Accidents

Deaths by Formula2 car crashes unfortunately happen from time to time and these notable F2 drivers lost their lives doing what they loved, racing cars. Fatal F2 racing accidents include crashes because of motor malfunction, driver's carelessness or just bad luck, but whatever the cause, each has taken the life of at least one driver. Listed below are F2 race drivers killed on the race tracks and those killed because of Formula Two car crashes elsewhere. As can be seen in the dates of death for these drivers, many of these crashes occurred decades ago. In the time since, safety procedures have improved as has the racing technology used to both make cars perform better but also keep the race car drivers safer. Sadly, even with the best polices and high-tech equipment in cars, deaths on the F2 circuit still occur.Formula2 is unfortunately not the only race car circuit to see fatal crashes throughout the years. Similar accidents that have taken lives have been seen in other leagues with lists for <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/formula1-car-crash-list-fatal-f1-race-accidents/notable-famous-deaths">Formula1 fatal race accidents</a> and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/all-champ-car-accidents-and-indy-car-crash-list/notable-famous-deaths">Indy car fatal crashes</a> unfortunately in existence as well.

Fatal ARCA racing accidents at races that occurred at the Automobile Racing Club championships are listed here. Between July 1982 and October 2002, a total of 11 drivers have lost their lives in American Racing Club of America accidents, 10 occurring during a race and one, the most recent, in a practice session. The first and by far the most ARCA deaths took place at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama, but others have occurred at race tracks in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, at Daytona Motor Speedway in Daytona, Florida, at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina, and at Toledo Speedway in Toledo, Ohio.ARCA accidents that have resulted in deaths have occurred as recently as 2002 when Eric Martin, a driver from Tennessee, was killed in a collision in Charlotte, North Carolina. The death marked the second for ARCA racing at the track, now known as Charlotte Motor Speedway, at the 11th in the history of the league.Fortunately, like when deaths occur in leagues like the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/fatal-champ-car-accidents-and-indy-car-crash-deaths/notable-famous-deaths">IndyCar league</a>, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/deaths-in-formula2-accidents-formula2-car-crash-list/notable-famous-deaths">Formula2</a> and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/fatal-world-rally-championship-accidents-wrc-death-list/notable-famous-deaths">WRC</a>, the Auto Racing Club of America takes the incidents as a chance to access and improve safety rules and regulations.

Death

Auto racing drivers take their jobs seriously and unfortunately for these select drivers, nothing is more serious than death, as they experienced when fatal champ car accidents or Indy car crashes took their lives. Many of the fatal Indy car accidents at races that occured during the American Championship Car Racing since 1982 are listed here. The names of teams of the champ car and indy car drivers that crashed, as well as the date of the fatal accidents, are also included.Though IndyCar racing, which is divided into three series, the IZOD IndyCar Series, Firestone Indy Lights and the U.S. F2000, is sanctioned, concerns remain over the safety of the drivers in the open-wheel cars. As these deaths prove, that concern is absolutely reasonable. Many of these deaths occurred before the 2000s when IndyCar racing safety came to a head. In 2003, Mario Andretti, Kenny Bräck and Tony Renna were involved in a series of high-profile accidents which led to extreme changes to safety measures. Speeds were reduced and even changes to the cars were made, leading to an overall safer experience for all.Unfortunately even with the best measures and improvements, the deaths continued, including on March 26, 2006, when driver Paul Dana lost his life during a practice session for the 2006 Toyota Indy 300. Fortunately, the safety measures and technologies used in the cars continue to improve to this day. The same applies to other racing leagues, with the number of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/formula1-car-crash-list-fatal-f1-race-accidents/notable-famous-deaths">Formula1 fatal crashes</a> and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/deaths-in-formula2-accidents-formula2-car-crash-list/notable-famous-deaths">Formula2 fatal crashes</a>, among other leagues, seeing a steady decrease as well.

Deaths by <a href="https://groovyhistory.com/jungle-pam-drag-racing-then-and-now" target="_blank">drag race</a> car crash are listed below. Fatal drag racing accidents at races that occurred on race tracks, due to motor malfunction, driver's carelessness, or could be just bad luck are listed here. The year of these drag car crashes are seen in the discussion column. These deaths have been horrifying and terrifying. There are some pretty big names on this list of drag racing deaths. This is the worst possible thing that can happen when you race, but if you're not careful, it is a consequence.What are the worst drag racing deaths? Take a look at this list and you'll find out that answer.