Nice of you to put this together.

@amywilliams142

3 жыл бұрын

Loveing your videos

If only there was some way to pin this as the top result for any search for Gordon Smiley...

@Monkemonkemonkemonkemonkee

3 жыл бұрын

It’s the second top result when you search up “Gordon smiley” only behind to his death video. RIP Gordon smiley.

" Racing is life. Everything else is just waiting". Gordon was the perfect example of this. He was a true racer. One of Americas forgotten racing heroes.

I was there in the 82 time trials. My dad was friends with Smiley during the SCCA years. Thank you for a respectful showcase. Regardless of what most thought he was a good and kind man. He to this day is missed.

@billbill9392

2 жыл бұрын

My father was there, in the stands claimed he saw his eyes get as big as silver dollars as he headed for the third turn wall, and after the clean up, it took an hour to announce what they already knew, it was a tragic event that he has never forgot, we had to hear about it as kids and even to this day at the 500 he brings it up when at the 500, we lived in eagledale our backyard was right on the golf course with youtube i can finally see what he witnessed, it is terrible to say the least may he rest in peace

@icaanul

2 жыл бұрын

@@billbill9392 You're not seeing someone's eyes in that situation at 186 mph with the helmet on. I call BS.

@billbill9392

2 жыл бұрын

@@icaanul Call it all you want, I had to hear about this for over 25 years left a big impact on my father when he was a wee lad. I'll choose my father's word over some random dude on the internets "expert" opinion all day every day

@matthewsimon9500

Жыл бұрын

@@billbill9392 with all due respect..logistics and science discredits your fathers claims. Sorry guy.

@billbill9392

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewsimon9500 Go suck an egg, random wierdo

Finally a video that respectfully showcases who he was as a driver. Nice work on this.

@jamesgentry13

4 жыл бұрын

He had an ego and was a jerk

@reigen_4989

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesgentry13 and did he deserve to die? No so let people pay respect and stfu

@noobednatherium4082

4 жыл бұрын

@@reigen_4989 he right on wrong, being an was doesn't make you right, YOU stfu

@4aj14camracing9

3 жыл бұрын

Correct, i have never heard an interview with him ever

@acog_quarks8753

3 жыл бұрын

@@reigen_4989 when did he say he deserved to die

I was in my last year of high school when I went to the Speedway that morning with my father. We were sitting on the main straight in tower terrace. It was hot and balmy out but like always, there was a huge crowd on hand and everybody was stoked about the record falling which it did in short order. I clearly recall Smiley coming by on his first warmup lap but what stood out to me was that unlike the other cars, the car had white painted rims and also, that the chassis wasn't an 82 March as many stories allude. It was an 81C and that surprised me because Fletcher's team was a first rate operation. He never came back around and outside the fact Carnegie announced the car had hit in turn 3 NO ONE had a clue as to the severity. We sat there for what seemed an hour with NO WORD on what was going on? Then I remember a guy with a small radio turning and saying "the car had disintegrated and the block was laying inside the short chute." That's was our first real indication something was really bad. Then an ambulance came down the inside portion of the main straightaway but it's lights weren't on and though it was moving fast, there seemed not to be a sense of urgency about it. Shortly afterwards, Carnegie made the announcement and that entire place fell dead silent. Not a sound was heard from that massive crowd. No one who was there will EVER forget that silence.

@bobma6342

Жыл бұрын

I was also a senior in high school. I still have the May 16, 1982 ESPN broadcast on VHS somewhere. It obviously showed this accident.

I decorated his grave this morning. I’m glad I found your video; I feel I know him better now.

It's hard to find anything on smiley beyond his crash , thank you for making this

@gehbehinderterWerkssoldat

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's really sad, but in some way i do understand it, he had one of the worst, if not the worst impact in history, it's the latter if you ask me...

You did a really great job of humanizing him here. I only knew of him prior as the guy who died in an awful accident, but now I see he was way more than just that.

Still fondly remembered in the UK by most involved in Formula Ford and Aurora F1, he wasn't here long but made himself known. I think there's still a picture of him in the cafe at Mallory Park in the Melchester car. His crash will always be the ultimate reminder of just how hard Indy can bite you, but it's nice to see a video that shows the human behind the violent looking demise.

We definitely need more of these kinds of videos to highlight drivers who have passed careers and stories instead of just the story of their deaths.

