David Earl Savage, Jr. (1946-08-26)August 26, 1946 San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Died
July 2, 1973(1973-07-02) (aged 26) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Champ Car career
28 races run over 5 years
Years active
1969–1973
Best finish
18th – 1971
First race
1969 Brainerd Heat 1 (Brainerd)
Last race
1973 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
First win
1970 Bobby Ball 150 (Phoenix)
Wins
Podiums
Poles
1
3
0
David Earl "Swede" Savage Jr.[1] (August 26, 1946 – July 2, 1973) was an American race car driver. He died at age 26 from complications while recovering from injuries suffered in a crash during the 1973 Indianapolis 500, nearly five weeks earlier.[2][3][4]
David Earl "Swede" Savage Jr. (August 26, 1946 – July 2, 1973) was an American race car driver. He died at age 26 from complications while recovering...
involved driver David "Swede" Savage; the second, Armando Teran, a pit crew member for Graham McRae, the STP teammate to Savage, when Teran stepped out...
blue scheme paying tribute to the Plymouth Cuda Trans-Am car driven by SwedeSavage. In March 2017 the Challenger returned to the TA class in Trans-Am at...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune. United Press International. May 31, 1973. "SwedeSavage dies from Indy injuries". Bangor Daily News. Associated Press. July 3...
impact. His death was the first at Indy since 1973 when Art Pollard and SwedeSavage were killed and, to date, the last driver to die during qualifying. Smiley's...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune. United Press International. May 31, 1973. "SwedeSavage dies from Indy injuries". Bangor Daily News. Associated Press. July 3...
Yellow", "Vitamin C", "In-Violet", "Sassy Grass" and "Moulin Rouge". SwedeSavage and Dan Gurney raced identical factory-sponsored AAR (All American Racers)...
at the 1973 Indianapolis 500 and the subsequent death of his friend, SwedeSavage, pushed him to quit. His retirement was short-lived, however, as he was...
was seriously burned in a start crash. At the time of the Pocono 500, SwedeSavage remained in critical condition from a lap 57 crash. In the aftermath...
club's technical inspectors disallowed his entry. Gurney and his protege SwedeSavage drove factory-sponsored, AAR built Plymouth Barracudas in the 1970 Trans-Am...
Plymouth Barracuda, running in the 1970 season with drivers Dan Gurney and SwedeSavage. A homologation special production edition was offered in 1970. (key)...
Dirt Mario Andretti Al Unser 18 November 21 Bobby Ball 150 150 mi (240 km) Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona Paved Al Unser SwedeSavage...
late Wednesday afternoon. When the race was held, Johncock's teammate SwedeSavage was severely injured in a fiery crash on lap 58. A moment later, Armando...
composer Zhou Ji, education minister of the People's Republic of China SwedeSavage, American race car driver (d. 1973) August 29 Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, 2nd...
of 99 miles (159 kilometers) each. Note 1: Sam Posey, Mark Donohue, SwedeSavage, Peter Revson, John Cannon, Jerry Hansen, David Hobbs, Jack Brabham,...
American Challenge Cup (Can-Am). Others who drove Lola T160 cars were SwedeSavage and Chuck Parsons. Following the stint in the US Marines and the rank...
Pollard died in an accident while practicing for the Indy 500 while SwedeSavage, who crashed during the race, died by complications one month later....
crashing during time trials at 191.4 miles per hour (308.0 km/h). David "Swede" Savage would be fatally injured in the race itself, and Armando Moreno, a member...
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