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There have been 128 deaths of drivers and spectators at NASCAR events. 108 of these deaths were drivers, while 20 were spectators. 92 of these deaths were due to an accident on the racetrack [1] and 14 drivers have also lost their lives at the Daytona International Raceway. [2]
Pocono Raceway President Joseph Mattioli III convinced Richmond to make the change to stock car racing on the NASCAR circuit. [4] Richmond made his first NASCAR start two months after winning the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award. [4] He debuted at the Coca-Cola 500 at Pocono on July 27, 1980, finishing 12th in a D. K. Ulrich-owned ...
Crashed into a wall to avoid another car and died 34 days later [208] Mike Gagliardo (USA) 2001-05-20 Sports car Chevrolet Corvette Trans-Am Series: Mosport International Raceway: Trans-Am Series 125 Race Spun out, stalled and hit by another car [209] David Gaines (USA) 1990-05-16 Stock car Oldsmobile NASCAR Limited Sportsman Division
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".
In his 206 career NASCAR Grand National races, he won 33 times and had 32 poles. He finished in the top-five 45 percent of the time, and in the top-ten 59 percent of the time. He won both the Daytona 500 and Firecracker 250 events in 1962, [ 2 ] driving a black and gold 1962 Pontiac built by car builder legend, Smokey Yunick .
Neil Bonnett's 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series racecar. Lawrence Neil Bonnett (July 30, 1946 – February 11, 1994) was an American NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career.
Blaise Robert Alexander Jr. also known as BR Alexander (March 26, 1976 – October 4, 2001) was an American professional stock car racer from Montoursville, Pennsylvania.He began racing at the age of 12 in go-karts, winning the coveted World Karting Association East Regional championship in 1992.
Gordon Lee "Don" Williams, Jr. (May 14, 1947 – May 21, 1989) was an American stock car driver born in Madison, Florida.He competed in the Sportsman 300 race at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 1979, a Late Model Sportsman Division (now Xfinity Series) race sanctioned by NASCAR.