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 road circuit (1948–1952), an amended circuit (1953–1956) and the 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 1973The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who p100-101 by Steve Small (1994) Guinness Publishing Ltd Turn #4 1973 FIA Formula 1 World Championship 1973 United States Grand Prix Tyrrell-Cosworth 006 8 Helmut Koinigg 06 Oct 1974The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who p213 by Steve Small (1994) Guinness Publishing Ltd 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 ClassicMustang Boss 302
List of fatal accidents involving spectators No Name Date Place Series Race Role 1 Frank Fazzari 20 Sep 1952 Franklin Street 1952 Watkins Glen Grand Prix Spectator
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See also List of Daytona International Speedway fatalities List of Indianapolis Motor Speedway fatalities