102 Stats in 102 Days Until 102nd Indy 500 – Day 94, Retirements from Accidents, By Race (May 18, 2018)

The 102nd Indianapolis 500 is nine days away! This is the 94th day of the 102 Stats in 102 Days Until the 102nd Indy 500 blog.

Each day from now until the Saturday before the Indianapolis 500, we’ll post a list of stats related to the race. Some are well-known statistics, while others are a little more in-depth.

Here is a look at the number of retirements from accidents that have occurred by race. A single car has retired from an accident in 13 races. Retirements include accidents both on the track and in the pits, as well as drivers that retired from spinning out.

Retirements from Accidents, By Race

- 1 car: 13 races (1913, 1915, 1926, 1936, 1937, 1948, 1952, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978)

- 2 cars: 15 races

- 3 cars: 15 races

- 4 cars: 11 races

- 5 cars: 11 races

- 6 cars: 7 races

- 7 cars: 9 races

- 8 cars: 3 races

- 9 cars: 3 races

- 10 cars: 6 races

- 11 cars: 4 races

- 12 cars: 2 races

- 13 cars: 2 races (1966, 1992)