Biographical: He was match racing in his heavy Cadillac funny car when the car barrell-rolled after going through the lights and the roll cage collapsed. He had been in drag racing for seven years and earlier in the year had set the national record for top speed in AA/FD of 214 MPH. He was from Albany, New York, and was survived by his wife, Darlene, and a daughter.
This caused the car to deviate off course. “Drag racer dies on SA track” Victoria Advocate, Jan. 7, 1969, "Drag racer's rites due in Alameda," Woodland Daily Democrat, Jan. 7, 1969, "S. A. His car was traveling an estimated 80-90 MPH when it went through the end of the sand trap at the end of the track, hurtled over the Little Blue River, and crashed into the river bank. He was survived by his wife and two sons. The engine landed in some water about 60 feet ahead of the chassis. "Dragster killed," Traverse City Record Eagle, August 7, 1967, Windy Weber, e-mail communication to site administrator, Oct. 20, 2011, DragList.com (http://www.draglist.com/draglist/category.php?VIEW=Extended&CATEGORY%5B0%5D=FUELFC&x=funnycars&SORTBY=YEAR+DESC%2CMPH+DESC%2CET%2CLNAME%2CFNAME%2CENTRY%2CENG%2CMAKE%2CMODEL%2CCHASSIS&page=103), Buried: Restland Cemetery, Richardson, Texas, Drag Strip: I-20 Dragway, near Tyler, Texas. His car left the end of the runway and hit a light pole.
He died in a Greenville hospital shortly after the accident.
racing early Sunday morning at the old dragstrip located eight miles
Biographical: While making a run, his car overturned and he was thrown from the vehicle.
Event: Event Date: June 24, 1981. He was from
News articles always spelled his name "Petrie," although civil documents spelled it Petre.
He lived in Quincy, Massachusetts and was the son of C. Ashton Cox.
He was thrown from the vehicle which disintegrated. He was a resident of Santa Ana, California. His 450 HP car flew off the end of the track, plunging off a 30-foot dropoff. We also invite those who knew these racers to share their memories in the Forum.
Schwartz's funny car overturned on the guard rail, trapping him in the wreckage. His terminal speed in the traps was 223 MPH, evidence that he was pushing hard all the way through. Then click on the year span in the directory where his/her entry will be found.
"Youth killed at raceway," Florence Morning News, August 24, 1965, "Phil Miner dies in drag crackup," Tucson Daily Citizen, August 23, 1965, "Minor, race driver, killed in Phoenix," Hartford Courant, August 24, 1965, "Tucson racer Minor killed," Yuma Daily Sun, August 23, 1965, "Licensing due for new drags," Tucson Daily Citizen, August 24, 1965, "Funeral announcements," Tucson Daily Citizen, Aug. 26, 1965, Motorsport Memorial website (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=4131), Rick Kelly, e-mail communication to site administrator, Apr.
He lived in Brighton, Michigan, and was a veteran racer. If you are looking for a specific racer or want to view entries of those who died at a specific drag strip, the Index provides that information.
Biographical: While traveling over 100 MPH, his car went off the end of the pavement and overturned five times.
Over 550 drag race drivers who died while racing have been identified and researched. Andrews was thrown from the car.
He was killed during qualifying when the car he was driving flipped over at about 100 MPH, ran into a fence, and then into a pole.
He was from Mountain Home, Idaho, and was survived by his wife who witnessed the accident. General Hospital where he died of internal injuries and bleeding. They were critical of the short shut-down area (1,350 feet) and the bumpy condition of the track near the end.
He was not wearing his seat belt and when the car rolled, he was thrown from the car. He flipped over and was thrown from the vehicle. 10, 1953) and Brian L. (born Sep. 11, 1960), http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=228509&highlight=drag+cars+in+motion&page=446, Buried: Roselawn Memorial Park, Columbus, Nebraska, Drag Strip: Forest Hill Drag Strip, south of Fort Worth, Texas.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan. He was thrown from the car into a nearby field. Biographical: During qualifying he lost control of his car at a speed estimated at more than 170 MPH and it rolled six times before coming to rest at a guard rail.
He frequently raced in western Pennsylvania.
"Norwalk drag racer killed at Lions strip," Los Angeles Times, March 31, 1968, "170 MPH crash kills dragster," Oxnard Press-Courier, April 1, 1968, "Drag racer is killed," Modesto Bee and Herald-News, April 1, 1968, Motorsport Memorial website (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=2530), California Birth Index (born in Los Angeles County), "Lions Drag Strips's checkered flag" forum [click to read eyewitness account of fatal accident], David Carl Peters, e-mail communication to site administrator, July 30, 2015, Buried: Hamilton Memorial Gardens, Hixson, Tennessee, Drag Strip: Warner Robins Dragway, Georgia, Car: "Hemi Cuda" 1965 Plymouth Barracuda FC.
He was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Anthony's Hospital in Oklahoma City.
