Career
Fox was one of the last links between the midget car racing world and the Indianapolis 500. Fox began his career as a midget car racer. He placed in the top twelve in points in nine seasons, even after he raced sporadically after moving to United States Auto Club (Universal Service Administrative Company) open wheel events.
He had 19 Universal Service Administrative Company career wins.
Fox competed in the Indianapolis 500 eight times between 1987 and 1995 driving for A.J. Foyt and Ron Hemelgarn. He was also a motorcycle racing enthusiast.
Nearly fatal crash at Indianapolis While driving for Ron Hemelgarn, Fox was seriously injured during the 1995 Indianapolis 500 in one of the most horrifying accidents in the history of the race. After starting ninth, Fox went low into the first turn on the first lap of the race and spun.
His car connected with the car of Eddie Cheever, Junior. and several other cars were involved in the wreck.
The entire front nose cone was ripped from his car leaving the driver"s legs exposed. Fox suffered serious head injuries. The accident ended Fox"s racing career but he continued to stay involved with the sport.
He started the non-profit organization Friends of the Fox which supports people with head injuries and brings them to the track each May to meet the drivers and get Very Important Person treatment.
Fox never gave up his dream of driving a race car again. Fox was killed in a head on collision on December 19, 2000 on the Desert Road some 200 miles (320 km) south of Auckland, New Zealand, at the age of 48.
Fox was driving through the night to attend a Speedway Meeting and forgot what country he was in and drove on the right side of the road instead of the left. Fox collided head on with a North Bound Truck and Trailer Unit American open–wheel racing results (key) = CART = Indianapolis 500 National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time * – Most laps led) = Winston Cup Series = SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman =.