1960 Langhorne - USAC Sprints 

Jimmy Bryan was killed in the champ car race at Langhorne that same year. Not in a sprint car.

in the second event that hurtubise won, bryan started in the outside of the front row (2nd) and in turn 1 he took the lead, but in turn 2 his car went onto a slide, went over the wall and flipped at least 5 times. he was not wearing a shoulder harness, and he died instantly by severe head, chest and internal injuries. edit: sorry by the late commentary

This was a sprint car race. Bryan was killed on the first lap of a Champ Car race there at Langhorne.