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The 51-year-old operator of an auto repair shop slammed into a guard rail and was hit by another car but died of a heart attack. [120] Gary Neice (USA) [121] May 4, 1991 Carquest Auto Parts Stores 300 South Boston Speedway: Race Busch Grand National Series: The 36-year-old professional race car driver hit a wall but died of a heart attack. [122]
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.
The 8 year old was participating in her first solo run and was attempting to gain her racing license when she lost control of her car and crashed into a concrete wall, life support was turned off the following day. [81] Nicky Bogdan (USA) 1958-10-12 Drag racing Great Lakes Dragway: Race Veered left off of the track and plowed through a field [82]
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 ...
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
This is a page with information on deaths that have occurred during motorsport events. Auto racing is a dangerous sport by its nature and has seen a large number of deaths. . In the second half of the 20th century safety standards and car construction were improved so that the number of deaths has fallen noticeably: In Formula 1 deaths were a regular occurrence earlier in the history of the ...
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 ...
A 53-year-old man died Friday while working on the setup of the track used for NASCAR’s street races in downtown Chicago this weekend. Per WGN, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office ...