Following are the drivers that have lsot their lives during Indy 500 races
1919
Louis LeCocq
Arthur Thurman
Thurman's car turned over on lap forty-four, and he was killed instantly. LeCocq's car similarly turned over on lap ninety-six, causing the fuel tank to rupture and burst into flames, killing LeCocq and his riding mechanic.
1929
Bill Spence
1933
Mark Billman
Lester Spangler
1935
Clay Weatherly
Weatherly was driving the same car Johnny Hannon had fatally crashed ten days earlier while testing. Moreover, in a practice run the throttle had stuck, forcing Weatherly to kill the engine to avoid another crash.[2] In lap 9 of the race, Weatherly went into and over the wall in turn four. He was already dead when rescue crews arrived. His riding mechanic was critically injured but survived.
1939
Floyd Roberts
1947
Shorty Cantlon
Cantlon swerved to avoid Bill Holland's car, which had gone onto the inside grass and skidded back across the track. Cantlon's car went into the outside wall, causing severe chest, leg and internal injuries. He died at the track hospital shortly afterward.[5] Holland went on to finish second.
1953
Carl Scarborough (expired, evidently from heat exhaustion, approximately one hour after calling for a relief driver)
According to Donald Davidson, when Scarborough pulled into the pits, smoke or a small fire may have broken out on the car, wherein crews quickly doused with fire extinguishers. In the process, Scarborough may have inhaled CO2, which may have contributed to, or been the actual cause of death.
1955
Bill Vukovich
1958
Pat O'Connor
1964
Eddie Sachs
Dave MacDonald
Coming out of turn 4 on lap 2, MacDonald spun and crashed into the inside wall. The car exploded and went back onto the track, into the path of oncoming traffic. Sachs hit MacDonald's car, and his car caught fire as well. Sachs was killed instantly of injuries and severe burns. MacDonald was declared dead a short time after in the infield hospital.
1973
Swede Savage (died in hospital July 2, death may have been from contaminated blood transfusion rather than directly from the crash)
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