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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). A separate list compiles drivers who ...
Since its opening in 1959, Daytona International Speedway has seen 41 on-track fatalities: 24 car drivers, 12 motorcyclists, 3 go-kart drivers, 1 powerboat racer, and 1 track worker. The most notable death was that of Dale Earnhardt, who was killed on the last lap of the Daytona 500 on February 18, 2001.
Driver deaths in motorsport; List of deaths by motorcycle crash; List of people who died in traffic collisions; List of fatal accidents in motorboat racing; List of Formula One fatalities; List of NASCAR fatalities; List of fatal World Rally Championship accidents; List of fatalities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway; List of IndyCar fatalities
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.
The death of Dale Earnhardt from a crash on the last lap of the race robbed a family of its patriarch and the industry of the greatest stock car star of his era. NASCAR was still reeling from ...
After Earnhardt's death, NASCAR began an intensive focus on safety—mandating the use of head-and-neck restraints, installing SAFER barriers at oval tracks, setting rigorous new inspection rules for seats and seat-belts, [2] and developing a roof-hatch escape system and the Car of Tomorrow—which eventually led to the development of a next ...
A 53-year-old man died Friday while working on the setup of the track used for NASCAR’s street races in downtown Chicago this weekend. Per WGN, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office ...
The post Report: Details Emerge In Death Of Former NASCAR Driver appeared first on The Spun. Last weekend, former NASCAR driver John Wes Townley was killed in a double-shooting in Georgia. On ...