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To: Justaham

Earnhart was more of a tragedy because of his celebrity, but in terms of horrific, Gordon Smiley’s crash at Indy in ‘82 had to be the worst.


13 posted on 03/04/2009 6:08:16 PM PST by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: tacticalogic

That reminds me. How about Davey Alison and Alan Kulwicki?


16 posted on 03/04/2009 6:12:36 PM PST by gate2wire
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To: tacticalogic

I think Eddie Sachs gets the prize for most horrific death at Indy. That crash was what prompted USAC to mandate methanol for Championship cars.


48 posted on 03/05/2009 4:16:50 PM PST by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (This is my tagline. There are many others like it, but this one is mine.)
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