Driver Crashes Of Nascar
Alan Kulwicki brought a unique approach to his 1992 NASCAR Cup championship. Born in Greenfield, Wisc., on Dec. 14, 1954, Kulwicki obtained a mechanical engineering degree from the Univ. Of Wisconsin and used that to his advantage in the Cup series.
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Antigone Jean Anouilh Translated Barbara Bray Pdf Download here. An owner/driver, he is known both for his hard-working nature and his incredible comeback in 1992. He trailed in the championship race by 278 points with six races to go that season, then rallied to edge Bill Elliott by 10 points in the closest championship battle in history. Kulwicki never had a chance to defend his title, though. He died as the result of a plane crash en route to the series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 1, 1993.
Davey Allison was a young gun in the sport, the latest member of the Alabama Gang to find success in the NASCAR Cup series. 25, 1962, in Hueytown, Ala., Allison took the No. 28 Texaco-sponsored Robert Yates Racing Ford to new heights. He brought the crowd to its feet when he finished second to his father, Bobby, in the 1988 Daytona 500. He would go on to win that race in 1992. Allison tallied 19 wins in 191 started from 1985-93.
His career was cut short when he died July 13, 1993 as the result of a helicopter crash in the Talladega Superspeedway infield. Hendrick Motorsports has always been a tight-knit family type of a race team. For the men who work there, it’s much more than a job. The group lost 10 friends and family members on Oct. 24, 2004, when the plane carrying them to the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway crashed on nearby Bull Mountain.
Team owner Rick Hendrick lost his brother and team President John Hendrick, his son Ricky Hendrick and John’s twin daughters, Kimberly and Jennifer Hendrick. Also lost in the crash were team general manager Jeff Turner, chief engine builder Randy Dorton, Dupont (Jeff Gordon’s sponsor) executive Joe Jackson, Tony Stewart pilot Scott Lathram and pilots Richard Tracy and Elizabeth Morrison. Jimmie Johnson won the race that day, then was called into a meeting with NASCAR officials and told of the tragedy.