IRL Driver Deaths

“March 26, 2006 – Paul Dana, 30, died during the warmup for the season-opening Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. After Ed Carpenter’s car hit a wall and slid to a stop, Dana slammed into it at nearly 200 mph, his car nearly splitting in half. The chassis flew off the ground and turned over before landing on its wheels.

“Oct. 22, 2003 – Tony Renna, 26, died after a crash during testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He lost control at nearly 220 mph, went airborne and crashed into a fence.

“May 17, 1996 – Scott Brayton, 37, died during practice for the Indy 500. Brayton, who had earlier won the pole, had his right rear tire go flat and his car went careening in a wall at more than 230 mph.