily entertainment news with video of yesterdays indycar crash that killed dan wheldon, and what to watch tonight on tv. The 2018 indianapolis 500 branded as the 102nd indianapolis 500 presented by penngrade motor oil for sponsorship reasons was a verizon indycar series held on sunday, may 27, 2018, at the indianapolis motor speedway in speedway, indiana. Drivers ntt indycar series, indy lights, indy pro 2000. That revocation could extend for his entire life, if he has what the dmv classifies as a serious drivers offense on his record. Indycar officials have determined dan wheldon was killed by blunt force head trauma after colliding with a.
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