Caccia and his family immigrated to the U.S. when he was a young boy, settling in Pennsylvania.[1] He was killed in a practice crash for the 1931 Indianapolis 500 along with riding mechanic Clarence Grove, when he crashed his car at turn 2, causing it to vault a wall, hit a tree, and catch on fire.[2][3]
caccia, joseph, caccia, born, giuseppe, caccia, january, 1899, 1931, american, racing, driver, borngiuseppe, caccia, 1899, january, 1899naples, campania, italydiedmay, 1931, 1931, aged, speedway, indiana, champ, career1, race, over, yearsfirst, race1930, india. Joseph Caccia born Giuseppe Caccia January 19 1899 May 26 1931 was an American racing driver Joe CacciaBornGiuseppe Caccia 1899 01 19 January 19 1899Naples Campania ItalyDiedMay 26 1931 1931 05 26 aged 32 Speedway Indiana U S Champ Car career1 race run over 2 yearsFirst race1930 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Wins Podiums Poles0 0 0 Contents 1 Biography 2 Motorsports career results 2 1 Indianapolis 500 results 3 References 4 External linksBiography editCaccia and his family immigrated to the U S when he was a young boy settling in Pennsylvania 1 He was killed in a practice crash for the 1931 Indianapolis 500 along with riding mechanic Clarence Grove when he crashed his car at turn 2 causing it to vault a wall hit a tree and catch on fire 2 3 Motorsports career results editIndianapolis 500 results edit Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1930 29 14 97 606 22 25 43 0 Crash Totals 43 0 Starts 1 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 0 Retired 1References edit Brown Allen Joe Caccia OldRacingCars com Retrieved February 2 2024 Joe Caccia Motorsport Memorial Retrieved January 23 2014 Auto race driver killed in trial Nashua Telegraph Associated Press May 26 1931 External links editJoe Caccia at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joe Caccia amp oldid 1211711068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
