After a strong showing during Southern Iowa Speedweeks and an eighth-place finish in the 60th NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals, Roth Motorsports has decided to name Kahne as the driver of its #83 car for the remainder of the 2021 season – starting this weekend at River Cities Speedway (Friday, Aug. 20).
Gobrecht Suffers Fatal Injuries at I-80 Speedway By Richard Day GREENWOOD, NE (September 24) - Kevin Gobrecht suffered fatal injuries in a freak crash late in the Preliminary Feature Friday when the Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series opened the Channellock Fall Classic at NAPA I-80 Speedway.
Driver Bio – Jason Johnson Racing. Jason Johnson was born and raised in Eunice, Louisiana, a city located in Acadia and St. Landry parishes in the heart of Cajun country. At an early age Jason had an interest in cars, especially race cars that went fast.
Johnson's car climbed the wall in the third turn, flipped and crashed through a billboard, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He was taken to a hospital, then airlifted to Aurora Medical Center, where he died.
Cole Custer drives the No. 41 Ford for Stewart-Haas Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. He was the 2020 Sunoco Rookie of the Year.
ROCKY MOUNT, Mo. – Alongside the announcement of Carson Macedo as the team's new driver, officials from Jason Johnson Racing confirmed Wednesday the ownership structure of the team will change next year.
Kyle Larson held off 10-time Knoxville Nationals champion Donny Schatz to win his first Knoxville Nationals crown Saturday night at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway. Larson's celebration will be short.
As a fourth-generation racer from Lemoore, California, Carson Macedo almost instantly found a love affair for the dirt track world. He was behind the wheel of a 100cc junior sprint at the age of five, and as they say, the rest is history.
About
| Quick Facts |
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| Hometown | Clute, TX |
| Spouse | Shelbey Reutzel |
| Children | Son - Carson, Daughter - Riley |
| Occupation | Racer |
Mike Marlar WINS the 17th Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by BRANDT Professional Agriculture! This is his record, third Knoxville championship that came with a great race-long battle with pole setter Tim McCreadie and with heartbreak for Tyler Erb.
Driver Stats
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS |
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| 2019 | 72 | 8 |
| 2020 | 54 | 7 |
| 2021 | 70 | 6 |
| TOTAL: | 571 | 29 |
| J. D. McDuffie |
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| McDuffie in 1991 |
| Born | John Delphus McDuffie Jr.December 5, 1938 Upper Little River Township, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | August 11, 1991 (aged 52) Watkins Glen, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Basilar skull fracture |
He had suffered from serious health issues in recent years, included diagnosis of a lung infection and a severe musculoskeletal disorder in the summer of 2019. NASCAR issued a statement Sunday afternoon: “We are saddened to learn of the passing of former driver and owner Eric McClure.
Talladega is NASCAR's biggest track and one of the circuit's most well-known race locales. The very close racing at the track has led to a number of significant crashes, including a 25-car pileup in 2012 that saw the car driven by Stewart, who caused the wreck, violently flip over crashing and flaming cars.
A separate list compiles drivers who have died of a medical condition while driving or shortly thereafter and another section shows non-driver deaths. The NASCAR Cup Series has seen 28 driver fatalities, the most recent of which occurred in February 2001 when Dale Earnhardt was killed during the Daytona 500.
Hall of Fame driver Curtis Turner, one of Cup's first superstars, died along with professional golfer Clarence King when their Aero Commander 500 crashed near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 4, 1970.
The 10 Most Dangerous Race Tracks In The World
- Le Mans.
- Daytona International Speedway.
- Autodromo Nazionale Monza.
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- The Paris-Dakar Rally.
- Nurburgring Nordschilfe.
- Isle of Man TT. And the crown for the most dangerous racetrack in the world goes to the Isle of Man TT.
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