List of IndyCar fatalities
Driver fatalities

List of IndyCar fatalities

Section Title: Driver fatalities
Table Section Text: None

Driver	Date of accident	Sanction	Track	Event	Team/Owner	Car/Entry	Session

Bob Burman (USA)	April 8, 1916	AAA	Grand Boulevard (Corona)	Corona Grand Prize	Peugeot	Race

Carl Limberg (USA)	May 13, 1916	AAA	Sheepshead Bay Speedway	Metropolitan Trophy	Delage	Race

Jack Peacock (USA)	August 27, 1916	AAA	Recreation Park (Kalamazoo)	100-mile race	Sunbeam	Race

Lewis Jackson (USA)	November 18, 1916	ACA	Santa Monica Road Race Course	American Grand Prize	Marmon	Race

Frank Galvin (USA)	December 2, 1916	AAA	Uniontown Speedway	Universal Trophy	Premier	Race

Gaston Chevrolet (USA)	November 25, 1920	AAA	Los Angeles Speedway	250-mile race	Frontenac	Race

Eddie O'Donnell (USA)	Duesenberg

Alton Soules (USA)	October 1, 1921	AAA	Fresno Speedway	San Joaquin Valley Classic	Frontenac	Race

Roscoe Sarles (USA)	September 17, 1922	AAA	Kansas City Speedway	300-mile race	Cliff Durant	Miller	Race

Howdy Wilcox (USA)	September 4, 1923	AAA	Altoona Speedway	200-mile race	Duesenberg	Race

Joe Boyer (USA)	September 1, 1924	AAA	Altoona Speedway	Fall Classic	Duesenberg – Duesenberg SC	Race

Jimmy Murphy (USA)	September 15, 1924	AAA	New York State Fairgrounds	150-mile race	Miller	Race

Ernie Ansterburg (USA)	October 16, 1924	AAA	Charlotte Speedway	250-mile race	Duesenberg	Practice

Fred Wells (USA)	April 22, 1925	Long Island Motor Parkway	Private test	Fred Wells	Wells's Hornet	Testing

Ray Cariens (USA)	November 29, 1925	AAA	Culver City Speedway	250-mile race	Miller – Miller SC	Race

Herbert Jones (USA)	May 27, 1926	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Miller – Miller SC "Elcar"	Qualifying

Jack Foley (UK)	July 4, 1926	AAA	Rockingham Speedway	Independence Day Sweepstakes	Duesenberg	Qualifying

Fred Comer (USA)	October 12, 1928	AAA	Rockingham Speedway	International Motor Classic	Mike Boyle	Miller FD – Miller SC "Boyle Valve"	Race

Bill Spence (USA)	May 30, 1929	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Duesenberg – Duesenberg SC	Race

Ray Keech (USA)	June 15, 1929	AAA	Altoona Speedway	200-mile race	Yagle	Miller – Miller SC "Simplex Piston Ring"	Race

Paul Marshall (USA)	May 25, 1930	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Cyrus Marshall and Paul Marshall	Duesenberg Special	Race

Joe Caccia (USA)	May 26, 1931	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Alvin Jones	Duesenberg "Jones & Maley"	Practice

Jimmy Gleason (USA)	September 12, 1931	AAA	New York State Fairgrounds	100-mile race	Duesenberg	Qualifying

Milton Jones (USA)	May 27, 1932	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Milton Jones	Miller	Practice

Bill Denver (USA)	May 28, 1933	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Ray Brady	? – Studebaker "Brady & Nardi"	Qualifying

Mark Billman (USA)	May 30, 1933	Duesenberg "Kemp-Mannix"	Race

Lester Spangler (USA)	Harry Hartz	Miller

Peter Kreis (USA)	May 25, 1934	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Harry Hartz	Miller FD – Miller "Miller-Hartz"	Practice

George Brayen (USA)	September 9, 1934	AAA	New York State Fairgrounds	100-mile race	George Simmons	Oakland "Simmons"	Race

Johnny Hannon (USA)	May 21, 1935	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Leon Duray	Stevens – Miller "Bowes Seal Fast"	Practice

Stubby Stubblefield (USA)	Phil Shafer	? – Buick "Victor Gasket"	Qualifying

Clay Weatherly (USA)	May 30, 1935	Leon Duray	Stevens – Miller "Bowes Seal Fast"	Race

Al Gordon (USA)	January 26, 1936	AAA	Ascot Motor Speedway	125-mile race	Bill White	Wetteroth – Offenhauser	Race

Billy Winn (USA)	August 20, 1938	AAA	Illinois State Fairgrounds	100-mile race	Miller	Race

Floyd Roberts (USA)	May 30, 1939	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Lou Moore	Wetteroth – Offenhauser "Burd Piston Ring"	Race

George Bailey (USA)	May 7, 1940	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Gulf Oil	Miller RE4D – Miller SC "Gulf-Miller"	Practice

