List of fatal Champ Car accidents

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Two drivers have died while driving a Champ Car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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This is a list of Champ Car fatal accidents, which consists of all the drivers who have died during a Champ Car race meeting. It does not include track marshals and other race attendees. 6 drivers have died in this fashion, all during a race meeting.

Gordon Smiley was the first person to die while driving a Champ Car in May 1982, and the last was Greg Moore, who died in October 1999. Two drivers died in the 1980s and four in the 1990s. There have been no deaths in Champ Car since the turn of the millennium.

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Driver	Date of accident	Race	Team	During
Gordon Smiley	May 15, 1982	1982 Indianapolis 500 [1]	Fletcher Racing	Qualifying
Jim Hickman	August 1, 1982	1982 Tony Bettenhausen 200 (Milwaukee)	Hoffman Racing	Practice
Jovy Marcelo	May 15, 1992	1992 Indianapolis 500[1]	Euromotorsport	Practice
Jeff Krosnoff[2]	July 14, 1996	1996 Molson Indy Toronto (Toronto)	Arciero-Wells Racing	Race
Gonzalo Rodriguez	September 11, 1999	1999 Honda Grand Prix of Monterey (Laguna Seca)	Team Penske	Practice
Greg Moore	October 31, 1999	1999 Marlboro 500 (Fontana)	Forsythe Racing	Race

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