@abcdecghijklmn

3 жыл бұрын

Ditto!

@EchosOfWhiterun_5555DocOfStyle

6 ай бұрын

Very well spoken and indeed we definitely do!!! ~ JonseyG 👲

I can't believe how well researched and presented this is. I love it. As a racing fan for years, I have never been able to find much information beyond just his terrible crash. Thank you so much for doing the work and letting us see the man himself.

Thank you so much for posting this video. For so many years, the name Gordon Smiley has been synonymous with the horrific tragedy of the Speedway crash. I am so glad to finally learn about the history of this talented driver and the all out effort he made to further his racing career. Simply fascinating! Thanks again.

knowing his full story now kinda makes it sad. Smiley driven by a career and life goal. Trying to chase the dream. Truly a remarkable race car driver.

3:18 Geez what an irony that both Gilles Villeneuve raced against Gordon Smiley and both were killed two weeks apart in 1982.

@INDIGOBLUE555

4 жыл бұрын

Both passing away consequently to most brutal accidents.

@mellilore

3 жыл бұрын

Utter irony, the two men he had a row with, Brian Kreisky and Tony Bettenhausen Jr, both died in 2000 in separate plane crashes, if I'm not mistaken.

@marcbeaulieu1874

2 жыл бұрын

Gilles died on the 8th of May exactly 7 days before Gordon (May 15th)

One microscopic mistake caused possibly the worst indy crash ever. Rest in peace

@healthyone100

5 жыл бұрын

i can't watch the crash so sad!

@T.N.D.88

5 жыл бұрын

@James Murphy... Better to die in a crash than dying with AIDS like Tim Richmond.

@8-bitsteve500

5 жыл бұрын

@James Murphy I find 'lol'ing over someones death rather bad form tbh.

@ledzeppelin5647

5 жыл бұрын

Worst single car, 64 Sachs, McDonald, worst multiple car.

@projoebiochem

5 жыл бұрын

Sachs/McDonald was the worst ever.

This was long overdue. Thank you.

I was 12 years old in '82 when watched Smiley's crash on the Saturday afternoon. Indy qualifying used to be a big deal then and it was on all afternoon on ABC. And, I was a big A.J.Foyt fan and I wanted to see him win the pole that day. When the show came on at 1 PM they showed the Smiley crash. It was horrible... It looked more like an aircraft accident. What made it worse was 7 days earlier, Gilles Villeneuve was killed at Zolder in an equally horrifying wreck. Let's just say that early May of '82 was not a happy time...

I've know for a long time how Gordon died, now i know how he lived. Thanks for your effort telling his story !

Gordon sounded like a great guy. I think one can take inspiration from the fact that he got to the Indy 500 basically all on his own... no rich parents or anything like that. Died chasing something rather than die in a nursing home or spending years working a job he didn't like for this promise of "retirement" at some point in the ungaranteed future. He is rememebered for his accomplishments. Everyone dies and some people die from something as simple as slipping in the shower. I say he had a great life.

As a kid (around 1962) I would go down the alley to Dundee Texaco at 50th & Underwood, in Omaha to watch Gordon and his dad work on his race cars. One Mini-Cooper (I think), Gordon had to lift the engine partway out just to change the spark plugs. Other than fetching tools, I wasn't much help. JB

We need more of this type of video on KZread. Gone the top 10s, and more of this in-depth type of video, very well structured and thought about.

Thanks so much for making this. At the time of his death I was best friends with the son of one of the owners of Intermedics. We had been to the races with Gordon, he came and spoke at our school, and we tore around in his personal FLASH G Z28. His death hit us hard. Thanks for the respectful telling of his professional career. The memory that sticks with me the most was Gordon greating his friend Lee Sheperd of Reher-Morris at a pro stock race. Both were gone within a year. Thanks again.

@nascarmanHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that. I didn't know he an Lee Sheperd were friends. I recently found a picture of Gordon and his Z28: ibb.co/wr9WB5h

I thank you for not putting the crash in here. I think it would degrade such a classy video... Never heard the man’s name but I know a ton about him now.

@crashburn3292

3 жыл бұрын

I just came here to write the same thing.

@topmech71

Ай бұрын

Agreed...why didn't he just let the car spin around intead of overcorrecting. Was it just a kneejerk reaction from being a road racer? He had a newer backup car ready they say.

