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On the evening of April 1, 1993, a Swearingen Merlin III twin turboprop, carrying NASCAR champion Alan Kulwicki, crashed near Blountville, Tennessee, while on approach to the nearby Tri-Cities Regional Airport. All four people on board, including Alan Kulwicki, two executives of the Hooters restaurant chain, and the pilot, were killed.
Alan Dennis Kulwicki (December 14, 1954 – April 1, 1993), nicknamed "Special K" and the "Polish Prince", was an American auto racing driver and team owner. [2] He started racing at local short tracks in Wisconsin before moving up to regional stock car touring series.
The building (Brooks Pavilion) on the grounds was named after Mark Brooks, a member of the Brooks family who also died in the 1993 crash. [3] [4] It is located at 10777 W. Cold Spring Road in Greenfield, Wisconsin opened on June 6, 1998. The city of Greenfield was selected as a site for the park because Alan Kulwicki was a Greenfield native. [2]
It was a lot of relief for the 28-year-old driver who is part of NASCAR's winningest team, and a tribute to Alan Kulwicki, who more three decades ago was an old-school driver much like Elliott's ...
1992 Champion Alan Kulwicki was killed on April 1 in a plane crash near Blountville, Tennessee. He was travelling to Bristol International Raceway in a corporate jet belonging to his sponsor, Hooters. Davey Allison died on July 13, a day after a helicopter crash at Talladega Superspeedway left him with a severe head trauma. The accidents robbed ...
In 1992, Kulwicki was practicing math to calculate how to win; in 2024, Elliott was reflecting on history. "It's been a dream of mine to pay respect to Alan Kulwicki."- Chase Elliott after his ...
The KDDP honors the legacy of Alan Kulwicki, the late 1992 NASCAR champion from Wisconsin, while helping young stock-car drivers pursue their dreams with financial support and career guidance.
Earlier in the season, then-defending Winston Cup Champion Alan Kulwicki, who owned and drove for AK Racing, was killed in a plane crash as the Cup Series made its spring trip to Bristol. Bodine was able to raise enough money to purchase the assets of Kulwicki’s former team from its caretaker, Felix Sabates , who had been providing financial ...