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Indianapolis 500 Driver Deaths
Drivers killed during race (15)
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1909--William Bourque, Springfield, Massachusetts
1919--Louis LeCocq, France
Arthur Thurman, Washington, D.C.
1929--Bill Spence, Los Angeles
1933--Mark Billman, Indianapolis
Lester Spangler, Los Angeles
1935--Clay Weatherly, Cincinnati
1939--Floyd Roberts, Van Nuys, California
1947--Shorty Cantlon, Indianapolis
1953--Carl Scarborough, Clarkston, Michigan
1955--Bill Vukovich Sr., Fresno, California
1958--Pat O'Connor, North Vernon, Indiana
1964--Eddie Sachs, Detroit
Dave MacDonald, El Monte, California
1973--Swede Savage, Santa Ana, California
Drivers killed in practice or qualifying (25)
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1910--Tony Kincaid
1911--Harry Martin
1926--Herbert Jones, Indianapolis
1931--Joe Caccida, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
1932--Milton Jones, Cleveland
William Denver, Audubon, Pennsylvania
1934--Peter Kreis, Knoxville, Tennessee
1935--Johnny Hannon, Morristown, Pennsylvania
Stubby Stubblefield, Los Angeles
1940--George Bailey, Indianapolis
1948--Ralph Hepburn, Van Nuys, California
1949--George Metzler, Indianapolis
1953--Chet Miller, Glendale, California
1955--Manuel Ayulo, Burbank, California
1957--Keith Andrews, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1959--Jerry Unser, Long Beach, California
Bob Cortner, Redlands, California
1961--Tony Bettenhausen Sr., Tinley Park, Illinois
1966--Chuck Rodee, Indianapolis
1968--Mike Spence, Maidenhead, England
1972--Jim Malloy, Denver
1973--Art Pollard, Medford, Oregon
1982--Gordon Smiley, Grapevine, Texas
1992--Jovy Marcelo, Philippines
1996--Scott Brayton, Coldwater, Michigan
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