George Robson, the 1946 winner, died with George Barringer in a crash at Atlanta's Lakewood Park, a dirt track, in September of that year. Ray Keech was killed two weeks after his 1929 Indy win at Altoona Speedway, a board track in Tipton, Pa.
Date: Oct 21, 2011
Category: Sports
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Two-time Indy 500 champ Wheldon dies in fiery crash at Las Vegas race
world's biggest race.Gaston Chevrolet won the Indianapolis 500 in 1920 and was killed in a race at Beverly Hills, Calif. In 1929, Ray Keech won the race and was killed the next month at Altoona, Pa. In 1946, George Robson won the Indianapolis 500 and was killed later that year in a race at Atlanta.