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Fatal accidents to competitors at the Watkins Glen International Circuit during the United States Grand Prix and other national and international motorsport events on a 10.6 km (6.6 mi) road circuit (1948–1952), an amended 7.4 km (4.6 mi) circuit (1953–1956) and the 3.78 km (2.35 mi) Grand Prix circuit from 1957 onwards.

List of fatal accidents involving competitors

No	Competitor	Date	Place	Series	Race	Type
1	Sam Collier	23 Sep 1950			1950 Watkins Glen Grand Prix	Ferrari 166 S
2	Tommy Seagraves	13 Aug 1960		American Motorcyclist Association		Harley-Davidson KRTT
3	Bud Faust	22 Sep 1962		1962 SCCA National		Lotus-Buick
4	Harold Woods	22 Aug 1965	Outer Loop	1965 SCCA National	1965 The Glen 500 Km	Daimler SP250
5	Edward Mathias	17 Oct 1965		1965 SCCA National		Porsche - Elvra
6	Martin Krinner	20 Aug 1967		1967 SCCA National	1967 The Glen 500 Km	Shelby Mustang
7	François Cevert	06 Oct 1973	Turn #4	1973 FIA Formula 1 World Championship	1973 United States Grand Prix	Tyrrell-Cosworth 006
8	Helmuth Koinigg	06 Oct 1974	Turn #7	1974 FIA Formula 1 World Championship	1974 United States Grand Prix	Surtees TS16-Cosworth
9	Mark Freed	29 Aug 1976	Turn #10	1976 SCCA Glen Region	Closed circuit event	Bugeye Sprite
10	J. D. McDuffie	11 Aug 1991	Turn #5	1991 NASCAR Winston Cup	1991 Bud at the Glen	Pontiac
11	Ken Buchel	09 Jul 2011	The Chute	2011 SCCA Series	The Glen Double Nationals	Honda CR-X
12	Steven Cullman	07 Jun 2024		2024 Historic Sportscar Racing	Historic Sportscar Racing Classic	Mustang Boss 302

List of fatal accidents involving spectators

No	Name	Date	Place	Series	Race	Role
1	Frank Fazzary	20 Sep 1952	Franklin Street		1952 Watkins Glen Grand Prix	Spectator

Sources

1. The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who p100-101 by Steve Small (1994) Guinness Publishing Ltd ISBN 0-85112-702-9
2. The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who p213 by Steve Small (1994) Guinness Publishing Ltd ISBN 0-85112-702-9

See also

• List of Daytona International Speedway fatalities
• List of Indianapolis Motor Speedway fatalities

• Lists of motorsport fatalities at race tracks in the United States
• Motorsport competitions in New York (state)
• New York (state) sports-related lists
• Sports deaths in New York (state)
• United States Grand Prix