"Vet drag racer Petrie killed in Lions crash," Los Angeles Times, April 18, 1965, “Veteran drag racer killed at Lions’ strip,” Pasadena Star-News, Apr. By occupation, he was a sheet metal worker. These deaths have been horrifying and terrifying. He suffered a fractured skull and multiple injuries. His wife, Janet, and brother John witnessed the fatal crash. This was the car that Denny Milani was killed in.
After winning the race, he tried to stop the dragster by braking with
He was dead on arrival at St. John's Hospital.
He was from North Highlands, California.
He lived in Southfield, Michigan.
It was thought that his door flew open when the car was overturning, then came back closed on his head. Chertko was the driver of Speers's car and arrived at his house just After the crash, some of his fellow racers spoke out about the drag strip at Half Moon Bay. Owned by Ted Gotelli, it had a Pete Ogden chassis, and a Larry Hageman chute-tail body. Donilson was from Birmingham, Alabama. Catherine's Hospital where he died about an hour afterwards. He lived in his hearse push car in Buena Park. In the 1960s he drove the "US-1" jet dragster. A resident of Canfield, Ohio, he owned a speed shop in Youngstown, Ohio.
Gabelich ended up setting world speed records in that car in 1970 at a speed over 630 MPH. It sped down the street about He was from Irving, Texas. Biographical: He was killed in a drag race accident. In the mid-1960s he drove the Logghe Bros. A/FD and Cassidy & Windward AA/FD. He was transported to Pacific Hospital in Long Beach where he was pronounced dead. 18, 1966, Motorsport Memorial website (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=5769), Social Security Death Index (SS# was issued in Kansas in 1951), Missouri Marriage Records ( he married Donna J. Monteil on June 18, 1955 in Kansas City, Missouri), John Neitch, e-mail communication to site administrator, Nov. 26-27, 2010, Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Youngstown, Ohio, Drag Strip: Beeline Dragway, Scottsdale, Arizona, Car: "Doghouse Restaurant" Dodge Hemi-powered AA/FD.
front of his house prior to taking it the next day to a race. Schwartz was from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Track officials had told him his rear tire was low in pressure, but Varga insisted that it would be fine. He was pronounced dead at Pacoima Lutheran Hospital.
“Crash claims drag racer,” Holland Evening Sentinel, June 9, 1969, Ohio Deaths: Louis H. Hale, born 1944, died June 7, 1969, Northeastern Ohio General Hospital in Lake Co., OH, married, residence was Ashtabula, OH, Social Security Death Index: prob. He was survived by his parents and three sisters. Biographical: He had been racing and pulled his car onto an embankment beside the drag strip. He was from Haverford Township, Pennsylvania, and was unmarried. Biographical: He was reportedly killed when his front wheel came off his vehicle. According to DSD reader, John's car lacked a roll cage cross bar behind his driver seat. He was survived by his wife and three He had been drag racing for four years. 11 June 1947, d. Aug. 1968, SS# issued Massachusetts 1963.
He worked for John Deere in Waterloo, Iowa. They ran twin Chevy engines on gas, setting a world mark of 195 MPH with an 8.53 e.t. He went off the race track into the sand and flipped over twice. Reports vary on where he lived; one report had his residence Garwood, New Jersey, he had participated in every U.S. Nationals since What are the worst drag racing deaths?
He was transported to Porter Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Drag Strip: Not on a drag strip, on an Ohio rural county road. He was from Dozier, Alabama, and was survived by his wife, Kathleen. "Drag race kills auto sales exec," Indiana Evening Gazette, June 2, 1969, Buried: Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Kentucky, Drag Strip: Somerset Drag Strip, Kentucky. Salina City had recently given permission for the airport to be used as a drag strip. Biographical: He was racing in the second race of a best-of-three match race with Hayden Proffitt when his brakes apparently locked and his car suddenly swerved at more than a 100 MPH about half way down the race track. following the incident. His car caught fire and was gutted. that some witnesses were critical of the conduct of track officials as Chattanooga, Tennessee, and another reported that he lived in
He worked at Detar Automotive Service in Lake Worth. He died while being transported to the hospital. He flipped over and was thrown from the wreckage. "Freak accident kills dragster," Lawton Constitution, August 17, 1969, "Odessa drag racer killed," Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 18, 1969, “Drag race crash kills Odessan,” Odessa American, Aug. 17, 1969, "Drag racer's rites today," Odessa American, August 18, 1969, Motorsport Memorial website (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/search.php?s=cagle&Search=Submit&db=ct&s_into=all), Buried: St. Monica Cemetery, Berwyn, Pennsylvania, Drag Strip: Atco Dragway, Waterford Township, New Jersey. He was killed instantly from head injuries. His car disintegrated. It was his first time drag racing. He was the owner/operator of a transmission rebuilding business. The car virtually disintegrated. The car spun around on its Neither the driver or passengers were wearing seat belts. The failure of the parachute to stop the car may have been a factor in the accident.
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