[Bob Tanner]

FYI, here is a list of the people who have been killed in conjunction with the running of the Indy 500:
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is one of the deadliest race tracks in the world. There have been 66 lives lost at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This figure includes 39 drivers, 14 riding mechanics, 4 associated racing personnel, 8 spectators and 1 miscellaneous.
1909- Driver Wilfrid "Billy" Bourque, mechanic Harry Holcomb in a 250 mile race on August 19. Mechanics Claude Kellum, and spectators Homer H. Joliff and James West during a 300 mile race on August 21.
1910-Driver Tommy Kincaid, on July 6, testing a stock car.
1911-Mechanic Sam Dickson, Turn 2, riding with Arthur Greiner.
1913-Driver Harry Martin, on June 26, testing a stock car.
1919-Driver Arthur Thurman, Turn 3, Driver Louis LeCocq, mechanic Robert Bandini, South Chute
1923-Spectator Bert Schoup, hit by Tom Alley's car in crash on the Back Stretch
1926-Driver Herbert Jones, during a qualification run
1929-Driver Bill Spence, Turn 2
1930-Mechanic Paul Marshall, Turn 3
1931-Driver Joe Caccia, mechanic Clarence Glover, Turn 2, in practice. Wilbur Brink, killed by a wheel off Billy Arnold's car, that flew out of the track and struck him as he sat in his yard, 2316 Georgetown Road, across from Turn 4.
1932-Driver Milton Jones, Turn 2, in practice. Mechanic Harry Cox, Turn 2, in practice, riding with driver Bennie Benefiel.
1933-Driver Bill Denver(real name: William Orem), mechanics Hugh "Bob" Hurst, Turn 4, during qualification attempt. Driver Mark Billman, Turn 2. Driver Lester Spangler, mechanic G.L. Jordan, Turn 1.
1934-Driver Peter Kreis, mechanic Bob Hahn, Turn 1, in practice.
1935-Driver Johnny Hannon, Turn 3, in practice. Driver H.W. "Stubby" Stubblefield, mechanic Leo Whitaker, Turn 1, during a qualification run. Driver Clay Weatherly, Turn 4. 1937-Mechanic Albert Opalko, Turn 1, riding with Frank McGurk, in practice. Fireman George Warford, Champion Spark Plug chief engineer Otto Rhode, when struck by Overton Phillips' car, which crashed into the pits.
1938-Spectator Everett Spence, Turn 2, when struck by wheel off Emil Andres' car.
1939-Driver Floyd Roberts, Turn 2. Mechanic Lawson Harris, riding with Babe Stapp, Turn 1, during tire test, September 20.
1940-Driver George Bailey, Turn 2, in practice.
1947-Driver Shortly Cantlon, Turn 1.
1948-Driver Ralph Hepburn, North Chute, in practice.
1949-Driver George Metzler, Turn 1, during last phase of rookie driver qualification test.
1953-Driver Chet Miller, Turn 1, in practice. Driver Carl Scarborough, heat stroke.
1955-Driver Manuel Ayulo, Turn 1, in practice. Driver Bill Vukovich, Sr., outside Back Stretch.I was sitting in the old stands between T1 and T2 when this happened. I saw Bill broadside Rofer Ward and begin his flipping.
1957-Driver Keith Andrews, Turn 4, in practice.
1958-Driver Pat O'Connor, Turn 3.I was there for this one too. He went over another car and landed on his top. This was before they mandated roll bars.
1959-Driver Jerry Unser, Turn 4, in practice, died of burn injuries 15 days later. Driver Bob Cortner, Turn 3, in practice.
1960-Spectators Fred Linder and William Craig, killed as a homemade scaffold collapsed inside Turn 3.
1961-Driver Melvin "Tony" Bettenhausen, Main Stretch, in practice. Fireman John Masariu, hit by fire truck responding to accident.
1964-Driver Dave MacDonald, Driver Eddie Sachs, in crash at head of Main Stretch My last Indy 500. This one was too horrible to describe.
1966-Driver Chuck Rodee, Turn 1, in practice.
1968-Driver Mike Spence, Turn 1, in practice.
1972-Driver Jim Malloy, Turn 3, in practice, died 4 days latter.
1973-Driver Art Pollard, Turn 1, in practice. Driver Swede Savage, Turn 4, died of injuries on July 2. Crew member Armando Teran, killed in pit area when hit by fire truck racing to Savage's accident.
1982-Driver Gordon Smiley, Turn 3, during qualification run.
1987-Spectator Lyle Kurtenbach, struck by wheel off Tony Bettenhausen Jr.'s car, that was propelled into North Chute stands by Roberto Guerrero's car.
1991-Stephen C. White, struck van parked on Main Stretch while illegally driving on track 3 days after the race.
1992-Driver Jovy Marcelo, South Chute, in practice.
1996-Driver Scott Brayton, Turn 2, in practice.
N.B. Death occurred during the running of the Indianapolis 500 unless otherwise indicated.

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by Phils20

OK, my last guess before resorting to actual research is Monte Carlo!

nope.

Originally Posted by salysenior

does it have something to do / fans:confused: :D :confused:

nope.

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

le mans...

we got a WINNER!

Originally Posted by simple simon

if fans deaths are included Le Mans would be #1

but the question specifically stated "competitors"... however, Le Mans is the answer to this question.

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

Ducky, you've got me on this one. You use the present tense ("is") so I take it that the track is anh active famous track? Plus, it is is NOT either Milwaukee nor Langhorne (I'd have bet money that Milwaukee was one of the five)? The only other two "famous" racing venues which come to mind in the US are Bonneville and Pikes Peak, but they're not "tracks." DuQuoin is famous to me and older race fans but I doubt if many new fans have ever heard of it. Overseas I can't think of a course where they run fast enough to merit the carnage you reference.

Le Mans is famous. and somehow you got stuck on US tracks...

so the answer to this question is:

1. Indianapolis (56)
2. Nurburgring (48)
3. Monza (30)
4. Daytona & Le Mans (24)

for those who play the video game "Gran Turismo", Le Mans is one of the tracks in the game, but is not called "Le Mans" which is the name of the French city it is near but by it's less used name "Circuit de la Sarthe."

here's a link to my source for the answers to this question: List of racing drivers who died in racing crashes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia