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- Birth nameMichael Henderson Spence
- Spence, born in England contracted polio as a child, but overcame it and later served a stint in the British Army. After his discharge, Spence pursued a childhood dream of racing cars and he started club racing in England. He entered Formula 1 in 1963 and did reasonably well for the next several years. Spence was starting to show great promise when he was killed in a practice crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1968.
- IMDb mini biography by: Ken Severson
- British race car driver.
- Suffered from polio as a child.
- Started 36 Formula 1 World Championship races.
- Was killed during practice for the 1968 Indianapolis 500, when he hit the wall and the right-front wheel flew back and struck him on the head.
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