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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 ...
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 have died of a medical condition while driving or shortly thereafter and another section shows non ...
Following the news of East’s death, the NASCAR community took to social media to mourn. Joe Robbins/Getty Images for NASCAR “Our team is incredibly sad to learn today’s news about Bobby East.
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 ...
In 1996, a roof reinforcement called the Earnhardt bar was made mandatory on all NASCAR vehicles after Dale Earnhardt was seriously injured in a crash at Talladega in the DieHard 500. Charlotte Motor Speedway also withdrew from the Sportsman Division in 1996, following 3 deaths in 6 years, citing Phillips' death as "the last straw". [9]
NASCAR driver Ryan Preece, whose car rolled about a dozen times during a terrifying crash at Daytona International Speedway, was on his way home about 12 hours later after being discharged from a ...
The drivers got out of their cars, then Bobby Allison joined them — and a free-for-all ensued. Cameras caught all the action, and the wreck and brawl no doubt helped stamp racing into the nation ...
Billy Scott (October 10, 1948 – April 28, 2017 San Bernardino, California), was an American race car driver. Scott competed in a number of disciplines, including open wheel car , stock car , and drag racing .