1973 Indianapolis 500

The 1973 Indy 500 was a tragic and infamous race for being the WORST Indy 500 in history. Infamous for Swede Savacar's death.

Swede lost control and slammed the wall. He caught fire and tumbled. He died 33 days later. 4 minutes after the crash, a fire truck tried to rush to Savacar, but he slammed into a pitty. The pitty died instantly. The race had 3 red flags. One for Salt Carther's crash, one for a rain delay (which lasted for quite some time actually), and one for Savacar's crash.

Swede's funeral happened 2 days after he died. Gordon Johncar won the race.