List of NASCAR fatalities explained

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 have died of a medical condition while driving or shortly thereafter and another section shows non-driver deaths.

There have been 128 deaths of drivers and spectators at NASCAR events.108 of these deaths were drivers, while 20 were spectators. 14 drivers have also lost their lives at the Daytona International Raceway.^[1]

The NASCAR Cup Series has seen 28 driver fatalities, the most recent of which occurred on February 18, 2001, when Dale Earnhardt was killed on the last lap of the Daytona 500.

Safety in the sport has evolved through the decades. Technological advances in roll cages, window nets, seat mounts, air flaps, driving suits, and helmets as well as the HANS device,^[2] on-site medical facilities with helicopters, improved track emergency responders, and SAFER barriers^[3] have contributed to the prevention of further deaths.^[4]

Driver fatalities

NASCAR Cup Series fatalities

Driver	Date of accident	Event	Circuit	Session	Car
^[5]	September 14, 1952	250-mile race	Langhorne Speedway	Race	Hudson
^[6]	June 20, 1953	International 200	Langhorne Speedway	Qualifying	Oldsmobile
	October 24, 1954	100-mile race	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Race	Hudson
^[7]	April 21, 1956	150-mile race	Langhorne Speedway	Qualifying	Chevrolet
^[8]	June 9, 1956	250-mile race	Memphis-Arkansas Speedway	Qualifying	Oldsmobile
^[9]	June 10, 1956			Race	Chevrolet
^[10]	September 2, 1957	Southern 500	Darlington International Raceway	Race	Oldsmobile
^[11]	January 19, 1964	Motor Trend 500	Riverside International Raceway	Race	Mercury
^[12]	May 24, 1964	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Race	Ford
^[13]	September 22, 1964	Goodyear tire test	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Testing	Plymouth
^[14]	January 5, 1965	Goodyear tire test	Daytona International Speedway	Testing	Mercury
^[15]	September 6, 1965	Southern 500	Darlington International Raceway	Race	Ford
^[16]	October 17, 1965	National 400	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Race	Plymouth
^[17]	January 20, 1967	Motor Trend 500	Riverside International Raceway	Practice	Dodge
^[18]	February 19, 1970	125-mile race	Daytona International Speedway	Qualifying Race	Dodge
^[19]	February 17, 1972	125-mile race	Daytona International Speedway	Qualifying Race	Chevrolet
^[20]	August 12, 1973	Talladega 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway	Race	Mercury
^[21]	August 17, 1975	Talladega 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway	Race	Dodge
^[22]	February 14, 1980	125-mile race	Daytona International Speedway	Qualifying Race	Oldsmobile
^[23]	February 17, 1983	UNO Twin 125	Daytona International Speedway	Qualifying Race	Pontiac
^[24]	November 11, 1984	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Race	Chevrolet
^[25]	June 14, 1986	Miller American 400	Michigan International Speedway	Qualifying	Ford
^[26]	November 19, 1989	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Race	Oldsmobile
^[27]	August 11, 1991	Budweiser at The Glen	Watkins Glen International	Race	Pontiac
^[28]	February 11, 1994	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Practice	Chevrolet
^[29]	February 14, 1994				Ford
^[30]	July 7, 2000	thatlook.com 300	New Hampshire International Speedway	Practice	Chevrolet
^[31]	February 18, 2001	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Race	Chevrolet

Breakdown

Fatalities by circuit

Circuit	Total	First	Last
	8	1965	2001
	3	1952	1956
		1964	1965
	2	1956	1956
		1957	1965
		1964	1967
		1973	1975
		1984	1989
	1	1954
		1986
		1991
		2000

Fatalities by decade

Decade	Total
1940s	0
1950s	7
1960s	7
1970s	4
1980s	5
1990s	3
2000s	2
2010s	0
2020s	0
All	28

