Jovy Marcelo

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Jacinto and the surname or paternal family name is Marcelo.
Jovy Marcelo
Born
Edward Jovy Jacinto Marcelo

(1965-04-20)April 20, 1965
Filipino
OccupationRace car driver

Edward Jovy Jacinto Marcelo (April 20, 1965 – May 15, 1992), better known simply as Jovy Marcelo, was a

race car driver from Quezon City, Philippines, who was killed in an accident during practice for the 1992 Indianapolis 500
.

Early career and education

Marcelo came from a racing family, with his father Edward ("Eddie") racing dragsters, motorcycles, and speedboats in Southeast Asia (mainly in Malaysia, the Philippines and Macau). He began his racing career at the age of 11 in go-karts.

He studied in the United States at

Armstrong College (Berkeley, California)
.

Career

Bitten with the racing bug, he pursued racing full-time right after graduating with a business degree. With the financial support of his father, Marcelo raced in junior formulas in the United Kingdom before moving to the New Zealand series.

In 1990, Marcelo returned to the United States and competed in the

Toyota Atlantic Championship with Duane Anderson's team. Marcelo finished second in the championship behind Mark Dismore
and earned the Rookie of the Year title.

In 1991, Marcelo continued in Toyota Atlantic, replacing Dismore in Bill Fickling's P-1 Racing Team. Marcelo won races at Lime Rock Park and Nazareth Speedway. Marcelo won the season championship, beating Jimmy Vasser by four points.

CART career

In 1992, Marcelo graduated to

Lola
T91/00-Cosworth DFS and participated in rookie orientation and practice for the event.

Death

On May 15, 1992, during warmups, Marcelo’s car snapped around at warmup speed and impacted into a concrete wall entering turn 1 at 172 miles per hour (277 km/h).

HANS Device was not mandatory until 2001). Marcelo was 27 at the time of his death. He 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
. Marcelo left behind his wife Irene, son Karsten, and an unborn son who was given the name Jovy Nicolai.

Funeral services were held for him in

Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina.[4]

Legacy

Following his death, the

Bert Hart for the 1992–1993 season. He named his first son Jovy Kakoa Hart. Frankie Muniz
won the 2008 IMSA Cooper Tires Atlantic Championship Jovy Marcelo Sportsmanship Award.

Career results

Atlantic Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
1991
 Team Marcelo LBH
3
PIR

2 		LRP
1
MTL

4 		WGI
Ret 		DES
5
TOR

8 		TRR
6 		VAN
6 		MDO
2 		NAZ
1
LS1

2
LS2

4 		1st 76
1992
 Team Marcelo
MIA

Ret
PIR
 LBH LRP MTL WGI
TOR
 TRR VAN MDO
MOS
 NAZ
LS1
LS2
 NC 0

Complete CART results

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points Ref
1992 EuroInternational SRF
14 		PNX
19 		LBH
19 		INDY
DNQ 		DET POR MIL NHM TOR MIS CLE ROA VAN MDO NAZ LS 43rd 0 [5]

See also

  • List of Indianapolis 500 fatal accidents

References

  1. Newspapers.com
    .
  2. Newspapers.com
    .
  3. ^ Glick, Shav (May 17, 1992). "INDIANAPOLIS 500: DAILY REPORT : Coroner Says Head Injury Killed Marcelo". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  4. ^ Salazar, Tessa (October 30, 2012). "Here lie the racing legends, quiet and still". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Jovy Marcelo – 1992 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Mark Dismore
1990 Pacific Division Champion
Toyota Atlantic Champion

1991 		Succeeded by
Chris Smith
Preceded by
Brian Till
1990 Atlantic Division Champion
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