This article lists the people who have been fatally injured in

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during testing, practice, qualifying, or races since 1916, categorized into drivers,

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s, and non-participants. The lists show "IndyCar" or "Champ Car" fatalities that occurred in events making up the National Championship, which has been held by the following sanctioning bodies: *

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(1916, 1920–1941, 1946–1955) *

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(1956–1995) *

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(1979–2007) *

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(since 1996) The National Championship, which was split from 1979 to 2007, has featured regular races, non-points paying (non-championship) rounds, competitions sanctioned by entities that did not stage the National Championship in the same year (such as the

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), and the AAA Big car meetings held in the 1946 season. The most recent driver to be fatally injured in an

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event was Justin Wilson at the

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Driver fatalities

Breakdown

Fatalities among riding mechanics

✝ indicates that the driver was killed in the same collision.

Fatalities among non-participants

This section includes anyone killed during an event or who suffered fatal injuries during an event, who was not in a race car during the fatal incident.

Notes

References

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External links

ChampCarStats.comMotorsport MemorialOldRacingCars.com
Fatalities Lists of motorsport fatalities at race tracks in the United States