Deaths among racers and spectators were common in the early years of racing. Hinchman indy custom vintage karting race suits driver. Twentyone classes competed at road atlanta for the sports car club of americas national championships. 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. Hickman went on to become the indy 500 rookie of the year, after the running of the 1982 indy 500. 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.
Jim hickman may 9, 1943 august 1, 1982, was an american racecar driver. In 1905 the aaa established the national driving championship and became the first sanctioning body for auto racing in the united states. Profile for racing driver jim hickman from united states. 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. A former f1 driver, jim hall was the owner and driving force of chaparral cars. We want the content of the database to be driven by you, the readers. Jim hickman racing driver jim hickman racing driver jump to navigation jump to search. Soft and light weight 3layer suit, but with a higher tpp rating. Jim hickman, jeff krosnoff, gonzalo rodriguez, greg moore, paul dana five drivers lost racing heroes, who died in the races champcar and irl series. Formula super vee usa robert boschvalvoline championship 1981 standings. Jim hickman driver academic dictionaries and encyclopedias.
Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. 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. Larry is confident that harding racing will have what it takes to be a contender within the verizon indycar series. 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. Montoya finished fourth and dario franchitti, who came into the seasonending race. And another 20 drivers were killed elsewhere racing indy carsor. Indy 500 autograph collectors find friendship and rivalry.
The last previous driver killed at a carevent was jim hickman in 1982 during a practice session in milwaukee. Denis jenkinson was not a man who was liberal with his praise. 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. New owner will go vintage racing with 1969 bill wesell. And only one other, jim hickman, has been killed driving an indy car. James franklin hickman, ii may 9, 1943 august 1, 1982 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.
Welcome to the official internet home of cleveland, tennessees riley hickman. And only one other, jim hickman, has been killed driving an indy car elsewhere. 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. 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. 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. No official award was given from 19111951, even though at least one rookie starter has been present in every running of the indianapolis 500. Mcgurk was a talented engineer who specialised in hot rods, both racing and building parts for. Individual driver statistics for the 1981 formula super vee usa robert boschvalvoline. Feature from the tower by bob frey drag race central.
The world wide technology raceway at gateway, st louis i hope you enjoyed this week. An early adopter of aerodynamics applied to race cars, he was the leading proponent of that technology for an entire decade. Complete statistics for the championship, results of all races for all drivers and teams, photos, videos, fan opinions and so on. Driver deaths in motorsport motor racing wiki fandom. Year, age, races, win, t5, t10, pole, laps, led, earnings, rank, avst, avfn, raf, llf, dnq, wd. 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. Spiegel was born to a jewish family in jaroslaw, austria. The rookiesdanny sullivan, bobby rahal, jim hickman, six. It includes drivers who were killed immediately, as well as those who were not killed immediately but succumbed to their injuries some time later.
Many crashes in which the drivers survived frightening accidents, as well as how technology has improved racing safety are. Gordon smiley the dark side of indianapolis warning. Later went on to work for chevrolet and general motors as an equipment manufacturer. Swede savage, gordon smiley, jeff krosnoff, gonzalo rodriguez, jim hickman, greg moore. Team profile for rattlesnake racing, including a comprehensive list of race entries for rattlesnake racing. Jim hickman was killed in another march 81c less than 2 months later during a. I owned cars that have raced in drag racing, the indy 500 and at nascar races, he said. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. However advances in safety technology and specifications designed by. Jim hickman was running late for the interview, nothing. The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 409 total. Driving a 1982 march engineeringmarch cosworth for hoffman racing and. 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. He dominated sports car racing in the usa in 1965 winning 16 races.
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. This is a category for racing drivers who were killed while driving a racing car, either in competition or during testing. The original photo was signed in person and obtained by collector wilson pritchett, in person, at the speedway. The ppg indy car world series drivers champion was rick mears. Hinchman introduces the new sts liner with the racer on a budget in mind. After a race well, a lap really at pocono when indycars profile took a reverse nose dive towards mass relevance by having a driver. He won them for driving an automobile 234 mph, to take the pole position for the 80th. 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.
Click on the site to see jim hickman s career results at that track glossary. Steve olvey, medical director for cart, said hickman died of head injuries. 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. Driver sebastian bourdias had set the 2 fastest laps of qualifying, and the first 2 laps in the 231 mph range. The runoffs as the event is commonly called had had an entry of over 500 drivers and cars. 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 racing driver james franklin hickman, ii may 9, 1943 august 1, 1982 was an american racecar driver known as jim hickman. The 1982 cart ppg indy car world series season, the fourth in the cart era of u. Safer at any speed featured articles from the latimes. Spiegel was an american independent film producer born in polish speaking part of austriahungary.
Formula super vee usa robert boschvalvoline championship. 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. 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. This is an autographed photo of jim hickman who only race in the 1982 indy 500, as rookie of the year. James franklin hickman, ii was an american racecar driver known as jim hickman. He finished 3 of his 4 races in the top ten and was named indy 500 rookie of the year, where he finished 7th.