Edward Jovy Jacinto Marcelo, better known simply as Jovy Marcelo, was a Filipino race car driver from Quezon City, Philippines, who was killed in an accident during practice for the 1992 Indianapolis 500.
14 Facts About Jovy Marcelo
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Jovy Marcelo began his racing career at the age of 11 in go-karts.
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Jovy Marcelo studied in the United States at St Mary's and at Armstrong College.
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In 1990, Jovy Marcelo returned to the United States and competed in the Toyota Atlantic Championship with Duane Anderson's team.
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Jovy Marcelo finished second in the championship behind Mark Dismore and earned the Rookie of the Year title.
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In 1991, Jovy Marcelo continued in Toyota Atlantic, replacing Dismore in Bill Fickling's P-1 Racing Team.
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Jovy Marcelo won races at Lime Rock Park and Nazareth Speedway.
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Jovy Marcelo won the season championship, beating Jimmy Vasser by four points.
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Jovy Marcelo had a pre-season test with Derrick Walker's Walker Motorsports, and earned a seat with the Euromotorsport team owned by Antonio Ferrari.
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Jovy Marcelo competed in three CART PPG Cup events, finishing 14th in Surfers Paradise, 19th in Phoenix and 19th in Long Beach.
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On May 15,1992, during warmups, Jovy Marcelo's car snapped around at warmup speed and impacted into a concrete wall entering turn 1 at 172 miles per hour.
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Jovy Marcelo died instantly due to a blunt force head injury.
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Jovy Marcelo died on the tenth anniversary of the death of Gordon Smiley, who died at the same track while attempting to qualify for the 1982 Indianapolis 500.
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Jovy Marcelo was laid to rest at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina.