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Tuesday, April 29
 Indianapolis 500 driver deaths
ESPN.com news services
| Drivers killed during race (15): |
| Year |
Driver |
Hometown |
| 1909 |
William Bourque |
Springfield, Mass. |
| 1919 |
Louis LeCocq |
France |
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Arthur Thurman |
Washington, D.C. |
| 1929 |
Bill Spence |
Los Angeles |
| 1933 |
Mark Billman |
Indianapolis |
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Lester Spangler |
Los Angeles
| 1935 |
Clay Weatherly |
Cincinnati |
| 1939 |
Floyd Roberts |
Van Nuys, Calif. |
| 1947 |
Shorty Cantlon |
Indianapolis |
| 1953 |
Carl Scarborough |
Clarkston, Mich. |
| 1955 |
Bill Vukovich Sr. |
Fresno, Calif. |
| 1958 |
Pat O'Connor |
North Vernon, Ind. |
| 1964 |
Eddie Sachs |
Detroit |
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Dave MacDonald |
El Monte, Calif. |
| 1973 |
Swede Savage |
Santa Ana, Calif. |
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| Drivers killed in practice or qualifying (25): |
| 1910 |
Tony Kincaid |
| 1911 |
Harry Martin |
| 1926 |
Herbert Jones |
Indianapolis |
| 1931 |
Joe Caccida |
Bryn Mawr, Pa. |
| 1932 |
Milton Jones |
Cleveland |
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William Denver |
Audubon, Pa. |
| 1934 |
Peter Kreis |
Knoxville, Tenn. |
| 1935 |
Johnny Hannon |
Morristown, Pa. |
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Stubby Stubblefield |
Los Angeles |
| 1940 |
George Bailey |
Indianapolis |
| 1948 |
Ralph Hepburn |
Van Nuys, Calif. |
| 1949 |
George Metzler |
Indianapolis |
| 1953 |
Chet Miller |
Glendale, Calif. |
| 1955 |
Manuel Ayulo |
Burbank, Calif. |
| 1957 |
Keith Andrews |
Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 1959 |
Jerry Unser |
Long Beach, Calif. |
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Bob Cortner |
Redlands, Calif. |
| 1961 |
Tony Bettenhausen Sr. |
Tinley Park, Ill. |
| 1966 |
Chuck Rodee |
Indianapolis |
| 1968 |
Mike Spence |
Maidenhead, England |
| 1972 |
Jim Malloy |
Denver |
| 1973 |
Art Pollard |
Medford, Ore. |
| 1982 |
Gordon Smiley |
Grapevine, Texas |
| 1992 |
Jovy Marcelo |
Philippines |
| 1996 |
Scott Brayton |
Coldwater, Mich. |
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