20 Worst IndyCar Crashes EVER!

[@RacersReverie]

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[@mokka_koenig]

I would love to see a video about the worst Nürburgring Crashes not only racing crashes but also tourist driving crashes

[@troygroomes104]

Worst dirt track racing crashes. As I myself race in real life in the Imca "A" modified

[@ericd6781]

@@troygroomes104 - I see. So you want to see your crash(s) on You Tube. 😁

[@troygroomes104]

@ericd6781 only one copy of the crash exists, and my computer doesn't have the ability to copy VHS video to DVD. And that was also the night I proposed to my high school sweetheart & we both agreed to not let anyone see that crash.

[@ericd6781]

@@troygroomes104 - Well, I believe I can speak for most everyone here when I say we can respect your privacy on that crash. 🙂

[@skunkbucket9408]

Perhaps it would be more accurate to call these "20 of the worst non-fatal IndyCar crashes in the last 25 years." And even so, there have been many that were worse than these.

[@MotorMad]

Please change your thumbnail. By all means, use a photo of that accident if you really must. But not one (and others) where you can clearly see chunks of what was Zanardis legs just above the tyre on the left, especially since you didn't actually talk about his accident in the video. It's just downright disrespectful.

[@shattered2833]

I second this

[@masonmckinnon876]

Bullshit

[@MotorMad]

@@masonmckinnon876 You can find multiple photos on Google of this accident where you can clearly see human tissue. Look it up if you think it's "bullshit" 🤦‍♂️

[@jaysantanaofficialmusic]

Then dont watch it, u got no power over what people upload

[@MotorMad]

@@jaysantanaofficialmusic I'm talking about the thumbnail, not the video 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@lbg376]

EVER! REALLY! What about Gordon Smiley at Indy, Greg Moore at MI, Swede Savage at Indy, Patrick Bedard at Indy, Stan Fox at Indy, Danny Ongais at Indy, etc....

[@Larry_Harvilla]

Greg Moore was at Fontana, not Michigan. As for the video, another notable omission was Gonzalo Rodriguez at Laguna Seca.

[@davidheiser2225]

I'd almost forgotten the Bedard crash. Similar to the Swede Savage crash, just not quite as bad.

[@youngfamilyhomevideos3244]

In addition to the ones you mentioned especially Gordon Smiley we would have society the all-time worst was 1964 Indy 500 which resulted in the death of Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald.

[@stevendezwaan5707]

Robert Wickens at Pocono, Scott Dixon flying at Indy, Kenny Brack at Texas in 2003, Kyle Kirkwood and Felix Rosenqvist where a tire made quite a few racing fans gasp, Danny Ongais in 1981 (one of the most frightening ones i've ever seen)

[@ervingoss5442]

There were a few bad wrecks during the Kirkwood/Rosenqvist Indy500 race/ crash.

[@steveoconnor7069]

Mario was testing a car for his son Michael's team but he was not considering a comeback.

[@jeffjackson4343]

That's what they want you to think. Mario, was in fact, considering racing that year, and that accident convinced him otherwise. That's what he said in later interviews.

[@donovanbeuke]

Indycar is the most intense series there is

[@ericd6781]

Believe it or not, there's a small group (of kids) that insist their kart racing is more intense/competitive than F1, or Indy, or any other type of racing there is.

[@staticman1263]

No

[@jayfurjill]

2 min in, that crash reminded me horribly of Gordon Smiley's fatal crash. Definitely lucky to be alive.

[@skunkbucket9408]

He was fortunate that the cars have gotten much stronger, and the angle wasn't nearly as steep as Smiley's. The doctor that rode in the ambulance with what was left Smiley said it finally answered his question of what it would look like to break every bone in your body.

[@dannyarena5357]

Worst ever!

[@dannyarena5357]

Worst ever! Any Series.

[@llanitedave]

The SAFER barrier made a difference too, although that might not have been enough to save Smiley in those fragile shells of his day.

[@LauraRN713]

Despite a lot of disparaging comments, I appreciate the video. I remember all of them from 2008-on.

