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The 36-year-old professional race car driver hit a wall but died of a heart attack. [121] Hal Shuster (USA) [122] June 6, 1992 30-lap race Cajon Speedway: Feature race Winston Racing Series (Sportsman Stock) Having stopped in the pits, the 49-year-old transmissions seller had a fatal diabetic seizure. [122] Edward Maness (USA) [123] July 10, 1993
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
Car lost control, went into ditch; as the driver came out to get back onto the track, he was hit by another car [84] Neil Bonnett (USA) 1994-02-11 Stock car Chevrolet NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Daytona International Speedway: Daytona 500: Practice Spun and slammed head-on into the turn four wall [85] Joakim Bonnier (SWE) 1972-06-11 Sports car ...
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.
It also excludes indirect car-related fatalities. For more details, see Transportation safety in the United States. From the beginning of recorded statistics until the 1970s, total traffic deaths in the United States generally trended upwards, except during the Great Depression and World War II. From 1979 to 2005, the number of deaths per year ...
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 ...
The technology found in the modern NASCAR Cup Series vehicles could have saved Myers' life, and it's a shame because Myers had a promising career in NASCAR racing. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] George Parrish made a notable appearance in this race using a 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk ; he witnessed the fatal crash of Bobby Myers at close range. [ 7 ]
Involved in a multi-car pileup while competing in the Charlotte/Daytona Dash Series, Young's Chevrolet Cavalier was slowly sliding backwards between turns three and four when hit almost head-on by Duell Sturgill with the impact ripping apart the front end of Young's car. The 38-year-old auto mechanic was pronounced dead of multiple internal ...