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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).
Brothers-in-law; Krisiloff married George's sister Josie. (Divorced in 1993) Kyle Larson: Brad Sweet United States: Brothers-in-law; Larson married Sweet's sister Katelyn. They co-promote the High Limit Sprint Car Series and racing events at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California. Vitantonio Liuzzi: Andrea Caldarelli Italy
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Chris Trickle (May 30, 1972 – March 25, 1998) was an American stock car racing driver. A competitor in the NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour, he was murdered in a drive-by shooting that remains unsolved.
By the mid-1990s, competitors and media began taking note of the multi-car wrecks at Daytona and Talladega. In 1997, Dale Earnhardt described a final-lap crash at the 1997 Pepsi 400 as "the Big Wreck". [5] News articles began using the term "Big Wreck" to describe such crashes in 1998, [6] and by 1999, its use was widespread. Drivers began to ...
All three people in the car were killed in the resulting crash. Jerome Brown: 1965 1992 27 years American American football player car Chevrolet Corvette ZR1: Brooksville, Florida: Lost control of his car at high speed and hit a power pole. His nephew, a passenger in the car, was also killed. Jerry Brown: 1987 2012 25 years American football ...
Robert Clifford Allison (October 20, 1964 – August 13, 1992) [1] was an American stock car racing driver. Son of NASCAR champion Bobby Allison , he was a member of the " Alabama Gang ". He was killed in a crash during practice for a NASCAR Busch Series race at Michigan International Speedway in 1992.
Speedy Thompson was the first driver to wheel the famed No. 21 Ford to victory lane for Wood Brothers Racing way back in 1960 with a win at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The drought finally ended over ...