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NASCAR Contractor Dies After Being Electrocuted at Chicago Street Race
CHICAGO—A NASCAR contractor has died after being electrocuted while setting up for the Chicago Street Race. The Cook County Medical Examiner identified the man who died Friday as 53-year-old Duane Tabinski, the founder of an events company hired to install audio equipment for the race, local station WLS-TV reported. NASCAR said in a statement that […]
NASCAR Great Jimmie Johnson’s In-laws Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide in Oklahoma
MUSKOGEE, Okla.—Police in Muskogee, Oklahoma, confirmed Tuesday, June 27, they are investigating the shooting deaths of three relatives of seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson. The bodies of Jack Janway, 69; his wife Terry Janway, 68; and their grandson Dalton Janway, 11, were discovered Monday at a home in Muskogee, located about 50 miles (80 kilometers) […]
Lebron James to Flag Away Centenary Le Mans 24 Hours Race
Basketball great LeBron James will be the official starter when the 24 Hours of Le Mans sportscar race celebrates its centenary this weekend, organizers of the endurance classic said on Monday. The Los Angeles Lakers forward, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and four-time champion, joins a list of celebrity starters who have carried out the […]
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Wins Longest Daytona 500 in History
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the Daytona 500 in double overtime and under caution Sunday night in the longest running of “The Great American Race.” The two overtimes pushed the 65th running of the race to a record 212 laps—a dozen laps beyond the scheduled distance and a whopping 530 miles. Stenhouse’s win in […]
Joe Gibbs Racing Co-owner Coy Gibbs, 49, Dies Hours After Son Wins Title
AVONDALE, Ariz.—Coy Gibbs, the vice chairman of Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) for his NFL and NASCAR Hall of Fame father, died Sunday morning just hours after his son won the Xfinity Series championship. He was 49. “It is with great sorrow that Joe Gibbs Racing confirms that Coy Gibbs (co-owner) went to be with the […]
Former NASCAR Driver Clint Bowyer Involved in Fatal Crash
LAKE OZARK, Mo.—Former NASCAR driver and Fox Sports analyst Clint Bowyer struck and killed a pedestrian on a highway in southwest Missouri earlier this month, police said. The crash occurred June 5 on an exit ramp off of U.S 54 near Osage Beach, Missouri, according to a crash report from Lake Ozark police. Bowyer, a […]
Police: Ex-Driver Killed in Dispute Involving Estranged Wife
ATHENS, Ga.—Former NASCAR driver John Wes Townley was shot to death over the weekend during a dispute that involved a hatchet after showing up at a house occupied by his estranged wife and another man, police said Monday. The 31-year-old Townley, who raced eight seasons, had the weapon at some point before he was fatally […]
Former NASCAR Driver Townley Killed in Georgia Shooting
ATHENS, Ga.—A former NASCAR driver was killed Saturday in a shooting in Georgia that also wounded a woman, investigators said. John Wes Townley, 31, died in the shooting in a neighborhood around 9 p.m., Athens-Clarke County Coroner Sonny Wilson told the Athens Banner-Herald. A 30-year-old woman was hurt, but police didn’t give details about her […]
‘Iron Man’ Racer, NASCAR Champion Jack Ingram Dies at 84
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Jack Ingram, a hard-hosed, hot-tempered racer who won five NASCAR championships and more than 300 races, has died, the NASCAR Hall of Fame said Friday. He was 84. No details were released by the Hall of Fame. A 2014 inductee, Ingram lived in the Asheville area and had been hospitalized in May. “Jack was […]
NASCAR’S William ‘Rowdy’ Harrell and His Wife Died in a Car Crash While on Their Honeymoon
A NASCAR pit crew member and his new wife were killed in a car accident in the Florida Keys while celebrating their honeymoon. William “Rowdy” Harrell, 30, was a tire carrier for Hendrick Motorsports. He and his wife, Blakley Harrell, 23, died just days after their wedding last weekend, the racing team said in a […]
NASCAR, US Attorney Investigating Noose Found in Black Racer’s Garage
NASCAR and a U.S. attorney are investigating who placed a noose in the garage of Bubba Wallace, the company’s lone black driver in its Cup Series. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama Jay Town said Monday that his office, the FBI, and the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division are “reviewing the situation surrounding […]
NASCAR Has New Rules, New Feuds, and More Fans at Talladega
NASCAR’s return to racing shifts to Talladega Superspeedway, with new rules in place after Ryan Newman’s frightful crash in the season-opening Daytona 500. The Alabama track will admit up to 5,000 fans Sunday—with at least one NASCAR team facing the scare of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus commonly known as novel coronavirus—while NASCAR will be […]
Nascar Driver Races ‘Back the Blue’ Car After Another Unveiled ‘Black Lives Matter’ Design
A Nascar driver raced in a car that included a flag with a thin blue line and the slogan “Back the Blue” in an aim to show support for law enforcement, following another driver taking to the track with a “Black Lives Matter” car. Kyle Weatherman debuted the Blue Lives Matter-themed vehicle at Dixie Vodka […]