Died after a huge crash in a practice session for the 1973 Indy 500. As they were being Bring We just got on the plane and came home.". Family members linked to this person will appear here. I was a helluva mess at the time but still conscious. But after the wreck, I looked like I was fifteen years old again. His work and example had enormous influence on them and on many subsequent art movements in the United States. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? google_ad_type = "text_image"; It consisted mostly of small landscapes and figurative scenes such as Going West (193435), in which Pollock utilized motifs derived from photographs of his birthplace at Cody. He is believed to be the first driver from Southern Oregon to race at Indy. Twelve cars were caught up in the wreckage as Walther's car pin-wheeled down the track upside down, gushing flaming methanol. "Seldom have so many things that potentially could go wrong actually gone As I was driving along I had the radio on, and thats when I heard about Arts crash. His tires were warmed, his four-speed gear box in high. Savage, 26, suffered critical burns but survived 33 days.