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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1964 Indianapolis 500 (section Eddie Sachs eulogy)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Frank DelRoy Dunn Eagle Elder Quin Epperly Wayne Ewing Hall Kurtis Kraft Eddie Kuzma Langley Lesovsky Carl Marchese Maserati McLaren Meskowski Lou Moore...
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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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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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points per game. "Edwin Sachs NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2019. "Eddie Sachs". Peach Basket Society....
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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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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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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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finishing nineteenth over Bill Cheesbourg, Elmer George, Mike Magill, and Eddie Sachs. Edmunds' Indy career ended with a serious practice accident at the Speedway...
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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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1950–1958, 1960 0 12 8 0 1 1 0 9.5 Peter Ryan Canada 1961 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Eddie Sachs United States 1957–1960 0 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 Bob Said United States 1959...
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USAC's decision to encourage, and later mandate, the use of methanol. Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald died in the crash when their gasoline-fueled cars...
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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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