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14 NASCAR drivers have died at Daytona International Speedway, more than at any other circuit.. This article lists drivers who have been fatally injured while competing in or in preparation for (testing, practice, qualifying) races sanctioned by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR).
Deaths among racers and spectators were numerous in the early years of racing, but advances in safety technology, and specifications designed by sanctioning bodies to limit speeds, have reduced the rate of fatal accidents. [2] Major accidents have often spurred increased safety measures and rules changes.
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Lists of motorsport fatalities at race tracks in the United States (4 P) Pages in category "Lists of motorsport fatalities" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Darlington Raceway, nicknamed by many NASCAR fans and drivers as "The Lady in Black" or "The Track Too Tough to Tame" and advertised as a "NASCAR Tradition", is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a ...
Lightweight race Race Riding a Suzuki, Bartz crashed into two downed bikes on the east turn. He was flung through the air and slammed on the ground. The 30-year-old truck salesman died of multiple injuries in the speedway hospital a short time later. [12] [13] Tab Prince: February 19, 1970 Car NASCAR: 125-mile race: Qualifying Race [note 1]
Contested over 364 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the 35th race of the 1960 NASCAR Grand National Series season. The race is known as one of the deadliest Southern 500s in history. On lap 95, race leader Bobby Johns and Roy Tyner locked bumpers, and both crashed on pit road.
The race was then run, with 26-year old Russell Phillips on the pole. On lap 17 of the 67 laps scheduled, Phillips was killed in one of the most gruesome crashes in motor sports history. The crash took safety officials approximately 40 minutes to clean up, and the race continued. The race was won by Gary Laton. The race was filmed and was ...