[@theballingboi5360]

Not including fatal wrecks on this list is a terrible move, as without them, it makes it look like indycar is totally safe and nobody dies. It's a disservice to the people who passed to not bring up the legacy of increased safety they helped create

[@orionexplorer]

If you are looking at modern accidents ok, though you still missed the WORST of all time for Indy car racing, that of Alex Zanardi and Alex Tagliani. I have followed auto racing since 1970 at age 10 and Zanardi's accident is one of four accidents I have seen that has terrified me. Two other Indy car accidents that come from 1973 should also be in this if this is the worst ever. The first is the aborted start of the 1973 Indianapolis 500 when Salt Walther flipped, hit the catch fence, ripped the nose off and spread about, I believe from memory, 100 gallons of racing fuel in the stands and down the track. The other would be the wreck of Swede Savage, coming out of turn four and the car turns hard left and hits the inside retaining wall. This would be a fatal accident and the last of a very sad and horrific month of May.

[@ShipperChick]

YES! 😢 and Greg Moore’s crash at California Motor speedway.

[@madpolitico]

"though you still missed the WORST of all time for Indy car racing, that of Alex Zanardi and Alex Tagliani." That's actually the thumbnail for the video. It feels... weird to me. I'd even go so far as to say it feels wrong. Because the video seems to be trying to be "tasteful" in showing just accidents without massive career-ending injuries or deaths, but then they use that crash as the clickbait thumbnail to draw people in.

[@dannyarena5357]

Gordon Smiley. Worst ever.

[@davidheiser2225]

@@dannyarena5357 No doubt. Most horrible thing I've ever seen. Glad I wasn't there in person.

[@MarkWick]

The lap 11 crash at Las Vegas that killed Dan Wheldon was one of the two or three worst. The 1963 Indy 500 crash that killed Eddie Sachs and Dave McDonald was another. Also, Mario Andretti was not even considering coming out of retirement when he had his airborne crash during Indy testing. He was driving Tony Kanaan's car because Tony was not available, and Mario's son Michael owned the team. Mario was just helping out.

[@AntwonieSmith]

Wasnt that 65? Or is my memory bad? Not arguin, just wondering. That was the darkest day at Indy. 73 second.

[@MarkWick]

Oops, sorry. The Sachs/McDonald crash was in 1964, which was the first race Dad convinced Mom to go to. The crash happened right in front of them. Mom got up, left the track, and waited in the car until Dad got here after the race. We were never allowed to mention the 500 again until after I began covering the race in 1972. 1963 was the first race Dad took me to.

[@AntwonieSmith]

@@MarkWick we were both wrong. I thought it was 65. I'm gettin old haha

[@AntwonieSmith]

@@MarkWick the nastiest one I ever saw on replay was vulcovich.

[@MarkWick]

@@AntwonieSmith I covered the 500 1972-1995, and 2001-03, as well as many other races of numerous series and at many levels and, fortunately have never seen a racing fatality, although I photographed many that looked like they weren't survival, including the Stan Fox initiated crash in turn 1 on lap 1 of the 1995 500.

[@riverrat1284]

Should be named 20 worst wrecks from the 2000’s era. There’s been worse wrecks than what you showed

[@liamprincetech]

Not sure the narration does much more than allow the narrator tO eNjOy tHe SoUnD oF hIs JaRrInG vOiCe

[@tracymiller1149]

Not sure what is jarring about his voice. Sounds like an understated British accent to me.

[@liamprincetech]

@@tracymiller1149 Well I suppose one man's trash is another man's treasure

[@gusgranrath1840]

Gordon Smiley, Danny Ongais, Dan Weldon. Just to name a few.

[@Bebrun13]

The Dan Weldon crash was the worst Indy crash in modern times. Also missed the Robert Wickens crash at triangle. The Scott Dixon crash at Indy too.

[@Posirep]

It wasnt. The worst was Tony Renna's Indy testing crash. There's no video of the incident but its said if his crash happened during the Indy 500 or anytime during the month of May it may have ended the race as his car flew into the grandstands in turn 3 and there was little left to the car or Renna. The death toll would have topped '55 Le Mans The track took out all the seating where his car landed and the subject of his crash is like IndyCar's version of area 51. everyone knows about but noone dares talk about it

[@beebeescreebee]

@@Posirep Also, the Sachs - McDonald crash at the start of the 1964 race. Bill Vukovich's fatal accident in 1955 . . .