Thank you so much for putting this clip together. It’s nice to see a video on Mr Smiley that isn’t dedicated to slow-motion replays of his demise. It was nice to learn a little about him. My hats off to you.

I was there just a kid at the the track in Indianapolis when he died in the 3rd turn

Thank you for putting this together as prior his fatal accident was overshadowing his memory. Some nice rides in Europe!

Gordon was a natural as a road course driver of the kind that comes along maybe once or twice in a generation. On road racing tracks he could pull results out of cars that really didn't have the capability to produce them, but Indy racing is a lot different to road course racing, not necessarily easier, but a very different set of mental and physical challenges which is clearly shown by the number of F1 world champions who've moved to racing IndyCars and rather struggled until they've got their brain around that challenge. A number of his contemporaries in Europe, some of whom went on to be F1 world champions, freely told anyone who would listen that Gordon was a very safe bet to be a world champion on his natural ability and his ability to think through developing situations as to how to maximise his situation, a talent that is very important to a driver looking to win championships... He may well have been the first modern racing driver as we know them now... And he was right, he was taken out at Indy in 1981 by Tony Bettenhausen, but there wasn't any malice there, he was just a victim of circumstance in the wrong place at the wrong time. Of course, then you didn't have the instant replay and expert analysis with access to all the data available now, so a driver could only call a crash as he saw it unfold in front of him and in his mirrors, which never gives the full story... It should also be said that his fatal crash at Indy in 1982 ended Desiree Wilson's opportunity to get an IndyCar drive in a competitive car, and pretty much led to her racing career fizzling out, though it's also fair to say that Gordon's death took some, maybe a lot, of the pleasure out of racing for her... If Gordon had been racing on a road course, then what he did at 200+ mph that day would have been seen as being a save of the century, and a clear sign of his natural ability as a racer. But, on a superspeedway, well...

Those alcohol (methanol) fires the drivers faced were a thing of nightmares. Rick Mears in 81' was brutal. If you haven't seen the video of check it out.

Very interesting. Thanks for posting. His crash was so horrible. It was nice to learn about his life in a different way.

I am so glad that you did this piece Gordon was ahead of his time with his own PR and was a brilliant driver on his day and should be remembered for more than what happened on that fateful day

I love how you didn’t show the accident. Not trolling, that was a nice touch to the good tribute to him.

@jerrypeoni6783

Жыл бұрын

I was there that day that straight into the wall out of turn for that day also tell Fabio broke 200 mi an hour

Excellent video! Gordon was just a little bit before my time getting into watching CART but you really did a fantastic job bringing together his background and accolades. Even though he wanted to get into Formula 1, it sounded like he really came into his own in 82 as a person, getting along with his fellow Indy racers and being a Vet to the newcomers. Truly a tragic story but he died doing something he loved while chasing glory. RIP!

I was working as a photographer at Indianapolis the day Gordon was killed. I was in Turn 1 so I didn't see the accident live, only later in the press room on the closed circuit TV. What I remember most is the Public Address was silent. Typically in those days Carnegie would announce if the driver pulled into the pits, or if there was some kind of incident. But this time Smiley went by, but never came back around...and it was dead quiet. Then we saw smoke coming up from 3, and we knew it must be bad. It was...

Much better explanation of a tragic story than obscure driver implodes into wall @ 200

He was my neighbor and my hero. He lived one street over from me in Grapevine TX not Garland. I rode my bike past his checkered flag mailbox daily. I was 12 when he died. Thank you for this video. And of course my next hero was Dale #3...

@nascarmanHistory

4 жыл бұрын

I love hearing that Gordon had a checkered flag mailbox. Thanks for sharing

@splattbastard

3 жыл бұрын

Gordon started saying he was from Garland Texas as a joke because his friend and biggest supporter at Intermedics last name was Garland. Been to the house a few times, I had forgotten the mailbox. Time to paint mine in honor.

My mom worked for STP for quite a few years. Mom ran the suite in may and took care of the granetelli travel. I was always at the track with my mom. I was 9 almost 10 when the crash happened I watched the car come to its stop. What I saw looked like a mass of blood for several years I thought he had lost his head. But later found out he lost his helmet and what I had seen was the top of Gordens head which was all bloody.