Fatalities in other NASCAR events

Driver	Date of accident	Event	Circuit	Session	Series/Division/Tour/Class
^[32]	July 25, 1948	40-lap race	Greensboro Fairgrounds (Greensboro, North Carolina)	Feature race	Modified Division
^[33]	August 24, 1951		Monroe County Fairgrounds	Semifinal heat race	Sportsman Division
^[34]	July 4, 1952	200-mile race	Darlington International Raceway	Race	Sportsman Division/Modified Division
^[35]	September 19, 1953	220-mile race	Raleigh Speedway	Race	Sportsman Division/Modified Division
^[36]	February 20, 1954	125-mile race	Daytona Beach and Road Course	Race	Modified Division
^[37]	February 26, 1955	125-mile race	Daytona Beach and Road Course	Race	Modified Division
^[38]	May 14, 1955		Fonda Speedway	Consolation race	Sportsman Division
^[39]	September 9, 1955	35-lap race	Islip Speedway	Feature race	Midget Division
^[40]	June 8, 1956	25-lap race	Greensboro Fairgrounds (Greensboro, North Carolina)	Feature race	Midget Division
^[41]	June 23, 1956	25-lap race	Lancaster Speedway (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)	Feature race	Midget Division
^[42]	October 27, 1957	Lee Kirby Memorial	Concord Speedway	Race	Modified Division
^[43]	March 23, 1958	100-mile race	Atlantic Rural Exposition Fairgrounds	Race	Convertible Division
^[44]	September 28, 1958	100-mile race	New York State Fairgrounds	Race	Sportsman Division
	June 18, 1960	40-lap race	Norwood Arena	Feature race	Cut down
^[45]	February 21, 1961	250-mile race	Daytona International Speedway	Practice	Modified Division
^[46]	July 20, 1963	100-lap race	South Boston Speedway	Feature race	Modified Division
^[47]	May 15, 1965	25-lap race	Fonda Speedway	Feature race	Sportsman Division
^[48]	August 14, 1965	20-lap race	Fonda Speedway	Consolation race	Sportsman Division
^[49]	September 10, 1966		Champion Speedway (Brisbane, California)	Heat race	Limited Sportsman
^[50]	June 3, 1967		San Jose Speedway (at East Tully Road & Quimby Road in San Jose, California)	Heat race	Super Modified
^[51]	February 22, 1969	Daytona Permatex 300	Daytona International Speedway	Race	Late Model Sportsman Division
^[52]	July 3, 1971	30-lap race	Fairground Speedways	Feature race	Late Model Sportsman Division
^[53]	July 30, 1971	20-lap race	Clovis Speedway (Clovis, California)	Feature race	Super Modified
^[54]	August 17, 1973		Lee Raceway	Feature race	Modified (small block)
^[55]	January 18, 1975	Permatex 200	Riverside International Raceway	Race	Late Model Sportsman Division
^[56]	September 20, 1975		San Jose Speedway (at East Tully Road & Quimby Road in San Jose, California)	Practice	Super Modified
^[57]	January 15, 1978	Stock Car Products 300	Riverside International Raceway	Practice	Modified Division
^[58]	February 17, 1979	Sportsman 300	Daytona International Speedway	Race	Late Model Sportsman Division
^[59]	January 12, 1980	Stock Car Products 300	Riverside International Raceway	Race	Grand American Division
^[60]	April 24, 1982		Riverside Park Speedway	Heat race	Modified Division/Winston Racing Series
^[61]	October 24, 1985	Winn-Dixie 500	Martinsville Speedway	Practice	Winston Modified Tour
^[62]	November 10, 1985	Alabama 200	Montgomery International Raceway	Race	All-American Challenge Series
^[63]	December 15, 1985	Pontiac race car test	Daytona International Speedway	Testing	Daytona Dash Series
^[64]	February 13, 1987	Komfort Koach 200	Daytona International Speedway	Race	Charlotte/Daytona Dash Series
^[65]	March 22, 1987	Miller 500 Classic	Martinsville Speedway	Race	Winston Modified Tour
^[66]	July 19, 1987	Outside Pole Qualifier	Thompson International Speedway	Race	Winston Modified Tour
^[67]	August 20, 1988	30-lap race	Evergreen Speedway	Feature race	Winston Racing Series (Super Stock)
^[68]	May 27, 1989		San Jose Fairgrounds Speedway	B-Feature race	Winston Racing Series (Super Modified)
^[69]	September 17, 1989	Sunoco Race of Champions	Pocono International Raceway	Feature race	Winston Modified Tour
^[70]	April 22, 1990	Coors Spring Sizzler	Stafford Motor Speedway	Race	Winston Modified Tour
^[71]	May 16, 1990	Sportsman 100	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Practice	Sportsman Division
J.D. McDuffie (USA)^[72]	August 11, 1991	Budweiser at The Glen	Watkins Glen International	Race	Winston Cup Series
^[73]	May 15, 1992	Winston Sportsman 100	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Qualifying Race	Igloo Sportsman Challenge
^[74]	August 1, 1992	25-lap race	Tucson Raceway Park	Feature race	Winston Racing Series (Street Stock)
^[75]	August 13, 1992	Detroit Gasket 200	Michigan International Speedway	Practice	Busch Grand National Series
^[76]	February 12, 1993	Florida 200	Daytona International Speedway	Race	Goody's Dash Series
^[77]	June 3, 1994		Speedway USA (Bolivar, Missouri)	Heat race	Winston Racing Series (Grand American Late Model)
^[78]	July 22, 1994		Speedway USA (Bolivar, Missouri)	Heat race	Winston Racing Series (Grand American Modified)
^[79]	September 24, 1994	50-lap race	New Asheville Speedway	Race	Winston Racing Series (Late Model)
^[80]	October 6, 1995	Winston 100	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Race	Sportsman Division
^[81]	February 3, 1996	Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic	Phoenix International Raceway	Qualifying	Featherlite Southwest Tour
^[82]	March 16, 1997	Florida Dodge Dealers 400	Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex	Race	Craftsman Truck Series
^[83]	May 12, 2000	Busch 200	New Hampshire International Speedway	Practice	Busch Series Grand National Division
	September 30, 2000	O'Reilly Auto Parts Hawkeye 100	Crawford County Speedway	Feature race	Grand National Limited Late Model
^[84]	October 13, 2000	O'Reilly 400	Texas Motor Speedway	Race	Craftsman Truck Series
^[85]	March 24, 2001	Private test	Lebanon I-44 Speedway	Testing	RE/MAX Challenge Series
^[86]	April 13, 2002		Altamont Raceway Park	Feature race	Weekly Racing Series (Sportsman Late Model)
^[87]	June 8, 2002	K&N Filters 150	Irwindale Speedway	Race	Featherlite Southwest Series
^[88]	August 19, 2004	New England Dodge Dealers/Budweiser 150	Thompson International Speedway	Race	Featherlite Modified Series
^[89]	August 16, 2007	New England Dodge Dealers 150	Thompson International Speedway	Race	Whelen Modified Tour
^[90]	June 14, 2009			Race	Corona Series
^[91]	July 3, 2016	WhistlePig Whiskey "Firecracker"	Devil's Bowl Speedway	Feature race	Whelen All-American Series (Sportsman Modified)
^[92]	July 11, 2020	Pepsi Race Night	Larry King Law's Langley Speedway	Race	Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series (Modified)

