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List of NASCAR fatalities
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]
- ^ "NASCAR Deaths".
- ^ Tyler, Marty (March 27, 2006). "The history of the HANS device as told by Dr. Bob Hubbard". Catchfence.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013.
- ^ Aumann, Mark (April 18, 2008). "Putting up barriers to make NASCAR that much SAFER". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
- ^ Burlage, Todd (June 30, 2016). "15 years after Dale Earnhardt". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016.
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