[@Christianntaylor]

I was there for the dixion crash it was unbelievable, I seen it right in front of me

[@MikeLike8]

Gordon Smiley’s fatal crash at IMS in 1982 lost control going into the wall. It happened so fast. RIP

[@gsmscooter22]

Bad as far as result and sad but not near as bad as Smiley crash at Indy and some others that safer barrier saved lives. The Renna crash at Indy was awful too

[@rkr7372]

Who made this list? No Gordon Smiley, Greg Moore, Jeff Knopf?

[@davidca96]

That first one, that car saved him. Its so incredible he was talked perfectly fine literally right when the car stopped, basically perfectly fine. Those top impacts I dont think earlier cars would have saved him but just my opinion.

[@masi1167]

You missed Zanardi, Kenny Bräck, Robert Wickens to mention some. Great video!

[@RacersReverie]

Thanks! Will make sure to add these ones in the next Indycar video!

[@Redflageditz]

Zanardi’s crash technically wasn’t IndyCar. It was cart.

[@masi1167]

Thats true, my bad@@Redflageditz

[@Redflageditz]

@@masi1167 All good

[@paulbarnett227]

Zinardi is in the thumbnail. He lost his legs in that one.

[@MarsFKA]

Is this commentator another bloody robot? Thirteen seconds gone and so am I.

[@jaxonjaxoff3291]

The thumbnail is real. And yes that’s chunks of Alex Zanardi’s legs flying out of the car.

[@thorenshammer]

Texas Motor Speedway was designed with NASCAR in mind. The cars that race in NASCAR are quite a bit heavier than IRL open-wheel cars, and just a touch slower. I have walked on the banking at this track, and while I don't know the degree of banking used, it's impressively steep. It comes as no surprise that IRL cars walk up that banking and into the wall. It's also fair to note that the drivers in both leagues hate TMS, as the racing surface and temperatures make this track slick and tricky to drive on.

[@flashrocket9158]

why didn't you include Jay Howard and Scott Dixon's crash from the 2016 Indy 500?

[@rhgw907]

2017

[@Gois83]

Was expecting that Alex Zanardi's crash was included... that's one of the most horrific (non fatal) crashes I've ever seen.

[@conrailman]

Should show the wreck with Villeneuve and Matsushita from Phoenix 1994, that was one of the worst I ever saw!

[@MikesTropicalTech]

I was a course marshall at the CART race in Detroit in 1991 when Mario hit the safety car. Everyone was laughing at him.

[@troygroomes104]

Awesome videos

[@RacersReverie]

thanks a lot!

[@troygroomes104]

@@RacersReverie yw

[@Nick-ji7hb]

Bourdais wreck was so eerily similar to Gordon Smiley's fatal wreck. Same input that Gordon did when the he lost the rear end. The safer wall, HANS Device and modern day structures technology saved his life.

[@itsjordanf4320]

Awesome video!

[@brendanwilliams7291]

One crash I found unbelievable was when Dennis Vitolo and Nigel Mansell collided during the Indy 500 in 1994, how did one car end up on top of the other I don’t know.

[@Ironmike6252]

The red and tan chunks in the thumbnail were parts of Zanardi's LEGS

[@AntwonieSmith]

You're just a kid looking for views. These ain't even close to bad. Wickens? Ongias? Sneva? Fox? Savage? Zanardi? Give it up kid.

[@_gr1nchh]

You listened to the voice and said "KID" You're cringe. Make your own video, KID.

[@troygroomes104]

Fontana is being demolished, it's being shortened

[@polygon-viewer]

Dario Franchitti crash at Houston...that ended his career.

[@RailsofForney]

15:20 What I deduce from this is that rolling starts are way safer than whatever masochistic creation a standing start is. It’s just too risky, having them all start right on the track like that, if just one person stalls, or has a failure, or whatever, the entirety of the field behind them is at a monumental risk.

[@jimnasium452]

Yeah, Indycar tried it *once* then dropped it because they couldn't figure it out. Other series have been doing them forever, some like Formula 1 do multiple standing starts at a single race sometimes.

