John Sheldon (born 2 December 1946) is a British former
racing driver
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He had a massive crash at
Le Mans 1984, he crashed at nearly 200 mph, the fire from the impact was so large that it set some of the nearby forest on fire. The car was destroyed. Sheldon had burns to his hands and left side but a marshall died in the incident.
References
1946 births
Living people
British racing drivers
British Formula Three Championship drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
IMSA GT Championship drivers
World Sportscar Championship drivers
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