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I thought this was fairly interesting, and at the same time quite representative. Below is a list, taken from a German motorsports paper, of every single Indy Racing League crash that resulted in driver hospitalization, since it's in introduction in 1996.
The list includes both racing and testing sessions. 127 injuries in 86 races.
1996 - Walt Disney Speedway:
Butch Brickell - partially fractured cervical spine
Eliseo Salazar - fractured leg
Roberto Guerrero - whiplash injury, brain concussion
1996 - Phoenix Speedway:
Eddie Cheever - whiplash injury, brain concussion
Stan Wattles - whiplash injury
Buddy Lazier - fractured backbone
1996 - Indianapolis:
Scott Brayton - fatal accident
Billy Boat - fractured scapula
Dan Drinan - fractured pelvis
Lyn St. James - fractured wrist
Alessandro Zampredi - fractured ankles and feet
1996 - Las Vegas:
Brad Murphey - fractured hip
Tony Stewart - fractured scapula
Mark Dismore - fractured pelvis
1997 - Walt Disney Speedway:
Eliseo Salazar - fractured backbone
Davy Jones - whiplash injury, brain concussion
1997 - Phoenix Speedway:
Kenny Bräck - brain concussion
Sam Schmidt - partially fractured backbone
Jeret Schroeder - whiplash injury, brain concussion
1997 - Indianapolis:
Scott Sharp - head injuries, cerebral hemorrhage
John Paul Jr. - fractured leg
Johnny O'Connel - fractured foot
Robby Gordon - 2nd and 3rd degree burns
Paul Durant - fractured pelvis
1997 - Texas:
Mike Groff - fractured leg
1997 - Colorado:
Bobbie Buhl - brain concussion
Jim Guthrie - fractured backbone
Scott Sharp - cerebral hemorrhage
1997 - Loudon:
Buzz Caulkins - fracture at the base of the skull, fractured ankle
Mike Groff - whiplash injury
1997 - Las Vegas:
Davey Hamilton - whiplash injury, brain concussion
John Paul Jr. - whiplash injury
Jimmy Kite - whiplash injury
1998 - Phoenix:
Mike Groff - whiplash injury, brain concussion
1998 - Indianapolis:
Danny Ongais - whiplash injury
Jim Guthrie - fractured elbow
1998 - Texas:
Mark Dismore - whiplash injury, brain concussion
1998 - Loudon:
Billy Boat - fractured pelvis and leg
1998 - Dover:
Eliseo Salazar - fractured pelvis, hip, arm and leg
1999 - Atlanta:
Stan Wattles - fractured pelvis
1999 - Charlotte:
3 spectators were killed
1999 - Texas:
3 heavily injured mechanics
Sam Schmidt - smashed foot
Robby Unser - back injury
2000 - Walt Disney Speedway:
Sam Schmidt - paraplegia
Davey Hamilton - partially fractured back
Jacques Lazier - fractured backbone
2000 - Indianapolis:
Tyce Carlson - brain concussion
Hideshi Matsuda - fractured wrist, knee injury. whiplash injury
2000 - Kentucky:
Al Unser Jr. - bruised hip and leg
2001 - Homestead:
Greg Ray - whiplash injury, brain concussion
2001 - Indianapolis:
Nicholas Minassian - brain concussion
Casey Mears - brain concussion
Scott Goodyear - partially fractured dorsal
Sam Hornish - whiplash injury, brain concussion
2001 - Atlanta:
Jack Miler - whiplash injury
2001 - Texas:
Davy Hamilton - fractuered legs and feet
Robby McGhee - fractured leg, brain concussion
2001 - Colorado:
Shigeaki Hattori - brain concussion
2001 - Richmond:
Greg Ray - brain conussion
2002 - Homestead:
Donnie Beechler - brain concussion
2002 - Phoenix:
Anthony Lazzaro - partially fractured cervical spine
2002 - Fontana:
Robbie Bhl whiplash injury
2002 - Indianapolis:
Eliseo Salazar - fractured backbone, heart-artery torn apart
Robby McGhee - fractured leg
P.J. Jones - partially fractured cervical spine
Mark Dismore - brain concussion
Paul Tracy - injured knee
Laurent Redon - whiplash injury, brain concussion
2002 - Nazareth:
Jacques Lazier - fractured backbone
Tomas Scheckter - lung injuries, whiplash injury
2002 - Richmond:
Laurent Redon - fractured finger
2002 - Kentucky:
Richie Hearn - fractured ankle
2002 - Chcagoland:
Gil DeFerran - fractured wrist, whiplash injury, brain concussion
2003 - Phoenix:
Gil DeFerran - partially fractured dorsal, whiplash injury
Roger Yasukawa - bruised back
2003 - Motegi:
Tony Kanaan - fractured wrist and arm
Scott Dixon - fractured wrist and arm
2003 - Indianapolis:
Craig Dollansky - fractured backbone
Arie Luyendiek - back injuries
2003 - Texas:
Airton Daré - fractured hip, pelvis, arm and leg
2003 - Kansas:
Felipe giaffone - fractured pelvis and thumb
2003 - Kentucky:
Vitor Meira - fractured wrist
2003 - Nazareth:
Sarah Fisher - bruised back
2003 - Texas:
Kenny Bräck - fractured backbone, breastbone, leg and ankle
2003 - Indianapolis:
Tony Renna - fatal accident
That's 127 injuries in 7 years. I think if you combine CART, WRC, NASCAR, Formula 1 and MotoGP together on a similar period of time, you're not even close to that!
