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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Pat_O'Connor_(racing_driver)Pat O'Connor (racing driver) - Wikipedia

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   Patrick James O'Connor (October 9, 1928 – May 30, 1958) was an American racecar driver. He was killed in a 15-car pileup, after sustaining a fatal head injury after rolling his car and catching fire on the first lap of the 1958 Indianapolis 500 .

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3. www.indystar.com › story › sportsIndy 500: A.J. Foyt didn't recover from 1958 crash killed Pat ...

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   May 21, 2018 · Doctors would later say that fan-favorite Pat O’Connor probably died instantly from a skull fracture suffered when his car flipped upside down amid a horrific, 15-car, Lap 1 pileup.

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4. vault.si.com › vault › 1958/06/09THE FATAL GAMBLE - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com

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   But Patrick James O'Connor, of North Vernon, Ind., at the age of 29, a fine driver, a man who had said he would quit driving if he won, a man on the point of opening a new insurance business,...

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6. indymotorspeedway.com › memorial_1958Indianapolis Motor Speedway Deaths 1958 Pat O'Connor

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   Pat O'Connor and Jimmy Reece compare notes after each turned the 2 1/2 mile oval at Indianapolis Speedway at unprecedented speeds in the pre-race practice period, May 9, 1958. O'Connor's speed was 144.9 mph and Reece clocked in at 144.7 mph.

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7. www.indystar.com › story › sportsSpectacular first-lap crash kills Pat O'Connor in 1958 Indy 500

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   Apr 2, 2016 · Spectacular first-lap crash kills Pat O'Connor in 1958 Indy 500. IndyStar. When the founders of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway drew up the plans for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, The...

8. www.therepublic.com › 2016/05/29 › racing_legacySon of driver killed in ’58 event recalls dad’s Indy days

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   May 29, 2016 · Jeff O’Connor of North Vernon was 18 months old when his father Pat was tragically killed on the opening lap of the 1958 Indianapolis 500. Jeff did not attend his first Indy 500 until...

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   How did Pat O'Connor start the 1958 Indy 500?

   • qualifying for the 1958 Indy 500. They started of the front row. Pat O'Connor started behind them in the middle of row two. front of the pace car. When the pace car did and this caused all pandemonium to break out. back in position and the race started. around the track. Neither driver backed off as Speedway history. Not since 1930's seven-car

   Indianapolis Motor Speedway Deaths 1958 Pat O'Connor

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   Who started the Indianapolis 500 in 1928?

   • Indiana in 1928. Championship. qualifying for the 1958 Indy 500. They started of the front row. Pat O'Connor started behind them in the middle of row two. front of the pace car. When the pace car did and this caused all pandemonium to break out. back in position and the race started. around the track. Neither driver backed off as Speedway history.

   Indianapolis Motor Speedway Deaths 1958 Pat O'Connor

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   How did Pat O'Connor die?

   • Pat O’Connor, just 29, was already gone, his death likely the result of the head injury he sustained when he landed upside down. From that moment on, roll bars were mandated in Indy 500 cars, but not soon enough for O’Connor.

   Remembering Indiana’s Pat O’Connor…the untold stories

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   What if Pat O'Connor had lived at Salem Speedway?

   • Left to right: Analice O’Connor, Jeff O’Connor and Ryan O’Connor with the Salem Speedway high-banks in the background, the track where Pat O’Connor grew his racing roots. Had he lived, he would have more than likely become the President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and God knows what else.

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    Oct 23, 2017 · Pat O’Connor, just 29, was already gone, his death likely the result of the head injury he sustained when he landed upside down. From that moment on, roll bars were mandated in Indy 500 cars, but not soon enough for O’Connor.