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The 36-year-old professional race car driver hit a wall but died of a heart attack. [120] Hal Shuster (USA) [121] June 6, 1992 30-lap race Cajon Speedway: Feature race Winston Racing Series (Sportsman Stock) Having stopped in the pits, the 49-year-old transmissions seller had a fatal diabetic seizure. [121] Edward Maness (USA) [122] July 10, 1993
Stock car Mitchell Speedrome: Qualifying Spun off the track, plunged over an embankment and overturned [9] Dale Abendroth (USA) 1982-06-12 Stock car Chevrolet Vega: Wisconsin International Raceway: Race Car skidded sideways, went into a ditch, flipped upside down, and burst into flames [10] Dennis Abney (USA) 1989-10-14 Stock car Unknown Unknown
Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing run on oval tracks and road courses measuring approximately 0.25 to 2.66 miles (0.4 to 4.3 km). It originally used production-model cars, hence the name "stock car", but is now run using cars specifically built for racing. It originated in the southern United States; its largest governing body is ...
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC Sport Auto racing Category Stock car racing Sports car racing (IMSA) Abbreviation NASCAR Founded February 21, 1948 ; 76 years ago (1948-02-21) Affiliation ACCUS-FIA Headquarters Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. (main) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. Concord, North Carolina, U.S. President Steve Phelps Peter Jung (Vice President, CMO) Chairman Jim ...
Les Anderson (racing driver) Ove Andersson. Keith Andrews (racing driver) Elio de Angelis. Ernie Ansterburg. Luigi Arcangeli. Antonio Ascari. Dick Atkins. Manny Ayulo.
This is a page with information on deaths that have occurred during motorsport events. Auto racing is a dangerous sport by its nature and has seen a large number of deaths. . In the second half of the 20th century safety standards and car construction were improved so that the number of deaths has fallen noticeably: In Formula 1 deaths were a regular occurrence earlier in the history of the ...
6. Timothy Lee Richmond (June 7, 1955 – August 13, 1989) was an American race car driver from Ashland, Ohio. He competed in IndyCar racing before transferring to NASCAR 's Winston Cup Series. Richmond was one of the first drivers to change from open wheel racing to NASCAR stock cars full-time, which later became an industry trend. [ 4 ]
Poles. 0. 5. 0. Statistics current as of April 20, 2013. Larry "Butch" Hartman (May 11, 1940 – December 21, 1994) was an American stock car racing national champion in the United States Automobile Club (USAC) from Zanesville, Ohio. After winning the USAC Stock Car Rookie of the Year award in 1966, the series' Most Improved Driver in 1967, and ...