Mickey Shaw
Mickey Shaw, Indianapolis 500. Copyright The Dave Friedman Collection, 1946-2009, repository of the Henry Ford archive, Benson Ford Research Centre, 2014. All photos are permissible to use under a Creative Commons licence.
Born: |
15 Jul 1932 |
Died: |
27 Jul 1969 |
Nationality: |
United States |
Indy 500s: | 0 (1967) |
Died of a heart-attack. Crashed at Toledo on June 21st and complained of chest pains afterwards. Was later released and then went to race the next weekend but after qualifying, became ill again and died in hospital. Best remembered as a sprint car driver with a number of wins to his credit. Shaw's real name was Milton and he was father of five children. Shaw was very much a sprint car specialist, but he passed his Indianapolis 500 driver's test, but failed to qualify.
Biography last updated 17 Jun 2017