The list includes both racing and testing sessions. 127 injuries in 86 races.
1996 - Walt Disney Speedway:
Butch Brickell - partially fractured cervical spine
Eliseo Salazar - fractured leg
Roberto Guerrero - whiplash injury, brain concussion
1996 - Phoenix Speedway:
Eddie Cheever - whiplash injury, brain concussion
Stan Wattles - whiplash injury
Buddy Lazier - fractured backbone
1996 - Indianapolis:
Scott Brayton - fatal accident
Billy Boat - fractured scapula
Dan Drinan - fractured pelvis
Lyn St. James - fractured wrist
Alessandro Zampredi - fractured ankles and feet
1996 - Las Vegas:
Brad Murphey - fractured hip
Tony Stewart - fractured scapula
Mark Dismore - fractured pelvis
1997 - Walt Disney Speedway:
Eliseo Salazar - fractured backbone
Davy Jones - whiplash injury, brain concussion
1997 - Phoenix Speedway:
Kenny Bräck - brain concussion
Sam Schmidt - partially fractured backbone
Jeret Schroeder - whiplash injury, brain concussion
1997 - Indianapolis:
Scott Sharp - head injuries, cerebral hemorrhage
John Paul Jr. - fractured leg
Johnny O'Connel - fractured foot
Robby Gordon - 2nd and 3rd degree burns
Paul Durant - fractured pelvis
1997 - Texas:
Mike Groff - fractured leg
1997 - Colorado:
Bobbie Buhl - brain concussion
Jim Guthrie - fractured backbone
Scott Sharp - cerebral hemorrhage
1997 - Loudon:
Buzz Caulkins - fracture at the base of the skull, fractured ankle
Mike Groff - whiplash injury
1997 - Las Vegas:
Davey Hamilton - whiplash injury, brain concussion
John Paul Jr. - whiplash injury
Jimmy Kite - whiplash injury
1998 - Phoenix:
Mike Groff - whiplash injury, brain concussion
1998 - Indianapolis:
Danny Ongais - whiplash injury
Jim Guthrie - fractured elbow
1998 - Texas:
Mark Dismore - whiplash injury, brain concussion
1998 - Loudon:
Billy Boat - fractured pelvis and leg
1998 - Dover:
Eliseo Salazar - fractured pelvis, hip, arm and leg
1999 - Atlanta:
Stan Wattles - fractured pelvis
1999 - Charlotte:
3 spectators were killed
1999 - Texas:
3 heavily injured mechanics
Sam Schmidt - smashed foot
Robby Unser - back injury
2000 - Walt Disney Speedway:
Sam Schmidt - paraplegia
Davey Hamilton - partially fractured back
Jacques Lazier - fractured backbone
2000 - Indianapolis:
Tyce Carlson - brain concussion
Hideshi Matsuda - fractured wrist, knee injury. whiplash injury
2000 - Kentucky:
Al Unser Jr. - bruised hip and leg
2001 - Homestead:
Greg Ray - whiplash injury, brain concussion
2001 - Indianapolis:
Nicholas Minassian - brain concussion
Casey Mears - brain concussion
Scott Goodyear - partially fractured dorsal
Sam Hornish - whiplash injury, brain concussion
2001 - Atlanta:
Jack Miler - whiplash injury
2001 - Texas:
Davy Hamilton - fractuered legs and feet
Robby McGhee - fractured leg, brain concussion
2001 - Colorado:
Shigeaki Hattori - brain concussion
2001 - Richmond:
Greg Ray - brain conussion
2002 - Homestead:
Donnie Beechler - brain concussion
2002 - Phoenix:
Anthony Lazzaro - partially fractured cervical spine
2002 - Fontana:
Robbie Bhl whiplash injury
2002 - Indianapolis:
Eliseo Salazar - fractured backbone, heart-artery torn apart
Robby McGhee - fractured leg
P.J. Jones - partially fractured cervical spine
Mark Dismore - brain concussion
Paul Tracy - injured knee
Laurent Redon - whiplash injury, brain concussion
2002 - Nazareth:
Jacques Lazier - fractured backbone
Tomas Scheckter - lung injuries, whiplash injury
2002 - Richmond:
Laurent Redon - fractured finger
2002 - Kentucky:
Richie Hearn - fractured ankle
2002 - Chcagoland:
Gil DeFerran - fractured wrist, whiplash injury, brain concussion
2003 - Phoenix:
Gil DeFerran - partially fractured dorsal, whiplash injury
Roger Yasukawa - bruised back
2003 - Motegi:
Tony Kanaan - fractured wrist and arm
Scott Dixon - fractured wrist and arm
2003 - Indianapolis:
Craig Dollansky - fractured backbone
Arie Luyendiek - back injuries
2003 - Texas:
Airton Daré - fractured hip, pelvis, arm and leg
2003 - Kansas:
Felipe giaffone - fractured pelvis and thumb
2003 - Kentucky:
Vitor Meira - fractured wrist
2003 - Nazareth:
Sarah Fisher - bruised back
2003 - Texas:
Kenny Bräck - fractured backbone, breastbone, leg and ankle
2003 - Indianapolis:
Tony Renna - fatal accident
That's 127 injuries in 7 years. I think if you combine CART, WRC, NASCAR, Formula 1 and MotoGP together on a similar period of time, you're not even close to that!