Swede savage, gordon smiley, jeff krosnoff, gonzalo rodriguez, jim hickman, greg moore. Indy 500 autograph collectors find friendship and rivalry. Montoya finished fourth and dario franchitti, who came into the seasonending race. Brickyard vintage racing invitational the pedigree of the brickyard vintage racing invitational june 2021 at the indianapolis motor speedway is elite, for both machines and drivers. More than 300 of the worlds most exceptional vintage race cars will compete in 12 different sportscar vintage racing association svra classes on the 14turn, 2. And only one other, jim hickman, has been killed driving an indy car. Jim hickman, jeff krosnoff, gonzalo rodriguez, greg moore, paul dana five drivers lost racing heroes, who died in the races champcar and irl series. He dominated sports car racing in the usa in 1965 winning 16 races. Formula continental was won by jim hickman driving a ralt rt5. Spiegel was an american independent film producer born in polish speaking part of austriahungary. The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 409 total. Jim hickman, who was named the top rookie in the 1982 indianapolis 500, died today of injuries he suffered in a crash during practice for the tony. Spiegel was born to a jewish family in jaroslaw, austria.
James franklin hickman, ii was an american racecar driver known as jim hickman. Champ car, now called indycar, was the name for a class and specification of open wheel cars used in american championship car racing for many decades, associated primarily with the indianapolis 500. Steve olvey, medical director for cart, said hickman died of head injuries. Jim hickman, who was named the top rookie in the 1982 indianapolis 500, died today of injuries he suffered in a crash during practice for the tony bettenhausen 200 at wisconsin state fair park. A former f1 driver, jim hall was the owner and driving force of chaparral cars. The original photo was signed in person and obtained by collector wilson pritchett, in person, at the speedway. It includes drivers who were killed immediately, as well as those who were not killed immediately but succumbed to their injuries some time later. Hickman was a driver in the 1982 cart indycar series and raced in 3 cart contests that year as well as the indianapolis 500, which, that year, was not a cart event. Born in panama, oklahoma, hickman died in a qualifying accident at the second milwaukee mile race of the 1982 season, practicing for the tony bettenhausen 200 at wisconsin. Hickman was a driver in the 1982 cart indycar series and raced in 3 cart contests that year as well as the indianapolis 500, which. Jim hickman driver academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. The ppg indy car world series drivers champion was rick mears.
The runoffs as the event is commonly called had had an entry of over 500 drivers and cars. No official award was given from 19111951, even though at least one rookie starter has been present in every running of the indianapolis 500. Atlanta jim hickman was running late for the interview, nothing new for a 39yearold man trying to juggle successful careers as a businessman and race car driver. Driving a 1982 march engineeringmarch cosworth for hoffman racing and. Later went on to work for chevrolet and general motors as an equipment manufacturer. Jim was a primarily an automobile dealer, who was killed in a qualifying shunt for the cart race at milwaukee, becoming the first fatality in a. Individual driver statistics for the 1981 formula super vee usa robert boschvalvoline. The rookiesdanny sullivan, bobby rahal, jim hickman, six. Formula super vee usa robert boschvalvoline championship.
Hickman was a driver in the 1982 cart championship car series and raced in 3 cart contests that year as well as the indianapolis 500, which, that year, was not a cart event. I owned cars that have raced in drag racing, the indy 500 and at nascar races, he said. Profile for racing driver jim hickman from united states. Jim hickman was the top rookie in the 1982 indianapolis 500 but was tragically killed. Other indycar drivers killed in crashes during practice or qualifying since 1973 include gordon smiley at indianapolis and jim hickman at milwaukee in 1982 and jovy marcello at indianapolis in 1994. Larry is confident that harding racing will have what it takes to be a contender within the verizon indycar series. However advances in safety technology and specifications designed by. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year.
Team profile for rattlesnake racing, including a comprehensive list of race entries for rattlesnake racing. He won them for driving an automobile 234 mph, to take the pole position for the 80th. We want the content of the database to be driven by you, the readers. Hinchman introduces the new sts liner with the racer on a budget in mind. Twentyone classes competed at road atlanta for the sports car club of americas national championships. And another 20 drivers were killed elsewhere racing indy carsor. Safer at any speed featured articles from the latimes. Jim hickman may 9, 1943 august 1, 1982, was an american racecar driver. Many crashes in which the drivers survived frightening accidents, as well as how technology has improved racing safety are. Best racing book i have read in a while sign in to follow this.
In 1982, with jim hickman driving, my car finished seventh and we won rookie of the year, and in 1983 michael chandler drove for me and we finished sixteenth. Anyone who received a good word from the revered motor sport correspondent must have truly earned it, which makes it telling that in his superb 1958 book the racing driver there is a photograph with the following caption a designer who can drive a racing car is worth his weight in gold, and here we see roy salvadori. The last previous driver killed at a carevent was jim hickman in 1982 during a practice session in milwaukee. Thomsen says this is the only signed photograph of the driver. And only one other, jim hickman, has been killed driving an indy car elsewhere. More than 300 of the worlds most exceptional vintage race cars will compete in 12 different sportscar vintage racing association svra classes on the 14turn. Complete statistics for the championship, results of all races for all drivers and teams, photos, videos, fan opinions and so on. Hickman went on to become the indy 500 rookie of the year, after the running of the 1982 indy 500. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Driver deaths in motorsport motor racing wiki fandom. Jim hickman, who was named the top rookie in the 1982 indianapolis 500, died today of injuries he suffered in a crash during practice for the. Denis jenkinson was not a man who was liberal with his praise. Jim was a primarily an automobile dealer, who was killed in a qualifying shunt for the cart race at milwaukee, becoming the first fatality in a cartsanctioned event, just a few months after he became the indianapolis 500 rookie of the year after finishing seventh in the race.
In 1905 the aaa established the national driving championship and became the first sanctioning body for auto racing in the united states. Hinchman indy custom vintage karting race suits driver. Soft and light weight 3layer suit, but with a higher tpp rating. The 1982 cart ppg indy car world series season, the fourth in the cart era of u.
Jim hickman was killed in another march 81c less than 2 months later during a. James franklin hickman, ii may 9, 1943 august 1, 1982 was an american racecar driver known as jim hickman. Mcgurk was a talented engineer who specialised in hot rods, both racing and building parts for. Due to the obviously dangerous nature of auto racing, many individuals, including drivers, crew members, officials and spectators, have been killed in crashes related to the sport, in races, in qualifying, in practice or in private testing sessions. Gordon smiley the dark side of indianapolis warning. New owner will go vintage racing with 1969 bill wesell. A corner worker, jeanpatrick heine of montreal, was killed when he was hit by a race car at vancouver in the inaugural indycar event there in 1990.
This is a category for racing drivers who were killed while driving a racing car, either in competition or during testing. Formula super vee usa robert boschvalvoline championship 1981 standings. Deaths among racers and spectators were common in the early years of racing. The world wide technology raceway at gateway, st louis i hope you enjoyed this week. Jim hickman was running late for the interview, nothing. He finished 3 of his 4 races in the top ten and was named indy 500 rookie of. Riley competes in dirt late model events across the southeast. Feature from the tower by bob frey drag race central. Welcome to the official internet home of cleveland, tennessees riley hickman.