Dave MacDonald Driving Ford Galaxie at 250 KM International Stock Car Race, Sebring, Florida, March 1964

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Artifact Overview

Dave MacDonald competed in southern California drag races before moving to sports cars and stock cars. He raced Corvettes for Chevrolet and Cobras for Carroll Shelby. MacDonald's first appearance in the Indianapolis 500, in 1964, was his last race. He lost control on the second lap, hit the wall, and died from injuries he sustained in the fiery crash.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

March 1964

Subject Date

20 March 1964

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.N.640356.32

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 0.875 in
Width: 1.375 in

Dave MacDonald Driving Ford Galaxie at 250 KM International Stock Car Race, Sebring, Florida, March 1964