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Deaths among racers and spectators were numerous in the early years of racing, but advances in safety technology, and specifications designed by sanctioning bodies to limit speeds, have reduced the rate of fatal accidents. [2] Major accidents have often spurred increased safety measures and rules changes.
This is a category for racing drivers who were killed while driving a racing car, either in competition or during testing.It includes drivers who were killed immediately, as well as those who were not killed immediately but succumbed to their injuries some time later.
Kalitta's American International Top Fuel dragster Kalitta's crew working on his dragster in the pits. Scott D. Kalitta (February 18, 1962 – June 21, 2008) was an American drag racer who competed in the Funny Car and Top Fuel classes in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Full Throttle Drag Racing Series.
Darrell James Russell (September 20, 1968 – June 27, 2004) [1] was an American National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racer.He was the 2001 NHRA Rookie Of The Year. [2] At the time, he was the third driver to win in his Professional class debut.
The 51-year-old operator of an auto repair shop slammed into a guard rail and was hit by another car but died of a heart attack. [119] Gary Neice (USA) [120] May 4, 1991 Carquest Auto Parts Stores 300 South Boston Speedway: Race Busch Grand National Series: The 36-year-old professional race car driver hit a wall but died of a heart attack. [121]
“RuPaul’s Drag Race UK” winner James Lee Williams, better known by their stage name The Vivienne, died Jan. 5. They were 32. Williams’ death was confirmed by their manager Simon Jones, who ...
Lizzy Musi, a race car driver who starred in the Discovery Channel's "Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings," has died a little more than a year after being diagnosed with stage 4 triple-negative breast ...
Scott Geoffrion (May 18, 1965 – May 8, 2006) was an NHRA drag racing driver. He was a former two-time Pro Stock World Championship runner-up and a nine-time national event winner. He died on May 8, 2006, of an apparent heart attack in Irvine, California. Geoffrion reached the final round 28 times in his career that spanned more than 200 races ...