ðə dˈɛθs mˌeɪd ðə fɹˈʌnt pˈeɪdʒ ʌvðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz, ænd ðə pɹˈɛs stˈɑːɹɾᵻd kˈɔːlɪŋ ðə ʃˈɔːɹt wˈʌn slˈæʃ fˈoːɹ ænd wˈʌn slˈæʃ θɹˈiː mˈaɪl sˈɜːkɪts "mˈɜːdɚdɹˌoʊmz".
The deaths made the front page of The New York Times, and the press started calling the short 1/4 and 1/3 mile circuits "murderdromes".