American Championship Car Racing

This article provides a general outline of the major American Open-Wheel motor racing championship, for specific information on the current Champ Car World Series and the Indy Racing League see Champcar and IRL.

Notable Fatalities in Competition

1920 Indianapolis 500 winner Gaston Chevrolet was killed in a crash later the same year at the Beverly Hills Speedway in Beverly Hills, Calfornia.

Related Topics:
Gaston Chevrolet - Beverly Hills Speedway - Beverly Hills

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1919 Indianapolis 500 winner Howdy Wilcox died after a crash at Altoona in 1923. Altoona also claimed the lives of 1924 Indy winner Joe Boyer in 1924, and 1929 Indy winner Ray Keech in 1929.

Related Topics:
Howdy Wilcox - Joe Boyer - Ray Keech

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Ted Horn, champion in 1946, 1947 and 1948 died after crashing at the DuQuoin dirt track in late 1948.

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Indy 500 winners Floyd Roberts and Bill Vukovich were killed during the 1939 and 1955 500's respectively.

Related Topics:
Floyd Roberts - Bill Vukovich

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4-time race winner Jack McGrath was killed in a crash at Phoenix in 1955.

Related Topics:
Jack McGrath - Phoenix

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1951 and 1958 champion Tony Bettenhausen was killed in a crash at Indianapolis in May 1961.

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1996 Indianapolis 500 polesitter Scott Brayton was killed May 17, 1996 during a practice session for the Indianapolis 500.

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Rookie Jeff Krosnoff was killed in a crash at the Molson Indy Toronto in July, 1996.

Related Topics:
Jeff Krosnoff - Molson Indy Toronto

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Gonzalo Rodriguez died in a practice accident at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, Calif. on Sept. 11, 1999.

Related Topics:
Gonzalo Rodriguez - Laguna Seca Raceway

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5-time race winner Greg Moore died on Oct. 31, 1999 after a crash in the Marlboro 500 at Fontana.

Related Topics:
Greg Moore - Fontana

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Tony Renna(26) was killed on October 22, 2003 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during a tire test.

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