[@matthewgroff433]

There were at least 2 separate indy car crashes that happened during the indy 500 where an indy car crashed into the pit lane attenuator and split in half!!! The one both the driver's cockpit and engine rolled and slid to a stop further down pit lane! The other the driver's cockpit ended up sliding and rolling to a stop just short of the first pit boxes and the rear half of the car: the rear axle with wheels bounced down the front straight, the engine sliding and rolled to a stop farther down the front straight just before the start/finish line! There were other cars involved, but they were not crashed as badly as those 2. I do not remember the years that it happened or the driver's names. Also, there was the July 14, 1996 indy car Toronto street circuit when Jeff Krosnoff and a course worker were both killed. 😢😢😢 I remember watching this race live on TV!! 😢😢😢 Then there was September 11, 1999 Gonzalo Rodriguez's crash at Laguna Seca at the top of the cork screw when a driver was killed when he lost control and crashed into the tire barrier flipped over and landed on top of his head on the ground killing him instantly!! 😢😢😢

[@bjarulez]

Where was Robert Wickens at Pocono? Scott Dixon at Indy? You had one job dude

[@jimnasium452]

Justin Wilson at Pocono being hit in the head by the nose cone off a car. Wasn't a spectacular crash but he's just as dead.

[@tw1x_d1no80]

Kenny Bräcks crash is also one of the worst crashes in indycar

[@Posirep]

Nelson Phillipe's crash ended his career. He quit racing after that, and he was only like 21 years old. Also, that crash broke Will Power's back....and he'd break it again 2 years later in the crash that killed Dan Wheldon. Mike Conway WAS seriously injured in that Indy crash. Nothing life threatening but he broke a bunch of bones and had a long recovery. It was noone's fault either except bad luck. It was a fuel mileage race and RHR ran out of fuel as Conway was right on his rear. Nothing either guy could as RHR's car basically died in the short chute. He also had a scary wreck in the 2012 Indy 500 when his tire came off after a pit stop and he nearly went head first on his side into the catch fence. He stopped racing ovals after that and eventually got the Toyota factory driver job and I say its worked out for him

[@pacmanindy]

There should be video, “What if Dan Wheldon had not died in Vegas …”

[@douglasreinholdt214]

Did not mention any fatal crashes. What about Swede Savage in '73? Gordon Smiley? And do not forget the double fatality at Indy in '64.

[@ervingoss5442]

I was at the Texas 2017 Indy car race. That was a bad crash. It took out almost half the field.

[@gb1706]

And another thing you constantly miss pronounce the driver’s names which is an insult

[@413TomaccoRoad]

So it's not actually the worst ever...

[@kennyconnors9513]

Love the videos. But the pronunciation of the names drives me insane 😂

[@Champ465]

Whoa!

[@Hneely]

I still think the Swede Savage crash is the absolute worst ever

[@matti5372]

For me Gordon Smileys crash was way worse, I mean Savage even survived the impact and wasn't killed instantly

[@Indyken]

How could you have excluded Kenny Brack at Texas and Stan Fox at Indy?

[@VladimirBlarp]

Gordon Smiley, Dan Wheldon, Alex Zanardi,

[@jasonrogers9169]

Nobody ever shows the 1975 Indy crash that hands down well 🤔 zanardi was pretty tough sooooo it is at least in the top 2 of all time!

[@GregDynabursky]

Not a bad video, but most of your incidents are after 2000. As a fan of the Indy 500, I remember several serious incidents from the 70s & 80s. Perhaps you could consider looking into into creating another video or two & go a little further back into history.

[@Somekidhere-t2g]

I was wondering what the chucks were

[@davidhall5838]

Man your speeds are all off

[@matthewporrini50]

I was at the indycar Pocono race in 2019

[@angelbee17]

yes, you missed Vegas with Wheldon

[@MARKBART02]

What about Kenny Brack's crash that had the highest g forces ever experienced

[@Knards]

Voted the worst bot voice in history

[@Camz233]

all right last race for my career the race 💀💀💀

[@Lenny-d1b]

Stan fox when he got into fence and his legs were exposed to the fence and track.

