▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack . ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Op al ▁Nations ▁article ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 1 ▁death s ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁mus icians ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁Christians ▁Category : Mus icians ▁from ▁Detroit ▁Category : S ong writ ers ▁from ▁Michigan ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁mus icians <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 3 9 th ▁International ▁ 5 0 0 - M ile ▁S we ep st akes ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Motor ▁Speed way ▁on ▁Monday , ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁A AA ▁National ▁Championship ▁Tra il ▁and ▁was ▁race ▁ 3 ▁of ▁ 7 ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁World ▁Championship ▁of ▁D ri vers . ▁ ▁The ▁race ▁is ▁notable ▁to ▁many ▁as ▁the ▁race ▁in ▁which ▁Bill ▁V uk ov ich ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁crash ▁while ▁seem ingly ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁third ▁consecutive ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 . ▁ ▁Time ▁tri als ▁Time ▁tri als ▁was ▁scheduled ▁for ▁four ▁days . ▁ ▁Saturday ▁May ▁ 1 4 ▁– ▁P ole ▁Day ▁time ▁tri als ▁ ▁Gust y ▁wind s , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁rain , ▁was ▁observed ▁on ▁pole ▁day ,