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Marmon Accident Ends First IMS Race

10/19/2016

Little-known driver Bruce Keene wrecked his Marmon racer during the tragic Wheeler-Schebler Trophy race during the first weekend of auto racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in August 1909. This accident occurred 30 minutes after the devastating crash of Charlie Merz' National - an incident that claimed the lives of two spectators and his mechanic, Claude Kellum.
 

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