Wednesday, October 22, 2003

O Death Tony Renna killed in testing crash.  The Indy Racing League medical team reacted instantly and tried to revive Renna but could never establish a heartbeat, according to a source close to Renna's Target Chip Ganassi Racing team. He was transported via ground to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. In becoming the 67th driver to lose his life at Indianapolis, the native of Deland, Fla., was the first Indy-car racer to die since Greg Moore perished in a CART race at Fontana, Calif., in 1999, and the first death at Indy since Scott Brayton died in a crash during practice in 1996. Renna, scheduled to be married next month, had only been on the track for five laps when the accident took place shortly before 9:30 a.m. It was the same car driven 228 mph the day before by 2003 IRL champ Scott Dixon. Others:  Indianapolis Star,  Official release.  Today is a little colder than it was before.  1:40:19 PM    comment []

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