Talk:List of NASCAR fatalities

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Possible further NASCAR fatalities[edit]

Driver fatalities[edit]

Driver Date of accident Event Circuit[note 1] Session Series/Division/Tour/Class Sources suggesting NASCAR or non-NASCAR sanction
 Bob Cameron (USA)[1] June 4, 1960 Lancaster Speedway
(Lancaster, New York) 		Practice Sportsman "raced the whole NASCAR circut from 1948-1960" [1]; but: "was Killed at Lancaster Speedway [...] the not yet NASCAR sanctioned track" [2]
 Dean Layfield (USA)[2][note 2] August 20, 1961 Perry Raceway Heat race [3]
 Gene Blair (USA)[4] August 18, 1962 Cattaraugus County Fairgrounds Race Midget "was killed in a NASCAR race" [4]
 Sonny Black (USA)[5] September 18, 1964 Five Flags Speedway Super Modified [5]
 Gip Gibson (USA)[6] July 14, 1974 51-lap race Virginia Raceway Feature race Late Model Sportsman [6]
 Stephen Tarigo (USA)[7] September 18, 1974 San Jose Speedway
(at East Tully Road & Quimby Road in San Jose, California) 		Feature race Figure 8 [7]
 Tommy Druar (USA)[note 3] June 10, 1989 40-lap race Lancaster National Speedway
(Lancaster, New York) 		Feature race Modified [8]; but: "Sanction: Independent" [9]
 Doug Chilton (USA)[9] August 26, 2000 311 Motor Speedway
(Pine Hall, North Carolina) 		Race Sportsman [10]
 Chuck Sennott (USA)[10] September 22, 2001 20-lap race Delaware International Speedway Feature race Late Model [11]

Drivers who have died of a medical condition[edit]

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[note 1] Session Series/Division/Tour/Class Medical condition Sources suggesting NASCAR or non-NASCAR sanction
 Mike Bailey (USA)[11] July 28, 2015 30-lap race Grandview Speedway Feature race NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series (358 Modified) Having qualified for a feature race, the 39-year-old manufacturing engineer had a fatal heart attack before the start.[12] "This event is open to all competitors and will follow the weekly Grandview 358 NASCAR Modified rules." [12] But: series apparently run independently by track [13]

Non-driver fatalities[edit]

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.

Name Role Date of accident Event Circuit[note 1] Session Series/Division/Tour/Class Sources suggesting NASCAR or non-NASCAR sanction
 Stacy Elliott (USA)[note 4] September 21, 1956 Fredericksburg Speedway
(Fredericksburg, Virginia) 		Practice [14]

Elliott, who was killed while walking across the track, was either a driver [15] or a mechanic [16].

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c The name of the circuit at the time of the accident/incident is displayed.
  2. ^ The 42-year-old garage owner died on August 25, 1961, five days after his accident.[3]
  3. ^ The 38-year-old driver died on June 11, 1989, the day after his accident.[8]
  4. ^ The 21-year-old machine operator died on September 22, 1956, the day after the accident.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bobby Cameron killed in Lancaster race". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. Associated Press. June 5, 1960. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01.
  2. ^ "Dean Layfield injured in race track mishap". Wellsville Daily Reporter. August 21, 1961. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01.
  3. ^ "Dean Layfield dies of accident injuries". Wellsville Daily Reporter. August 25, 1961. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01.
  4. ^ "Midget race driver killed in mishap". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. Associated Press. August 19, 1962. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01.
  5. ^ "Black dies in wreck". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Associated Press. September 19, 1964.
  6. ^ "Saluda crash kills Gibson". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. July 15, 1974. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01.
  7. ^ "Fatality at S.J. Speedway". The Argus. Fremont, California. United Press International. September 20, 1974. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01.
  8. ^ Ott, Larry (June 12, 1989). "Druar, Lancaster driver, dies after two-car crash". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01.
  9. ^ Yeadon, Tim (August 28, 2000). "Speedway wreck kills driver, 33". News & Record. Greensboro, North Carolina. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01.
  10. ^ "Late Model ace Sennott killed at Delaware". NASCAR.com. September 24, 2001. Archived from the original on 2003-10-25.
  11. ^ "Popular Grandview Speedway driver Mike Bailey dies after race". The Times Herald. Norristown, Pennsylvania. July 29, 2015. Archived from the original on 2022-06-30.
  12. ^ "Mike Bailey dies ahead of race at Grandview Speedway". WFMZ-TV 69 News. July 30, 2015. Archived from the original on 2022-06-30.
  13. ^ "Stock car hits, fatally injures young driver". The Free Lance–Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. September 22, 1956.