[@tylerallen6995]

Start with Pagenaud’s crash, while bad, not even close to top 20 worst.

[@Posirep]

It looks like that was a career ender tho.Simon is still not medically clear to race

[@tylerallen6995]

@@Posirep For sure. Too bad if that's the case. It was a wild ride.

[@BruhitsVikk]

Greg moore 😢

[@ericd6781]

I highly doubt they "fixed" his car, it was most likely replaced by something that wasn't completely smashed all to hell.

[@dougkennedy4906]

It's all fun and games,until it sucks.

[@LauraRN713]

Mike Conway crashed in 2010…..the caption says 2011 😊

[@SyrusBryant-h6k]

Bro where is Alex Zanardi's crash?

[@amandaparton1646]

Racing go cart tracks have safety’s that cut the power and let people know that’s there has been an accident on track. Why do a lot of these accidents happen when they could implement a similar safety and these 200 mph cars crashing blindly into other crashed cars wouldn’t happen

[@scottbarbour9745]

Jeff Krosnoff at Toronto

[@LoganWard4621]

uh what about the scary wreck at the 2011 IndyCar race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and unfortunately Dan Wheldon passed away after the wreck happened and then 4 years later at the 2015 IndyCar race at Pocono Stefan Wilson's brother Justin Wilson unfortunately when a piece of debris from Sage Karam's car hit him in the head very hard and fortunately no IndyCar driver since then has passed away

[@AtleBerven]

Will Power? Really? What the heck is up with some people and totally idiotic names? Jeeeeezzzz. And Boat lost control of his car.......hehe.....good one.

[@jimnasium452]

Hey, ya'll! Atle Berven wants to know what's up with idiotic names!

[@aaronsweet8032]

I could probably find 20 worse (non-fatal) crashes than this. You didn't even have the crash you featured in the thumbnail.. Basically just click bait

[@jessebertholf8626]

You think maybe the thumbnail with bits of Alex Zanardi's lower half is a little much? I get it, its real and a part of the sport but even i think using that as a thumbnail is in poor taste

[@timmetzger1683]

Try looking up the name Salt Walther for a severe wreck.

[@jeffjackson4343]

Or Swede Savage

[@matthewporrini50]

These are missile's on wheels

[@craigbrown5359]

Dixon at indy with jack Harvey crazy

[@lisacooper-herald8610]

What about Robert Wickens Pocono crash with Ryan hunter Ray where he is now paralyzed

[@aidenfritz429]

Auto club isn't being demolished, it's being converted into a short track.

[@kevinjachim2378]

Ever myass.

[@hotlc_jde]

There so many Brazilian racing in indy

[@patrickeshuis2032]

You missed grosjean

[@Limegreenedragon]

Formula One

[@TheOvald]

Content Mill Crash Compilation (with bad voice over)#328

[@Stompinginmyairforce1s]

Whats the thumbnail crash?

[@nolancain8792]

Alex Zanardi 2001. The impact amputated both of his legs and almost died from blood loss.

[@mr-nobody-on-youtube]

The way some of the drivers names are pronounced. The channel has clearly never watched races.

[@cewait]

Click bait at best! There are so many worse including the 1964 and 1973 Indy's. I regret wasting brain cells for your monetization.

[@staticman1263]

The way this guy over pronounces everyone's names bugs the crap out of me.

[@raymondyee3313]

Your AI voice should really take a class in English.

[@tomdringer985]

C'mon man no one wants to see Zanardi's crash again.

[@BDSFormula1]

Kurt bush

[@donaldculp3759]

Lousy choices

[@seanleafgreen135]

Can you rerelease this video , but edit out all your nonsensical narrations

[@paulwilton735]

The english accent is out of place

[@LauraRN713]

Maybe the announcer is British?

[@gektheflipper5500]

Tom sneva?

[@fubar-187]

lair

[@davidgraham8658]

Dude you need to shut up and just show the clips

[@jaysantanaofficialmusic]

These comments gotta be fake I swear

[@jaidenshadow2710]

"At Incredible Speed"

[@ericd6781]

You don't have to pronounce the man's name with a fake Italian accent. It's actually more insulting than it is politically correct, just say it with your native accent. Anyone getting offended at that would be the a-hole.