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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). A separate list compiles drivers who ...
That race never left my mind until I was 16. I knew I was going to drive a race car when I was 16." [6] Trickle married Darlene in 1961. [6] They originally lived at his grandmother's house for a while before they bought a trailer on someone else's property. [6] His nephew, Chris Trickle, was a race car driver before dying in a drive-by shooting.
The unquestioned king of modified racing, Richie Evans won more than 450 races and nine NASCAR national modified championships, including eight in a row from 1978 to 1985.. He hailed from Rome ...
Car NASCAR: 125-mile race: Qualifying Race Hassler was involved in a multi-car pileup on the backstretch. His Chevrolet hit a wall, spun, and was struck by Jimmy Crawford's car, which knocked Hassler back into the wall. He was dead of neck and head injuries. [18] [19] [20] Don Williams: February 17, 1979 Car NASCAR: Sportsman 300: Race
Stock car Chevrolet Cavalier: NASCAR Modified Lancaster Speedway 30-lap NASCAR Modified race Race Crash - jumped wheels with another car - hit wall driver's side first [168] Ronnie Duman (USA) 1968-06-09 Open wheel Gerhardt/Ford USAC Championship: Milwaukee Mile: Rex Mays 150: Race
During practice for a NASCAR modified sportsman race at Riverside on January 15, 1978, Easley was killed when his 1968 Camaro slid across the track into a trailer and pickup truck near pit road. A pit crew member for Tiny Keith, Douglas Grunst, was also killed in the incident. [3] [4] Easley lived in Van Nuys, California.
The 47-year-old California-born driver started racing motorcycles aged four, before graduating to off-roads and stock cars and eventually debuting in NASCAR’s Winston Cup in 2002.
Guy "Shorty" Robinson (May 14, 1939 – September 12, 2024) was an American driver of modified stock cars. Equally adept on both dirt and asphalt surfaces, he was victorious at venues on either side of the St. Lawrence River, despite being limited primarily to weekend racing by his full-time job. [1]