--Fluidfellow (talk) 21:57, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Drivers who died of medical conditions to be listed separately?[edit]

Drivers who crashed their cars because of fatal medical conditions (which means they did not die of injuries sustained in the accident itself): John Nelson, Gary Neice, Ron Biellier, Billy Joe Pressley (possibly), Al Papini, Bubba Beck, Ron Pestana, Leon Gonyo, Larry Catlett (possible NASCAR fatality)

Drivers who collapsed because of fatal medical conditions after stopping in the pits: Gene Lovelace, Bobby Isaac, Bill Baker, Hal Shuster, Bub Bilodeau

--Fluidfellow (talk) 21:57, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

If they have a proper citation that proves that their death was not caused by an accident, then I feel that this is needed. – Nascar1996 (talk • cont) 17:27, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
The article now features a separate table listing drivers who have died of a medical condition.--Fluidfellow (talk) 22:55, 31 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

List of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series fatalities[edit]

How about creating a separate article listing premier series fatalities only? While the existing tables are sortable by series name, they show the name of the series at the time of the accident so that Grand National and Winston Cup fatalities are depicted separately.--Fluidfellow (talk) 21:57, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I support dividing the table into sections for each of the three national series, former series, and touring series. It would add more organization to the article, but it may make it too long. However, I feel that there is no need to separate the article into more articles. – Nascar1996 (talk • cont) 17:26, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I thought of making an additional table for premier series fatalities without removing them from the original table. The new table may have justified the creation of its own article to prevent the repetition of information within the same article.
Dividing the table into several sections would be the better solution, though, as people are certainly more interested in series than sanctioning bodies and prefer a list of fatalities that occurred in a specific series to having all of them lumped together. Hence, one table per series should be created in my opinion, an endeavor other editors may consider undertaking. (I have struggled with assigning series, even when using this breakdown).--Fluidfellow (talk) 22:55, 31 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I agree. Have a section for the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series, Camping World Truck Series, touring series, and former series. – Nascar1996 (talk • cont) 17:53, 1 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
The Sprint Cup Series fatalities have now been separated from those that occurred in other series. Further segmentation of the latter is up to more competent editors.--Fluidfellow (talk) 19:32, 15 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Narrowing the scope of the article[edit]

I have suggested listing only NASCAR Cup Series fatalities here.--Fluidfellow (talk) 19:34, 1 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Scope of the "other series"?[edit]

The lede states thet the article is about NASCAR fatalities, which ought to be obvious from the article title. I assumed that the "other series" were still supposed to by about NASCAR-sanctioned races on NASCAR-sanctioned tracks. Are the "Midget division" races NASCAR races? I found no mention of NASCAR in the references, but I know nothing about this subject. If this list is supposed to be restricted to NASCAR, then I suggest a cleanup if necessary, and a change to the section title from "Fatalities in other series" to "Fatalities in other NASCAR series", just to make it glaringly obvious to casual editors and perhaps keep them from adding non-NASCAR entries. (I came here from the help desk after an editor asked for help adding an ARCA fatality, which I declined to do). -Arch dude (talk) 17:15, 21 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, a number of references support the entries they are linked to only partially, but the deaths that are currently being listed have been confirmed as NASCAR fatalities including those that have occurred in the Midget Division. Also, section titles have been clarified to indicate that only NASCAR fatalities should be included.--Fluidfellow (talk) 00:29, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You Forgot Adam Petty[edit]

New Hampshire, 2000 174.233.16.98 (talk) 20:40, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Adam Petty is listed under "Fatalities in other NASCAR events".--Fluidfellow (talk) 00:29, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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