• it through by inches, but Sachs hit MacDonald's car broadside causing a second explosion. Johnny Rutherford, following Sachs, having no place to go except...
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    for a fiery seven-car accident which resulted in the deaths of racers Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald. It is also the last race won by a front-engined "roadster"...
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  • Sachs (also Kurth Sachs, 1881–1959), German music historian Ed Sachs (1918–1996), American professional basketball player Eddie Sachs (1927–1964), American...
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    handed the lead to Sachs, who was now leading by 25 seconds. With three laps to go, the warning tread showed on Sachs' rear tire and Sachs decided to play...
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    the third day was rained out. Saturday May 14 – Pole Day time trials Eddie Sachs set a track record of 146.592 mph to win the pole position. Sunday May...
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    com. "Eddie Kuzma Builds Racers". The Kokomo Tribune. Kokomo, Indiana. May 26, 1964. p. 47. Retrieved July 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. "Eddie Kuzma"...
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  • builder, and his cars competed in several Indianapolis 500s. Notably, Eddie Sachs qualified on the pole for the 1960 Indianapolis 500 driving a Ewing-constructed...
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    escaped the opening lap crash, and came around to lead the first lap. Eddie Sachs and Tony Bettenhausen also got by unscathed, to run second and third...
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    his run on pole day with other big name drivers such as Dan Gurney, Eddie Sachs and Paul Goldsmith also qualifying. Duane Carter and Masten Gregory qualified...
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    He was killed in the 1964 Indianapolis 500, along with fellow driver Eddie Sachs. MacDonald began racing in 1956, competing in a 1955 Chevrolet Corvette...
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    fiery crashes of race car drivers Fireball Roberts at Charlotte, and Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald at Indianapolis in 1964, led to the use of flame-resistant...
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    total of five cars took the track, the others included Rodger Ward, Eddie Sachs, Don Branson, and Bill Cheesbourg. The first day of qualifying was held...
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     Sweden 1 108 1956–1971 1959 Dutch Grand Prix 1959 Dutch Grand Prix Eddie Sachs  United States 1 7 1957–1960 1960 Indianapolis 500 1960 Indianapolis...
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    without enough fuel to finish. Eddie Sachs, unaware that Foyt's now-quicker car was light on fuel, pushed hard to keep up—and Sachs had to pit from the lead...
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    his rookie qualifying run promised, when he out qualified pole-sitter Eddie Sachs by three mph, nearly breaking the 150 mph mark. "Herk" was a fan favorite...
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    27 Eddie Sachs Meskowski Offenhauser 1960 April 10 Rodger Ward Watson Offenhauser September 25 Eddie Sachs Kuzma Offenhauser 1961 April 9 Eddie Sachs Ewing...
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    Mario Andretti, Al Unser, Bobby Unser, Gordon Johncock, Lloyd Ruby, and Eddie Sachs. Langhorne was also featured prominently in NASCAR's early years, and...
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    Bruce McLaren Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax D Report 3 Indianapolis 500 Eddie Sachs Jim Rathmann Jim Rathmann Watson-Offenhauser F Report 4 Dutch Grand Prix...
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  • (1920–1999), American baseball player nicknamed the "Clown Prince of Baseball" Eddie Sachs (1927–1964), American racing driver nicknamed the "Clown Prince of Auto...
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  • end of the first lap of the race. Eddie Sachs and Musso traded off the lead over the next several laps before Sachs remained in the lead, Jimmy Bryan...
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  • standard in American open-wheel racing since the 1964 Indianapolis 500 Eddie Sachs - Dave MacDonald crash. Methanol had long provided a safer alternative...
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  • stalling Goldwater's drive toward the presidential nomination. May 30 – Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald are killed in a fiery crash during the 1964 Indianapolis...
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  • At Indianapolis in the 500 mile race Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald were killed during lap 2 of the race; Sachs was 37 years old, and MacDonald was 27...
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    000 letters asking for a copy of the eulogy that he gave about Eddie Sachs after Sachs died in a crash on the second lap of the 1964 Indianapolis 500...
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    led to popular driver Eddie Sachs crashing into the outside wall. USAC officials were set to black flag Jones after the Sachs crash until his car owner...
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  • track, into the path of oncoming traffic. Eddie Sachs hit MacDonald's car, and his car caught fire as well. Sachs died instantly from blunt force injuries...
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    replaced in the car by Johnnie Parsons. First Indianapolis 500 starts for Eddie Sachs, Mike Magill, Bill Cheesbourg, and Elmer George. Only Indianapolis 500...
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    entrants. Jack qualified a respectable 17th at 145.144 mp/h (pole winner Eddie Sachs qualified at 147.481 mp/h), and while the front-engined roadsters were...
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    (#21) Jim Packard  R  (#55) Johnnie Parsons  W  (#45) Chuck Rodee  R  (#82) Eddie Russo (#1, #78, #93, #98) Bob Schroeder  R  (#78) Shorty Templeman (#69...
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