Len Sutton Rest in Peace

[brickyard1911]

Sutton's first appearance at Indianapolis, in 1958, was nearly his last: a wind gust flipped his car in practice. It landed upside-down and slid nearly 1,000 feet. The Indianapolis News story the next day noted, "Sutton was at first believed dead by observers on the scene."

When Sutton regained consciousness, he wondered what all the fuss was about.

"Maybe they were just looking for some headlines that day," Sutton said in the 2005 interview. "All I had was a skull fracture, a bunch of hide torn off my back and hand and a broken shoulder. It wasn't a big deal as far as I was concerned."

Now that's one tough dude! RIP

[Indy500fanatic]

Very saddened to hear of Len's passing on monday. I've had a run of bad luck with our pc ( trojan horse) and we got back up and running today with a different cpu.
I am a member of a chat called racing history and have posted with Mr. Sutton on a number of occasions.
Helluva racer and a true gentleman, he will be missed
RIP