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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.
125-mile race: Daytona Beach and Road Course: Race Modified Division Al Briggs (USA) [44] [note 11] February 26, 1955 125-mile race: Daytona Beach and Road Course: Race Modified Division Otis Eaton (USA) [46] [note 12] May 14, 1955 Fonda Speedway: Consolation race Sportsman Division Jimmy Knowlan (USA) [48] September 9, 1955 35-lap race Islip ...
According to NASCAR’s box score data, at least 80 of the 114 cars in the Daytona 500, second-tier Xfinity Series race and third-tier Truck Series race were involved in a crash during their ...
The second stage of Saturday night’s NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero 400 at Daytona ended with a massive wreck. Ty Gibbs went spinning off the bumper of Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell in ...
One driver was killed and another was injured during an “on-track” accident at the Daytona International Speedway, the track said. On Oct. 28, drivers were on the track as part of an Audi Club ...
He started the Chase with a fifth-place finish at Chicago, followed by a fourth-place finish at New Hampshire. At Dover, Johnson led 243 laps and held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. over the last 25 laps to win his eighth race at the track, also redeeming himself for the restart line violation that had cost him a shot at winning the June race. [86]
The post Video: Huge Crash At The Daytona 500 This Afternoon appeared first on The Spun. We’re only a couple of laps into the Daytona 500 and we’ve already had the big one. Several big names ...
In the weeks before the Daytona 500, Earnhardt elected not to attend the annual fan and media preview event, drawing vocal criticism from fellow driver Jimmy Spencer.On February 3 and 4, 2001, for the first time in his career, Earnhardt participated in the Rolex 24 endurance race at Daytona, the event which kicks off Speedweeks at the track.