A flash-in-the-pan or an unrealized talent? 24-year-old Italian Fabrizio Barbazza (born April 2, 1963) placed 3rd in the 1987 Indianapolis 500. Except for a practice crash in 1992, that constituted his only IMS appearance in a career that ended after head injuries incurred in an accident at Road Atlanta in 1995 forced his retirement even though he was “fully recovered†according to his Wikipedia biography.
A flash-in-the-pan or an unrealized talent? 24-year-old Italian Fabrizio Barbazza (born April 2, 1963) placed 3rd in the 1987 Indianapolis 500. Except for a practice crash in 1992, that constituted his only IMS appearance in a career that ended after head injuries incurred in an accident at Road Atlanta in 1995 forced his retirement even though he was “fully recovered†according to his Wikipedia biography.