[2] He was killed in a crash in a USAC 100-mile (160 km) race at Daytona International Speedway.

[2] In his rookie appearance at the Indianapolis 500 in 1958, Amick was assigned a "lay-down" roadster commissioned by car owner Norm Demler, designed by Quin Epperly, and based upon George Salih's 1957 race-winning design.

Amick found himself running a comfortable second to leader Jimmy Bryan with just 20 laps remaining.

[3] Amick was competing in the only Indy Car race ever run at the Daytona International Speedway and was killed in an accident on the final lap.

[4][5] Amick was inducted into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2009.