Stan Fox's Spectacular Crash at the 1995 Indianapolis 500 | (Archive Footage)

Stan Fox was an american race car driver who competed in a total of 8 indy 500s as well as numerous midget car races throughout his career.

After starting ninth in the 1995 Indy 500, Fox went low into the first turn on the first lap of the race and spun. His car connected with the car of Eddie Cheever, Jr. and slammed into the outside wall. Several other cars also became involved. The front nose-cone was ripped from his car, exposing his legs. Fox suffered serious head injuries which put him in a coma for five days, and had surgery to have a blood clot removed from his brain. Remarkably, he survived. After a month, Fox had been moved from the Methodist Hospital critical care unit to a private room, and was showing signs of improvement.

The accident ended Fox's racing career but he stayed involved with the sport. He started the non-profit organization Friends of the Fox which supports people with head injuries and brings a person to the track each May to meet drivers and get VIP treatment.

Ironically, Fox was tragically killed in a traffic collision on December 18, 2000 on the Desert Road around 200 miles south of Auckland, New Zealand. Fox was driving through the night to attend a speedway meeting and collided head on with a northbound truck and trailer Unit.

“You need to win, crash or blow up but never finish second.” - Stan Fox

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