Drivers who have died of a medical condition in NASCAR events

This list covers drivers who crashed their cars because of a fatal medical condition (i.e. drivers who did not die from the injuries they may have sustained in the ensuing accident) as well as those who managed to stop their cars but died of a medical condition shortly afterwards.

Driver	Date of incident	Event	Circuit	Session	Series/Division/Tour/Class	Medical condition
^[93]	July 3, 1970		Southside Speedway	Heat race	Late Model Sportsman Division	Having stopped in the pits, the 36-year-old upholstery shop owner had a fatal heart attack.
^[94]	August 13, 1977	Winston 200	Hickory Speedway	Race	Late Model Sportsman Division	Having stopped in the pits, Isaac collapsed due to heat exhaustion and later had a heart attack, of which he died on August 14, 1977, the next day.
^[95]	August 12, 1978	Winston Sears Point 100	Sears Point Raceway	Practice	Winston West Grand National Series	Having finished a practice run, Baker had a fatal heart attack.
^[96]	May 2, 1980	Cahaba Shrine Temple 100	Huntsville Speedway	Race	Grand American Division	The 38-year-old driver hit a wall but died of a heart attack.
^[97]	May 29, 1982		Bowman Gray Stadium	Practice	Modified Division/Winston Racing Series	The 51-year-old operator of an auto repair shop slammed into a guard rail and was hit by another car but died of a heart attack.
^[98]	May 4, 1991	Carquest Auto Parts Stores 300	South Boston Speedway	Race	Busch Grand National Series	The 36-year-old professional race car driver hit a wall but died of a heart attack.^[99]
^[100]	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.
^[101]	July 10, 1993	Commercial Credit Night	Santa Fe Speedway	Race	Winston Racing Series	The 51-year-old driver struck a wall, having had a heart attack, of which he died on July 11, 1993, the next day.
^[102]	July 15, 1994		Speedway USA (Bolivar, Missouri)	Race	Winston Racing Series (Late Model Stock)	The 45-year-old businessman brushed a wall but died of a heart attack.
^[103]	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.^[104]
^[105]	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 attack.^[106]
^[107]	June 5, 2010	40-lap race	Beech Ridge Motor Speedway	Feature race	Whelen All-American Series (Pro Series)	Having finished a rain-shortened race, the 53-year-old sales manager had a fatal heart attack.
^[108]	July 14, 2012	15-lap race	All American Speedway	Feature race	Whelen All-American Series (Spectator class)	The 60-year-old real estate agent hit a wall but died of a heart attack.^[109]
^[110]	April 13, 2013	8-lap race	Thompson International Speedway	Heat race	Whelen All-American Series (SK Modified)	Having finished a race, the 62-year-old driver, who worked in the fastener/seals industry, had a fatal heart attack.
^[111]	September 19, 2015	Mekkelsen RV Vermont 200	Devil's Bowl Speedway	Feature race	Whelen All-American Series (Modified)	The 63-year-old buildings, grounds, and transportation superintendent hit a wall while taking a victory lap but died of a stroke.
^[112]	May 27, 2018	20-lap race	Devil's Bowl Speedway	Feature race	Whelen All-American Series (Super Stock)	The 62-year-old heavy equipment mechanic lightly brushed a wall but died of cardiac arrest.