I knew Gordon Smiley in the '60s when he was racing a Porsche Carrera Speedster in SCCA. Rather than all the garbage you dish out his legacy needs to be that he was a hard racer his entire life. I renewed the friendship with him in his Trans-Am Series Camaro days. At the Sears Point round he drove almost the entire distance one-handed, holding the car in gear. The shifter knob wore thru his nomex glove & into his palm. He couldn't even shake hands after. Despite that he still finished 12th on the leader's lap. That's the Gordon Smiley I knew.

@brandspro

2 жыл бұрын

Garbage? Really? The guy puts some effort into creating a piece about a driver that is more than his death and you call it garbage. Class act.

@joestephan1111

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandspro you obviously didn't know Gordon Smiley. I did.

@brandspro

2 жыл бұрын

Joe Stephan then make your own damned video instead of shitting on this guy!

@joestephan1111

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandspro Read my post. Says it better than I can. This piece was obviously a hit job, not a tribute to someone headed for the top who died too young.

never heard of this guys story, since most of the information available on youtube is about his tragic accident. by the way, this video was so well put together, that it didnt need to show the accident itself, but rather concentrate on explaining who smiley really was. thanks for the video.

I remember he used to enjoy running around the track in the morning. I was there at qualifications that fateful day.

@nascarmanHistory

5 жыл бұрын

He was big into fitness, running, weightlifting, etc. That was another aspect of how he tried to improve himself. I saw a quote where he said something like the ground-effects cars of the early 80s had increased the corner speeds so much that a driver needed to be physically strong to withstand the g-forces .

@noobednatherium4082

3 жыл бұрын

@@nascarmanHistory That is true.

Gordon left us 40 years ago today, RIP

really an excellent vid. Thanks for posting. I had no idea he was so ahead of his time incorporating the marketing and promotion.

I remember Gordon winning the FF class at the June Sprints at Road America in the early '70's. A shame he was taken from us so soon, RIP.

@dallasbrubaker6054

Жыл бұрын

What is FF

What a great tribute! I saw Smiley's horrific crash on TV and knew his name vaguely before that but never knew of all his successes and what a scrappy go-getter he was to have worked his way up from a non-moneyed background. “To do something well is so worthwhile that to die trying to do it better cannot be foolhardy. It would be a waste of life to do nothing with one's ability, for I feel that life is measured in achievement, not in years alone.” --Bruce McLaren

@EchosOfWhiterun_5555DocOfStyle

6 ай бұрын

That was very well said and the quote is just *Pure Racing* gold in a nutshell. Thanx for that little *Tribute* of your own!!! ~ JonseyG 👲💖

Superb video...Been a long time F1 and Indycar fan and I found this really interesting. Gordon Smiley suffered such a violent, awful accident in a very public way that sometimes it’s easy to forget that he had an interesting career and certainly wasn’t a rookie to the 500 race when he died.

Great vid. I learned more details about Smiley's life inside and outside of Indy in these eighteen and a half minutes than I have in the last eighteen and a half years.

Such an awful accident that killed a great driver of his time.

Those early 80's Indy cars were really sweet looking.

Was there when I was 9 with my mom and dad. Still remember it clearly. Horrible crash. RIP Gordon Smiley

I remember racing at Silverstone against Gordon in FF 1600. I recall how smooth his driving was. David. Not Lynne.

A very informative and well produced video. 👍👍👏

His wife died just a few years later (1987) from cancer. She was only 43.

For what its worth ... i remember our own F1 champion Alan Jones commenting on Gordon's accident and he said not being accustomed to oval track racing his natural instinct was to correct it as it oversteered where he should of turned it down to the infield instead ... RIP Gordon...

Excellent video. I've only ever known Gordon from his crash video. This puts his whole career into much better perspective. Thank you so much!

Thank you for posting this. As a child I lived in a small town in Indiana called Greencastle. I was there with my family the day he died ( we were sitting in bleachers on the back stretch). From time to time throughout my life I have though about him. However I had no idea about his biography. Thank you so much for putting this together.

This is an excellent film about Gordon Smiley very interesting and done with style and fantastic that you did not include film or photos of his terrible accident rip GS.

I was a senior in high school at the time, I was always more into NHRA drag racing, and was just getting interested in Indy car, His death left an impression on me. I never forgot what a nice guy he seemed to be, and such a tragic loss at such a young age, I often wonder what his career would have been if he had lived longer. He seemed to have a big personality and hard work ethic. I really appreciate this video getting to know more about him! ... I bet he would have eventually been one of the greats! ... RIP GS

Thank you for making this in-depth, respectful video.

