I was surprised to find the site honoring your brother, his career, and untimely death. interrupted and shortened the race. The chassis dug into the grass and flipped upside-down, slid a short distance and then flipped back over as it reached the pavement again in turn two, finally coming to a stop in the middle of the track. Find the obituary of Art Pollard (1957 - 2019) from Commerce City, CO. Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. I was a helluva mess at the time but still conscious. "He came off the wall and almost landed on the front of my car," said Lee Kunzman, whose first Indy start carried him only a few hundred yards. 2. He died living his dream, doing what he loved; and it was a privilege for him to race at that level., Mike Pollard, was working as a steel fabricator for Fred Gerhardt in Fresno, California. And I told 'em: "Goddammit, somebody hit me from behind.". As Judy relates, There is no good way to get the horrible news that your dad has had an accident and died. I got up early and went to visit him. builder who was credited with discovering Savage. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? No one did. Characteristic paintings from this period include Bird (c. 1941), Male and Female (c. 1942), and Guardians of the Secret (1943). My left hand was burned so bad that the tips of all the fingers were amputated. We have set your language to Search above to list available cemeteries. He won two Indy car events in 1969, and finished second in the first two California 500s at Ontario Motor Speedway. google_ad_width = 728; From the time I was a little girl, I never thought it would happen to him. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. June 8, 1969 The STP team showed up at Milwaukee with Greg Weld in the #57 STP Gerhardt Offy and it was a good thing. wrong," said Dan Gurney, himself a driver until 1970 and later an owner and car safety truck, speeding up pit road in the opposite direction of normal traffic, hit Teran //-->,