Non-driver fatalities

This section lists people who have been fatally injured in close connection to the racing taking place at an event while not driving a race car including drivers being on the sidelines.

NASCAR Cup Series fatalities

Name	Role	Date of accident	Event	Circuit	Session
^[113]	Police officer	August 19, 1956	250-mile race	Bay Meadows	Race
^[114]	Spectator	October 20, 1957	100-mile race	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Race
^[115]	Crew Chief/Mechanic	September 5, 1960	Southern 500	Darlington International Raceway	Race
	Mechanic
	Official
^[116]	Spectator	January 17, 1965	Motor Trend 500	Riverside International Raceway	Race
^[117]	Team member	May 4, 1975	Winston 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway	Race
^[118]	Mechanic	March 18, 1979	Atlanta 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Race
^[119]	Mechanic	November 18, 1990	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Race

Fatalities in other NASCAR events

Name	Role	Date of accident	Event	Circuit	Session	Series/Division/Tour/Class
^[120]	Spectator	July 25, 1948	40-lap race	Columbus Speedway (Columbus, Georgia)	Feature race	Modified Division
^[121]	Spectator	May 28, 1955	John E. Larrabee Trophy	Fonda Speedway	Race	Sportsman Division
^[122]	Driver	August 26, 1960		Kearney Bowl	Heat race	Sportsman Division
^[123]	Spectator	October 12, 1963		Dixie Classic Fairgrounds	Race	Modified Division
^[124]	Official	August 12, 1967		Atlantic City Speedway (Pleasantville, New Jersey)	Qualifying
^[125]	Official	September 2, 1973	Rainier 200	Evergreen Speedway	Race	Grand National West Series
	Team member	January 15, 1978	Stock Car Products 300	Riverside International Raceway	Practice	Modified Division
^[126]	Mechanic	August 28, 1982	Weld-Built 200	Islip Speedway	Feature race	Modified Division/Winston Racing Series
^[127]	Team member	September 18, 1993		Stockton 99 Speedway (Stockton, California)	B-Feature race	Winston Racing Series (Late Model Sportsman)
^[128]	Team member	October 17, 1998	Dodge Dealers 200K	Lime Rock Park	Race	Busch North Series
	Spectator	July 21, 2001		Lorain County Speedway	Race	Weekly Racing Series (Late Model)

See also

• Death of Dale Earnhardt
• List of Daytona International Speedway fatalities

General references

• Motorsport Memorial

External links

• Racing-reference.info
• Midwest Roadside Safety Facility – designers of the SAFER Barrier

