This Day In Motorsport History Gordon Smiley Dies In Fiery Crash At Gordon smiley dies in fiery crash at indy may 15, 1982. april 20, 1946 – may 15, 1982. gordon smiley. (photo: ©david hutson) born in omaha, nebraska, usa. driving his first race at age 19, smiley was an accomplished road racer. he raced scca formula ford, formula atlantic, trans am, can am, formula 5000 and formula super vee. He was only 36 years old when he died, and was the 38th race car driver who lost his life at the indianapolis motor speedway since 1909. gordon smiley was inducted into the nebraska auto racing hall of fame in 2000 (via narhof). the sport of auto racing has seen many accidents and fatalities. it's a dangerous sport and professionals know they.
Set Of 7 5x7 Photos Of Crash Sequence Of Gordon Smiley At May 15, 1982 at 8:00 p.m. edt. indianapolis, may 15, 1982 race car driver gordon smiley was killed today at the indianapolis motor speedway when his car slammed head on into a concrete wall. He crashed out on lap 141 to finish. in 22nd. the accident. saturday, may 15, 1982: pole day. rick mears came out early to qualify and shattered both. the single and four lap records. with a single lap speed of. 207.612 mph and averages 207.004 mph. about an hour later, two time starter gordon smiley gets. Gordon smiley's fatal crash 1982 (original by: arv factory) cart medical director steve olvey, who was on staff at the time, discussed the crash in his 2006 autobiography, rapid response: my inside story as a motor racing life saver: during an attempt to qualify for the indy 500, gordon smiley, a cocky young driver from texas, was determined to. 1980–1982. team (s) valvoline, intermedics. first race. 1980 indianapolis 500. last race. 1982 indianapolis 500. gordon eugene smiley (april 20, 1946 – may 15, 1982) was an american race car driver who was killed in a single car crash at the indianapolis motor speedway. [1] he was inducted into the nebraska auto racing hall of fame in 2000.
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