Lou Webb (USA)	September 2, 1940	AAA	New York State Fairgrounds	100-mile race	Joe Marks	Marks – Offenhauser	Race

Mitchell Siemienski (USA)	June 22, 1941	AAA	Langhorne Speedway	100-mile race	Herman Hoppe	? – Riley	Qualifying

Joseph Hrycenko (USA)	April 14, 1946	AAA	Williams Grove Speedway	10-lap Big car race	Heat race

Bumpy Bumpus (USA)	June 16, 1946	AAA	Flemington Fair Speedway	Big car race	Bumpy Bumpus	Bagley – Hal D. O. "Burd Piston Ring"	Heat race

Bus Wilbert (USA)	August 11, 1946	AAA	Funk's Speedway	20-lap Big car race	Race

George Robson (CAN)	September 2, 1946	AAA	Lakewood Park	100-mile race	Cliff Bergere	Wetteroth – Offenhauser "Noc-Out Hose Clamp"	Race

George Barringer (USA)	Ervin Wolfe	Shaw – Offenhauser "Wolfe-Tulsa"

Al Putnam (USA)	September 15, 1946	AAA	Indiana State Fairgrounds	100-mile race	Richard Palmer	Stevens – Offenhauser	Qualifying

Shorty Cantlon (USA)	May 30, 1947	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Lou Rassey	Snowberger FD – Miller "Auto Shippers"	Race

Ralph Hepburn (USA)	May 16, 1948	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Lou Welch	Kurtis 2000 – Novi SC "Novi Grooved Piston"	Practice

Ted Horn (USA)	October 10, 1948	AAA	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds	100-mile race	Ted Horn Enterprises	Horn – Offenhauser	Race

George Metzler (USA)	May 28, 1949	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Lee Glessner	Shaw – Offenhauser	Practice

Bill Sheffler (USA)	June 19, 1949	AAA	New Jersey State Fairgrounds	100-mile race	Bill Sheffler	Bromme – Offenhauser	Practice

Rex Mays (USA)	November 6, 1949	AAA	Del Mar Fairgrounds	100-mile race	Ervin Wolfe	Kurtis 2000 – Offenhauser	Race

Walt Brown (USA)	July 29, 1951	AAA	Williams Grove Speedway	Indianapolis Sweepstakes	Jack Robbins	Wetteroth D – Offenhauser	Qualifying

Johnny McDowell (USA)	June 8, 1952	AAA	Wisconsin State Fair Park	Rex Mays Classic	Roger Wolcott	Kurtis Kraft – Offenhauser	Qualifying

Joe James (USA)	November 2, 1952	AAA	Santa Clara County Fairgrounds	100-mile race	Bob Estes	Watson – Offenhauser	Race

Chet Miller (USA)	May 15, 1953	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Jean Marcenac	Kurtis FD – Novi SC "Novi Governor"	Practice

Carl Scarborough (USA)	May 30, 1953	Lee Elkins	Kurtis Kraft/Wetteroth D – Offenhauser "McNamara"	Race

Bob Scott (USA)	July 5, 1954	AAA	Darlington Raceway	Independence Day Sweepstakes	Ray Brady	Kurtis 4000 – Offenhauser	Race

Manny Ayulo (USA)	May 16, 1955	AAA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Peter Schmidt	Kurtis 500C – Offenhauser	Practice

Bill Vukovich (USA)	May 30, 1955	Lindsey Hopkins	Race

Jack McGrath (USA)	November 6, 1955	AAA	Arizona State Fairgrounds	Bobby Ball Memorial	Jack Hinkle	Kurtis 4000 – Offenhauser	Race

Keith Andrews (USA)	May 15, 1957	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Giuseppe Farina	Kurtis 500G – Offenhauser	Practice

Pat O'Connor (USA)	May 30, 1958	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Chapman Root	Kurtis 500G – Offenhauser "Sumar"	Race

Art Bisch (USA)	July 4, 1958	USAC	Lakewood Speedway	100-mile race	Peter Salemi	Kuzma – Offenhauser "Central Excavating"	Race

Jimmy Reece (USA)	September 28, 1958	USAC	Trenton Speedway	100-mile race	George Bignotti	Kurtis 500G – Offenhauser "Bowes Seal Fast"	Race

Marshall Teague (USA)	February 11, 1959	USAC	Daytona International Speedway	Speed record attempt	Chapman Root	Kurtis 500D – Offenhauser "Sumar Streamliner"	Testing

George Amick (USA)	April 4, 1959	USAC	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona 100	George Bignotti	Epperly – Offenhauser "Bowes Seal Fast"	Race

Dick Linder (USA)	April 19, 1959	USAC	Trenton Speedway	Race of Champions	Jake Vargo	Kurtis 4000D – Offenhauser	Race

Jerry Unser (USA)	May 2, 1959	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	H. H. Johnson	Kuzma – Offenhauser "Helse"	Practice