From what i have read he consulted with other veteran drivers about how he was going to attack the race track and shortened the turns by being aggressive with the wheel to save time.The vets said you can't saw the wheel with a Indycar like a USAC car and make a safe lap.

@davenorman6717

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks...do you have a link to that article ?

@mark6310

5 жыл бұрын

I can't exactly remember where i read it but i know its true for sure.He was obsessed with reaching 200 mph in the qualifying and was going to take some real risks to try and achieve it.

@davenorman6717

5 жыл бұрын

@@mark6310 Thanks !

@jamesgentry13

4 жыл бұрын

@@davenorman6717 he pissed off a lot of veterans

The nastiest Indy crash in my lifetime. My dad was at Indy in 1964 (his first auto race of any kind) in the infield of turn 4 to witness the darkest day at The Indy 500. Glad that didn’t scare him off, instead lead to a racing family🏁

One week before Smiley's death, Formula 1 driver Gilles Villeneuve died during qualifying. These were heroes at that time.

@xSoccerxCorex

5 жыл бұрын

those 2 crashes are more or less why ground effect got banned.

@jingles123456789ify

5 жыл бұрын

@@xSoccerxCorex ground effect?

@thegoose858

5 жыл бұрын

@John Barthelmass Thanks for that explanation!

@JohnJ-fj2xe

4 жыл бұрын

@@xSoccerxCorex I have seen the videos of both accidents many times. I can understand how ground effects influenced Smiley's crash. However, Villeneuve simply ran into the back of Jochen Mass and then cartwheeled. I don't believe that a sudden loss of adhesion really had much to do with it.

Thanks for making this! Smiley was such a fascinating driver.

This popped up on my home page and I'm so glad that I clicked to watch. I'm thrilled to hear clips of Donald Davidson in here! Subbed and will be going back through, watching. Hope to hear Donald a LOT more.

I remember seeing Smiley at my first SCCA road race, September 20, 1970, Mid America Raceway, Wentzville, Missouri. Besides his driving skills, the most likely reason I noticed him was because 8 months earlier, I had just acquired my first car, a 1964 TR-4 and of course, Smiley was driving a Spitfire.

@raymond3803

5 жыл бұрын

Surprised by his birth place and with the Tom Watson and Lincoln NE investor connection. Lincoln NE = Sprint Car Town = Midwest & Eagle Speedways Omaha NE = Stock Car Town = Sunset Speedway

I'll never forget Gordon Smiley. One of my favorite drivers. I don't need to see the crash on video, I can visually see it in my mind. The way the car snapped straight into the wall. Just horrible. I watched it live and I knew it was bad. RIP Gordon.

Such a horrible death, that crash was hard to watch. Very sad demise

This was a great tribute to see. Very objective. I had never heard of him until I saw his crash video in 2012. I had nightmares about it that night. Worst crash I had ever seen. I remember watching that race in '82 on the customary tape delay of the period and all the anger over the botched start and am amazed I never heard about the death during the qualifying, but I was only 15 then and wasn't the fan I would later become.

I Hope That I Am Not Being Ungrateful. But Thank You For NOT Showing The Video 📼 Of Gordon Smiley's Fatal Crash!🥺😢 Rest In Peace Gordon Smiley ( 1949-1982 )🙏🏻

Just think, in another version of history Smiley is remembered as a solid driver with a standout qualifying/race result in the 500 or two and a decent sports car career, before becoming a well respected driver manager/team pr guru/journalist. Instead he's known as "The guy whose brain got splattered over The Brickyard" (which I completely respect you omitting from the video, given it's a celebration of his life, not his oft recalled death) Fate is cruel.

Many thanks for this work. In a time of short 5 second videos andn twitter sized news, it´s good to see someone has the patience and time to do a proper story on a subject not much spoken about. Congratulations!

The two men he had a row with, Brian Kreisky and Tony Bettenhausen Jr, both died in 2000 in separate plane crashes, if I'm not mistaken.

@nascarman History: Great Documentary. Look forward to watching many others. I am a Huge Fan of Indy Car and the old vintage open wheel racing scenes. Im about 2 hours from the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway and have been lucky enough to have been to many Indy 500s! Appreciate the good work brother!

