of medical affairs), claimed in his book Rapid Response that the real cause of death was complications related to contaminated plasma. Olvey claimed that Savage contracted hepatitis B from a transfusion, causing his liver to fail. However, according to Savage's father, the percentage of oxygen they were giving Swede just prior to his death, due to the damage to his lungs from the fumes inhaled from the accident, was such that there was no way he could have survived, even if he had not contracted hepatitis B. Lung failure was repeated as the cause of death by Savage's daughter Angela in a May 2015 interview. Savage was interred in the Mountain View Cemetery in his hometown of San Bernardino. He was married with a seven-year-old daughter, Shelly; his widow Sheryl was expecting their second child, daughter Angela, at the time of his death. Savage also had a son, John, who lives in Highland, California. Complete USAC Championship Car results Indy 500 results Complete Non-Championship Formula One results (key) See also List of fatalities at Indianapolis References External links Swede Savage Official Tribute Site 1946 births 1973 deaths American motorcycle racers NASCAR drivers Indianapolis 500 drivers Trans-Am Series drivers Sportspeople from San Bernardino, California Sports deaths in Indiana Racing drivers from California