Bob Cortner (USA)	May 19, 1959	Cornis Engineering	Cornis – Offenhauser

Van Johnson (USA)	July 19, 1959	USAC	Williams Grove Speedway	Indianapolis Sweepstakes	Jake Vargo	Kurtis 4000D – Offenhauser	Race

Ed Elisian (USA)	August 30, 1959	USAC	Wisconsin State Fair Park	200-mile race	Ernest Ruiz	Christiansen – Offenhauser "Travelon Trailer"	Race

Jimmy Bryan (USA)	June 19, 1960	USAC	Langhorne Speedway	100-mile race	Leader Card	Watson – Offenhauser	Race

Tony Bettenhausen (USA)	May 12, 1961	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Doug Stearly	Watson – Offenhauser "Stearly Motor Freight"	Practice

Al Keller (USA)	November 19, 1961	USAC	Arizona State Fairgrounds	Bobby Ball Memorial	Bruce Homeyer	Phillips – Offenhauser "Konstant Hot"	Race

Hugh Randall (USA)	July 1, 1962	USAC	Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne 100	Jake Vargo	Kurtis 4000D – Offenhauser	Race

Eddie Sachs (USA)	May 30, 1964	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	DVS	Halibrand Shrike – Ford "American Red Ball"	Race

Dave MacDonald (USA)	Mickey Thompson	Thompson 63 – Ford "Sears Allstate"

Bill Horstmeyer (USA)	August 22, 1964	USAC	Illinois State Fairgrounds	Tony Bettenhausen Memorial	Bill Horstmeyer	Kuzma – Offenhauser "M. A. H."	Race

Bobby Marshman (USA)	November 27, 1964	Phoenix International Raceway	Tire test	Lindsey Hopkins	Lotus 29 – Ford "Pure Oil Firebird"	Testing

Chuck Rodee (USA)	May 14, 1966	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Leader Card	Watson – Offenhauser "Wynn's"	Qualifying

Mike Spence (UK)	May 7, 1968	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	STP	Lotus 56 – Pratt & Whitney Turbine "STP Oil Treatment"	Practice

Ronnie Duman (USA)	June 9, 1968	USAC	Wisconsin State Fair Park	Rex Mays Classic	Peter Salemi	Gerhardt – Offenhauser TC "Central Excavating"	Race

Jim Malloy (USA)	May 14, 1972	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Gerhardt	Eagle – Offenhauser TC "Thermo King"	Practice

Bob Criss (USA)	March 12, 1973	FasTrack International Speedway	Private test	Page Racing	Eagle – Offenhauser TC	Testing

Art Pollard (USA)	May 12, 1973	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Bob Fletcher	Eagle – Offenhauser TC "Cobre Firestone"	Practice

Swede Savage (USA)	May 30, 1973	Patrick Racing	Eagle – Offenhauser TC "STP Oil Treatment"	Race

Gordon Smiley (USA)	May 15, 1982	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Bob Fletcher	March 81C – Cosworth	Qualifying

Jim Hickman (USA)	July 31, 1982	CART	Wisconsin State Fair Park	Provimi Veal Tony Bettenhausen 200	Rattlesnake Racing	March 81C – Cosworth	Practice

Jovy Marcelo (PHL)	May 15, 1992	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Euromotorsport	Lola T91/00 – Cosworth DFS	Practice

Scott Brayton (USA)	May 17, 1996	USAC	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis 500	Team Menard	Lola T95/00 – Menard V-6	Practice

Jeff Krosnoff (USA)	July 14, 1996	CART	Toronto street circuit	Molson Indy Toronto	Arciero-Wells Racing	Reynard 96i – Toyota	Race

Gonzalo Rodríguez (URY)	September 11, 1999	CART	Laguna Seca Raceway	Honda Grand Prix of Monterey	Team Penske	Lola B99/00 – Mercedes	Practice

Greg Moore (CAN)	October 31, 1999	CART	California Speedway	Marlboro 500	Forsythe Racing	Reynard 99i – Mercedes	Race

Tony Renna (USA)	October 22, 2003	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Firestone tire test	Chip Ganassi Racing	G-Force – Toyota	Testing

Paul Dana (USA)	March 26, 2006	IRL	Homestead–Miami Speedway	Toyota Indy 300	Rahal Letterman Racing	Panoz – Honda	Practice

Dan Wheldon (UK)	October 16, 2011	IndyCar	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	IZOD IndyCar World Championship	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	Dallara IR-05 – Honda	Race

Justin Wilson (UK)	August 23, 2015	IndyCar	Pocono Raceway	ABC Supply 500	Andretti Autosport	Dallara DW12 – Honda	Race

Sentence(s)

Ray Keech was fatally injured in a crash at Altoona Speedway on June 15, 1929.

final_sentence: Ray Keech was fatally injured in a crash at Altoona Speedway on June 15, 1929.