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASCAR Deaths .
2. Web site: The history of the HANS device as told by Dr. Bob Hubbard. Tyler. Marty. March 27, 2006. Catchfence.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20130510125448/http://www.catchfence.com/2006/perspectives/03/27/the-history-of-the-hans-device-as-told-by-dr-bob-hubbard. 2013-05-10. live.
3. Web site: Putting up barriers to make NASCAR that much SAFER. Aumann. Mark. April 18, 2008. NASCAR.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018004340/http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/features/04/18/safer.nascar.enterprise/index.html. 2012-10-18. dead.
4. News: Burlage. Todd. June 30, 2016. 15 years after Dale Earnhardt. Austin American-Statesman. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012021547/http://cars.statesman.com/stories/510941469-15-years-after-dale-earnhardt. 2016-10-12. dead.
5. News: Race driver dies in accident on Langhorne track. The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 15, 1952. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501180441/https://www.newspapers.com/article/92221426/. 2023-05-01. live.
6. News: Racer fatally injured as car cracks in test. Monroe Morning World. Associated Press. June 21, 1953. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501180703/https://www.newspapers.com/article/3447343/. 2023-05-01. live.
7. News: John McVitty is killed driving. Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal. Associated Press. April 22, 1956.
8. News: Clint McHugh killed in NASCAR accident. Reading Eagle. Associated Press. June 10, 1956.
9. News: Louisville stock-car driver killed. The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. June 11, 1956. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501180931/https://www.newspapers.com/article/8116262/. 2023-05-01. live.
10. News: Booth. Del. September 3, 1957. Thompson wins tragedy marked Southern 500. The Dispatch. Lexington, North Carolina. Associated Press.
11. News: Burnett. Robert M.. January 20, 1964. Joe Weatherly dies in stock-car crash. The Daily Times. Davenport, Iowa. Associated Press. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501181127/https://www.newspapers.com/article/24966767/. 2023-05-01. live.
12. News: Burns critical to Fireball Roberts. The Blade. Toledo, Ohio. Associated Press. May 25, 1964.
13. News: Accident kills Pardue. Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. September 23, 1964.
14. News: Kahn. Bernard. January 6, 1965. Wade killed in test run. Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
15. News: Jarrett takes Southern 500. The Bridgeport Post. United Press International. September 7, 1965. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501181335/https://www.newspapers.com/article/3447192/. 2023-05-01. live.
16. News: Laye. Leonard. October 18, 1965. Lorenzen wins National 400; wreck kills Kite. The Greenville News. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501181550/https://www.newspapers.com/article/28052235/. 2023-05-01. live.
17. News: Crash is fatal to Foster. St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. January 21, 1967.
18. News: Rookie driver killed at Daytona. St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. February 20, 1970.
19. News: Kahn. Bernard. February 18, 1972. Tennessee driver 'Friday' Hassler killed in pileup. Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
20. News: Smith killed in Talladega 500 accident. Rome News-Tribune. Associated Press. August 13, 1973.
21. News: Furlong. Jim. August 18, 1975. Tiny Lund killed at Talladega in five-car early race crash. The Tuscaloosa News.
22. News: Balewski. Larry. February 15, 1980. Rookie driver killed in race. Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
23. News: Long. Gary. February 18, 1983. The ultimate penalty looms over the qualifying races. Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida.
24. News: Death mars Atlanta race. TimesDaily. Florence, Alabama. United Press International. November 12, 1984.
25. News: Richmond captures pole; 31 drivers surpass record. The Gadsden Times. Associated Press. June 15, 1986.
26. News: Smith. Wayne. November 20, 1989. Crash injuries fatal to Adcox. Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, South Carolina.
27. News: McDuffie killed in crash. TimesDaily. Florence, Alabama. Associated Press. August 12, 1991.
28. News: Zier. Patrick. February 12, 1994. Daytona crash kills Bonnett. The Ledger. Lakeland, Florida.
29. News: Owens. Jeff. February 15, 1994. Tragedy shocks NASCAR scene. Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, South Carolina.
30. News: Brinster. Dick. July 8, 2000. Practice crash claims NASCAR's Irwin. Ludington Daily News. Associated Press.
31. News: Dale Earnhardt death overshadows Waltrip win at Daytona. Kingman Daily Miner. Associated Press. February 19, 2001.
32. News: Race driver killed. Statesville Daily Record. United Press. July 27, 1948. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501181715/https://www.newspapers.com/article/3447360/. 2023-05-01. live.
33. News: 2,500 see racer killed in crackup at fairgrounds. Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. August 25, 1951. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501181750/https://www.newspapers.com/article/35278233/. 2023-05-01. live.
34. News: Weirich. Bob. July 5, 1952. Curtis Turner wins NASCAR championship at Darlington. Florence Morning News. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501181833/https://www.newspapers.com/article/3447356/. 2023-05-01. live.
35. News: Two killed in stock car pile-up. The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. September 20, 1953. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501181901/https://www.newspapers.com/article/119274292/. 2023-05-01. live.