That's a nice video and a break from just gory pictures. Well done. 👍🏼

Thanks for not posting a video of a guy smacking a concrete wall....head on ...:at 200 mph, and being ripped to pieces by the catch fence. There are tasteful people out there. Great driver. Nonetheless ..... That goes to show you how unforgiving that racing as a whole can be... and it really doesn’t matter how good you are. Racing history supports this. God speed, Gordon Smiley.....as well as to everyone (driver or not) who has died, loving the sport, as he loved it.

I was 5 years old sitting in stand J and saw part of the accident. When everyone stood up my dad told me not to look. That's really all I remember but I'd heard he died. I was just a kid and didn't really understand but dad told me he died. I cried. I'll never forget Gordon Smiley

@shanedeering8929

Жыл бұрын

I was 13yo, in either J or NW Vista, Odd day in my life, wish I didn't see that. No video boards, of course, so everyone just stared at T3 to pickup that single car... the entire grandstand looking at T3 & he drove straight into the wall...

Really nice work! Subbed. Excited to see what you come up with in the future!

Amazing content, and amazing to know the story of an otherwise unknown gordon smiley always knew him because of how he died but to know the story of how he got there just makes him a legend. A man with a purpose and ambition doing absolutely everything to achieve that goal even prepared to die to reach 200mph in a tin can march chassis. Unfortunately that would be the case but a whole new admiration for the late gordon smiley, rest in peace and may your story of your life live on because it is truly awesome and people should remember smiley for that and not his death

Great Job, people don't realize how huge the Indy 500 was & what guys were willing to risk to be a part of it

Smiley by name, Smiley by nature. I'm glad he passed immediately in his accident. Good to know more about his life, not just his death. Great video.

Incredible. I can’t formulate any other words for his crash, I can, but most of them are repetitive curse words. RIP Mr. Smiley and thank you for racing for us. Maybe a video on Gilles Villeneuve, my apologies if I butchered the last name.

I was at the speedway the day Gordon wad killed..saw him coming out of turn 3, horrific!

Very well done, thanks for your work. I absolutely love your channel, being a NASCAR fan from the 70’s

between his death and Gillies Villeneuve, which were 8 days apart, May 1982 more or less ended the Ground Effects era full stop.

@noobednatherium4082

3 жыл бұрын

Facts

Thanks for this. I looked for years for stuff other than his crash and can't find alot. I always wanted to know what he was like.

Great stuff, really helps to paint a bigger picture of his racing career and personality.

Excellent mini documentary! This should be the go-to video for anyone who wants to learn about Smiley's life.

Great job, you've given Gordon the recognition he deserved.

His accident was the worst I'd ever watched.

Its so good to hear more about the career of this man. All ive ever known is that horrendous crash. Also had to say something; 5:29 - cmon James (Hunt - the commentator), you so often called it perfect but not here. Smiley was way alongside! And the win in the wet was really impressive.

WOW, another masterpiece! Well done, keep up the fantastic work!

Excellent video. Had never heard of Gordon Smiley, seemed kind of like the Tim Richmond of champ car.

@raymond3803

5 жыл бұрын

Smiley 1/2 the driver 1/100 the playboy Richmond was

@JameyCampbell_54

4 жыл бұрын

rayism 24b pretty accurate id have to agree 100%

walking thru the infield by the short chute between T3 and T4 holding hands with my girlfriend. Gordon just turned a 198 or 199 I cannot remember but I looked up to see him exit T3 and heard this whump noise and engine cutoff. We all know after that. AJ Foyt ... a fellow Texan ... then came out to run the 200mph lap that Gordon was shooting for. We were all tears.

Well done! So glad to see there's more to the story than just the accident.

Great video. Always knew of Gordon for his horrible crash. Sounds like he had a lot of talent and potential

Great documentary. Hard to believe it is now forty years since that day at Indianapolis.

Great vid! Fantastic to hear his story he was so much more than just the crash that ended his life. Nice to hear the story of the man, the driver,and human being.

Interesting video.. Gordon Smiley`s fatal crash at Indy is one the worst racing accidents i have ever seen.

Great video! Very informative!

Absolutely love this channel.

Hats off to this remarkable work of research and edition, As you well say, I always thought that there was more to Gordon Smiley's life that the way it ended. Thanks for let us know.