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Indy 500- 1996

#2 Invincible Brayton's last race- Indianapolis 1996

After bagging his 2nd Indy 500 championship title in a row, Brayton seemed to be a future star but a blown tire smashed his all dreams at once. During the practice, the right rear tire blew and sent his car into the outside wall where the car skidded back to the track before coming to a halt. Exactly 33 minutes later, he was declared dead. Series officials eliminated turbochargers in 1997 and various amendments were made in the rules after this tragic incident.

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