Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Vukovich akaurawa mukudonha kweketani-kuita apo akanga ane kutungamirira kwemasekondi 17 pamutambo wechi57 we1955 Indianapolis 500
. Akanga achibuda mukutendeuka kwechipiri, achitevera motokari nhatu dzakanga dzinonoka - dzaityairwa naRodger Ward, Al Keller, naJohnny Boyd - apo motokari yaWard yakarova rusvingo rwokunze rwomugwagwa rwakanga rwakatambanudzwa kumashure ndokutendeuka, ichizorora pakati penzira somugumisiro wetsvimbo yakaputsika. Keller, achienda mukati kuti adzivise Ward, akarasikirwa nokudzora ndokudzokera panzira, achirova motokari yaBoyd ndokuipinza munzira yaVukovich. Pashure pokunge motokari yake yapfuura parusvingo rwokunze ndokuva mumhepo, yakatenderera mumhepo kanoverengeka ichidzika pamusoro peboka remotokari dzakanga dzakamiswa isati yauya kuzorora yakatendeuka ndokuputika mumwoto. Rutivi rwekombi yemotokari yake rwakarova bhiriji rakaderera pedyo neTurn 2 apo yakanga iri mudenga. Motokari yaBoyd yakatenderukawo ndokuguma yakatenderukawo. Sezvo motokari yakatsva, Ed Elisian akamisa motokari yake isina kukuvara ndokumhanya akananga kuna Vukovich mukuedza kumuponesa. Zvakanga zvisina basa; Vukovich akanga afa pakarepo. Akanga adimburwa musoro zvishoma apo motokari yake yakarovera pabhiriji rakaderera. Vatariri vaviri vakakuvadzwawo apo motokari yaVukovich yakamhara paJeep yavo.