...said Tony George, president of the speedway and the IRL. Renna was the first IRL driver to die in a crash since Scott Brayton in 1996 at Indianapolis, and he was the 67th person fatally injured at the track since it opened in 1909. Greg Moore...

...high at Indianapolis was Tony Stewart, who qualified second in 1996 but moved over to the pole for the race after Scott Brayton was killed in practice. The only rookie winner since 1927 was Graham Hill, a former Formula One champion, in 1966...

...meeting, each of the 33 starters received a ring for qualifying for the race. Among the awards presented was the Scott Brayton Memorial, honoring the driver killed during practice for the race in 1996. The award was given to Roberto Guerrero...

...the same season. Two years ago, he made his debut in the Indianapolis 500, started from the pole after teammate Scott Brayton was killed in practice, led 44 laps and was rookie of the year. Last year, he started second, finished fifth and...

...with two consecutive attempts, getting within a whisker each time of the pole. He would have been the first since Scott Brayton in 1995-96 to win it in consecutive years. Penske turned to Castroneves with only minutes left to qualify. This...

...Thursday the team would not have further comment on the crash for the immediate future. Renna, who George called a "rising star" in the driving ranks, was the first IRL driver to die in a crash since Scott Brayton in 1996 at Indianapolis.

...10 minutes before the race ... such memories." There also is a certain sorrow. He'll never forget 1996, when Scott Brayton won the pole but died in a crash while practicing for the race. "He crashed in turn 2 and I was in turn 3 when it...

...just to sit on the front row." Stewart moved up to the pole position as a rookie two years ago after pole-winner Scott Brayton was killed in practice. Stewart led 44 laps but finished 24th. Last year, he started second, led 64 laps -- more...

...Andretti in 1986-87. He moved to Indianapolis in 1988 to become lead mechanic and fabricator for the Hemelgarn team of Scott Brayton, Tom Sneva and Ludwig Heimrath and drove a limited schedule of midget car races from 1991-96. "My race car business...