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April 1, 2001 40-lap race Rockford Speedway: Feature race Weekly Racing Series (Late Model) The 41-year-old driver crashed into a wall but died of a heart attack. [126] Bubba Beck (USA) [127] June 1, 2002 25-lap race Bowman Gray Stadium: Race Weekly Racing Series (Modified) The 66-year-old garage owner hit a guard rail but died of a heart ...
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.
Tour de Corse Tour de Corse Rally Was the co-driver of Henri Toivonen, the car hit the outside wall, left the track and caught fire [152] Stanisław Czaykowski (POL) 1933-09-10 Open wheel Bugatti T54: Autodromo Nazionale Monza Monza Grand Prix: Race Crash [153] Cayetano D'Amico (ARG) 1931-09-06 Stock car Gardner (automobile) Arrecifes
The following is a list of 74 individuals whose deaths have been related to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana: 42 drivers, 1 motorcyclist, 13 riding mechanics, and 18 others including a pit crew member, track personnel, and spectators have sustained fatal injuries or have had fatal medical conditions.
He is the father of fellow racing driver Andy Jankowiak, who currently competes part time in the now NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the ARCA Menards Series, as well as the brother in law of Tommy Druar, who competed in the tour until his death in 1989. [1] Jankowiak died as a result of injuries suffered in crash during a Modified Tour race at ...
[1] Roper was the third NASCAR driver to perish from racing related injuries in 2000, the first two being Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin Jr., respectively. [1] It was the second fatality in the Craftsman Truck Series, the first being that of John Nemechek in 1997. [1] Roper's was the first racing fatality recorded at Texas Motor Speedway.
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 ...
Celebrity Deaths in 2 “Legacy Motor Club has elected to withdraw the No. 84 Carvana Chevrolet from this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series event in Chicago,” Johnson’s team said in a statement on ...