Death at Watkins Glen: How One Forgotten Crash Changed Motorsport Forever

The 1952 Watkins Glen Grand Prix should have been yet another leap toward solidifying road racing's popularity in the United States — but instead, the death of one seven-year-old-boy in a crash brought American motorsport to its knees. This is the story of Frankie Fazzary, the young boy whose death changed the tides of racing and created the automotive world we know today. This is a story that has, tragically, been forgotten.

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Episode Bibliography: 

Watkins Glen, the Street Years 1948-1952: Glory, Drama, and the Birth of American Road Racing by Philippe Defechereaux 

Watkins Glen: From Griswold to Gordon, Fifty Years of Competition at the Home of American Road Racing by J.J. O'Malley and Bill Green

Watkins Glen Racing: Images of Sport by Kirk W. House and Charles R. Mitchell

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https://www.nytimes.com/1952/09/21/archives/sports-car-rams-crowd-kills-boy-12-spectators-at-annual-race-in.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95370544/Frank-%E2%80%9CFrankie%E2%80%9D-Fazzari

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