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".
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".