Sports History On This Day: May 30

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May 30, 1955 – Sadness gripped the large Indianapolis 500 crowd during the big race. The race’s two-time defending champion Bill Vukovich was killed in a violent crash while seemingly on his way to an unprecedented third consecutive Indy 500. Bob Sweikert made the checkered flag wave when he crossed the finish line first to head to Victory Lane.

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Dallara DW12 of driver Charlie Kimball during 2017 Indianapolis 500
The photo is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons of Dallara DW12 of driver Charlie Kimball during the 2017 Indianapolis 500 taken by Zach Catanzareti. Special thanks to the resources of Newspapers.com and OnThisDay.com for the information obtained.

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