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Lap 63: Bill Blair had a terminal crash. Lap 66: Joe Caspolich had a terminal crash. Lap 70: Lee Petty took over the lead from Fireball Roberts. Lap 79: Shorty York blew his engine while racing at high speeds. Lap 84: Tom Pistone's vehicle suffered from piston troubles. Lap 89: Fireball Roberts took over the lead from Lee Petty.
In 1939, he began racing at the newly-constructed High Point Speedway, and he opened his own track Tri-City Speedway after World War II. [1] [2] Blair won three NASCAR Strictly Stock/Grand National races: June 18, 1950 – Blair piloted a 1950 Mercury owned by Sam Rice to victory in a race at Vernon Fairgrounds in Vernon, NY.
Bob Smith's Olds also crashed in a solo crash. There were no drivers injured in the crash. A crowd of 18,000 watched as Flock averaged 76.8 mph on the low-banked, one-mile dirt oval. [3] Top Ten Results. 7 - Bob Flock; 50 - Gober Sosebee; 55 - Glenn Dunaway; 47 - Fonty Flock; 3 - Bill Snowden; 44 - Bill Blair; 90 - Tim Flock; 19 - Otis Martin ...
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 ...
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Major accidents have often spurred increased safety measures and rules changes. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Widely considered to be the worst accident [ 5 ] is the 1955 Le Mans disaster at 24 Hours of Le Mans that killed driver Pierre Levegh and approximately 80 spectators with over 100 being injured in total.
Two men in Texas are accused of racing sports cars on Saturday and causing a fiery crash that killed four people from one family, authorities said.
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