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List of NASCAR fatalities

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List of NASCAR fatalities
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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.

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14 NASCAR drivers have died at Daytona International Speedway, more than at any other circuit.

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.[citation needed]

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,[1] on-site medical facilities with helicopters, improved track emergency responders, and SAFER barriers[2] have contributed to the prevention of further deaths.[3]

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Driver fatalities

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NASCAR Cup Series fatalities

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Fatalities in other NASCAR events

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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.

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Non-driver fatalities

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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.

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    The name of the circuit at the time of the accident/incident is displayed.
  2. [N 2]
    Figaro died on October 25, 1954, the day after his accident.[6]
  3. [N 3]
    Roberts died on July 2, 1964, thirty-nine days after his accident.[13]
  4. [N 4]
    Skeen died on September 13, 1965, a week after his accident.[17]
  5. [N 5]
    The race also served as a points-paying championship round.
  6. [N 6]
    Having remained in a semicomatose state for four years, Jacobi died on February 4, 1987.[26]
  7. [N 7]
    Having remained in a coma for eleven years, Baldwin died on June 12, 1997.[29]
  8. [N 8]
    The current, last, or best known name of the circuit is displayed.
  9. [N 9]
    The 33-year-old plumber died on March 7, 1950, two days after his accident.[38]
  10. [N 10]
    The 35-year-old World War II veteran died on July 5, 1952, the day after his accident.[40]
  11. [N 11]
    The 30-year-old auto mechanic died on February 27, 1955, the day after his accident.[44]
  12. [N 12]
    The 27-year-old World War II veteran died on May 16, 1955, two days after his accident.[46]
  13. [N 13]
    The 34-year-old nurse died on June 24, 1956, the day after his accident.[50]
  14. [N 14]
    The 36-year-old truck driver died on June 19, 1960, the day after his accident.[54]
  15. [N 15]
    Platte died on July 21, 1963, the day after his accident.[57]
  16. [N 16]
    The 24-year-old car dealership co-owner died on June 1, 1965, seventeen days after his accident.[59]
  17. [N 17]
    The 31-year-old driver died on September 26, 1975, six days after his accident.[68]
  18. [N 18]
    Having remained in a semicomatose state for more than ten years, Williams died on May 21, 1989.[71]
  19. [N 19]
    Ogle died on December 26, 1985, eleven days after his accident.[77]
  20. [N 20]
    The 43-year-old laundromat contractor died on September 2, 1988, thirteen days after his accident.[82]
  21. [N 21]
    The 40-year-old restaurateur died on May 16, 1992, the day after his accident.[88]
  22. [N 22]
    The 42-year-old drilling company owner died on June 4, 1994, the day after his accident.[93]
  23. [N 23]
    The 43-year-old baptist minister, who lost control of his car and wrecked, had coronary disease, which may have caused or contributed to his death.[96]
  24. [N 24]
    Nemechek died on March 21, 1997, five days after his accident.[100]
  25. [N 25]
    The 38-year-old financial consultant died on October 1, 2000, the day after his accident.[102]
  26. [N 26]
    Roper died on October 14, 2000, the day after his accident.[104]
  27. [N 27]
    Having led the last completed green-flag lap, Pardo was declared the posthumous winner of the race, which was ended after his accident because of time constraints.[110]
  28. [N 28]
    The 61-year-old owner of a property maintenance company lost control of his car due to a medical event and sustained fatal impact injuries when hitting a wall. Different medical conditions contributed to his death on July 4, 2016, the day after his accident.[112]
  29. [N 29]
    The seven-year-old boy died on July 26, 1948, the day after the accident.[142]
  30. [N 30]
    Ray Albert used the name Ray Darney when driving a race car.[144]
  31. [N 31]
    The 64-year-old woman died on July 22, 2001, the day after the accident.[151]
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