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Winston Racing Series (Late Model Stock) The 45-year-old businessman brushed a wall but died of a heart attack. [124] Al Papini (USA) [125] April 1, 2001 40-lap race Rockford Speedway: Feature race Weekly Racing Series (Late Model) The 41-year-old driver crashed into a wall but died of a heart attack. [126] Bubba Beck (USA) [127] June 1, 2002
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.
The Alabama native currently ranks 47th in all-time NASCAR Cup victories. [2] He appeared in the 1983 film Stroker Ace and the 1990 film Days of Thunder. Bonnett hosted the TV show Winners for TNN from 1991 to 1994. He was a color commentator for CBS, TBS, and TNN in the years until his death.
Bobby Allison, the 1983 NASCAR Cup Series champion and Hall of Fame driver who won a 85 career races, has died at the age of 86. The racing legend died peacefully at his home on Saturday, Nov. 9 ...
Jun. 27—Wednesday, June 22, the NASCAR world learned it had lost one of racing's most innovative figures. Burton Smith, founder of Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) and owner of several famous ...
The fight was a signature moment for NASCAR, which was primarily a regional motorsports series at the time. The 1979 Daytona 500 was the first race televised live from start to finish on broadcast ...
Driver deaths in motorsport; List of deaths by motorcycle crash; List of people who died in traffic collisions; List of fatal accidents in motorboat racing; List of Formula One fatalities; List of NASCAR fatalities; List of fatal World Rally Championship accidents; List of fatalities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway; List of IndyCar fatalities
The Daytona 500 also marked the first year of NASCAR’s six-year, $2.8 billion television contract with Fox and NBC, a TV deal at the time that symbolized NASCAR’s true emergence as a mass ...