36. News: Death clouds NASCAR race won by Owens. Fort Pierce News-Tribune. Associated Press. February 21, 1954. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501182038/https://www.newspapers.com/article/3447308/. 2023-05-01. live.
37. News: Cotton Owens saves fellow driver's life as 4-car collision halts Daytona Beach race. The Greenville News. United Press. February 27, 1955. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501182128/https://www.newspapers.com/article/24671117/. 2023-05-01. live.
38. News: Corey wins feature at Fonda track. Schenectady Gazette. May 16, 1955.
39. News: Midget accident results in death of Jim Knowlan. The Patchogue Advance. September 15, 1955.
40. News: Racer dies in crash. The News-Herald. Franklin, Pennsylvania. United Press. June 9, 1956. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501182441/https://www.newspapers.com/article/3447290/. 2023-05-01. live.
41. News: Smashes feature speedway races. Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. June 24, 1956. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501182501/https://www.newspapers.com/article/119276631/. 2023-05-01. live.
42. News: Auto racer killed in 100-mile race. The Neosho Daily News. United Press. October 28, 1957. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501182559/https://www.newspapers.com/article/4373142/. 2023-05-01. live.
43. News: Stock car mishap proves fatal to Gwyn Staley. The Daily Times-News. Burlington, North Carolina. March 24, 1958. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501182624/https://www.newspapers.com/article/4417670/. 2023-05-01. live.
44. News: Race driver fatally injured on Sunday. The Kingston Daily Freeman. Associated Press. September 29, 1958. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501182655/https://www.newspapers.com/article/3447239/. 2023-05-01. live.
45. News: Kahn. Bernard. February 22, 1961. Racing driver dies in practice run. Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
46. News: Platte critically injured in mishap. The Progress-Index. Petersburg, Virginia. Associated Press. July 21, 1963. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501182745/https://www.newspapers.com/article/3447138/. 2023-05-01. live.
47. News: Fonda driver 'critical' after crash. Schenectady Gazette. May 17, 1965.
48. News: Stock car death. Charleston Daily Mail. August 16, 1965. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501182819/https://www.newspapers.com/article/4372572/. 2023-05-01. live.
49. News: Racer killed at Champion. The Times. San Mateo, California. September 12, 1966. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501182824/https://www.newspapers.com/article/4373768/. 2023-05-01. live.
50. News: San Jose track crash kills hardtopper Rogalsky. The Fresno Bee. June 5, 1967. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501182852/https://www.newspapers.com/article/88009898/. 2023-05-01. live.
51. News: Kahn. Bernard. February 23, 1969. Race driver killed; Lee Roy wins 300. Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal.
52. News: Squires. Tom. July 4, 1971. Ellis killed in crash. The Nashville Tennessean. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501182930/https://www.newspapers.com/article/64872779/. 2023-05-01. live.
53. News: Toland dies in Clovis crash. The Fresno Bee. July 31, 1971. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501183033/https://www.newspapers.com/article/119277076/. 2023-05-01. live.
54. News: Harton killed. The Portsmouth Herald. August 20, 1973. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501183054/https://www.newspapers.com/article/4373712/. 2023-05-01. live.
55. News: Spencer dies in auto race. The Gadsden Times. Associated Press. January 19, 1975.
56. Web site: Bob Zwemke. Motorsport Memorial.
57. News: Easley, mechanic killed. Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Associated Press. January 16, 1978.
58. News: Waltrip takes first in rain-shortened race. Rome News-Tribune. United Press International. February 18, 1979.
59. News: Rookie driver dies in crash. The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. January 13, 1980.
60. News: Race driver David Furioni dies in Riverside accident. The Hartford Courant. April 26, 1982. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501183351/https://www.newspapers.com/article/99953558/. 2023-05-01. live.
61. News: Race driver Richie Evans killed in Martinsville wreck. Daytona Beach Morning Journal. October 25, 1985.
62. News: Granger. David. November 11, 1985. Florida driver dies in wreck at Montgomery Raceway. The Alabama Journal. Montgomery, Alabama. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501183626/https://www.newspapers.com/article/64876326/. 2023-05-01. live.
63. News: Driver seriously injured in speedway wreck. Daytona Beach Morning Journal. December 16, 1985.
64. News: Froscher. Norm. February 14, 1987. Joe Young dies in Daytona crash. Gainesville Sun.
65. News: NASCAR driver killed. Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. Associated Press. March 23, 1987.
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75. News: Clifford Allison killed. Daily Record. Ellensburg, Washington. Associated Press. August 14, 1992.
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98. News: NASCAR officials will investigate driver's death. The Free Lance–Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. Associated Press. May 6, 1991.
99. News: Neice died of heart attack. Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, South Carolina. May 8, 1991.
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126. News: Stevens. John. September 2, 1982. Dix Hills man killed at Islip Speedway. The Long-Islander. Huntington, New York.
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