Auto racing is a dangerous sport, and that fact has been magnified as. Reids car hit the grandstand at the right side of the photo, killing three spectators and. Also due to the covid19 outbreak, the 46 th annual liquid death icebreaker will not be completed in its regularly scheduled date of april 3 rd5 th after conversations with nascar and all stakeholders involved, thompson speedway is planning to announce a postponement date for the icebreaker in a matter of just a few days. Wade cole was a fixture of nascar whelen modified tour racing at. Drivers in the nascar weekly racing series are encouraged to. In 100 career starts at thompson, he competed in over 11,000 laps of racing.
After former nascar driver candace muzny was found dead inside her home near oklahoma city, oklahoma, on monday, a medical examiner has since determined the cause of death as accidental drowning, according to a kfor report published wednesday. The courant spoke to a witness, carrie carigan, who hiked into the woods after hearing the crash, she described a terrible scene. Christopher also holds the track record at thompson speedway, winning 99 wins there. Nascar driver ted christopher was killed saturday in a small. Kanye west reveals death of one of my best friends kobe bryant was a.
Christopher is also stafford speedways alltime winningest driver, with 109 victories at the oval track. Thompson speedway motorsports park announced on wednesday that 10 divisions will compete in the 46th annual liquid death icebreaker weekend, april. John blewett iii, 33, a veteran driver from new jersey who was appreciated by fans for his aggressive style, was killed thursday night when his car became wedged under a vehicle driven by his younger brother in a highspeed crash at thompson international speedway. S teen proactive driving school curriculum goes well beyond that level of training, addressing common driving. Family files lawsuit against kentucky speedway after sons death there.
Sprint car driver, 42, killed in florida speedway crash. Former nascar driver candace muznys cause of death revealed. The driver suffered burns all over his body, but was cleared to. Thompson speedway motorsports park announced wednesday that 10 divisions will compete in the 46th annual liquid death icebreaker weekend, april 35. Posted apr, 20 offers its condolences to jimmy smiths family, friends and crew. Nascar whelen modified tour driver wade cole killed in accident. Miller wanted to lead that team, and thompson wanted to be that driver. John richard blewett iii october 25, 1973 august 16, 2007, from howell township, new jersey, was a nascar whelen modified tour driver.
Liquid death to sponsor 46th annual icebreaker weekend at. Thompson speedway motorsports park stock car racing wiki. Tommy thompson could have been the jackie robinson of. Day kimball hospital in putnam confirmed smiths death saturday afternoon but did not disclose the cause.
The premier series of nascar has seen 28 driver fatalities, the most recent of which. The drivers club at thompson speedway motorsports park offers exclusive. Thompson speedway motorsports park 205 e thompson rd, thompson, connecticut. The goose bumps came immediately for stafford late model driver scott cook. An aerial view of the aftermath of a crash that killed driver gordon reid in 1952 at dayton speedway. Brighton speedway is mourning the recent and sudden death of pro stock driver tim thompson. The event continued after the wreck, as the driver was. Lock city drift, new england street outlaw series nesos to compete under the lights thompson, conn. Hammonds death came on the heels of that of john blewitt iii of howell, n.
Thompson spent the next six days in hospital before eventually succumbing to complications from surgery and his injuries on. This is the shocking moment a veteran race car driver was killed in a horror crash after his vehicle span 180 degrees and careered into a wall. Driver killed in crash at thompson speedway in connecticut. Thompson speedway motorsports park and save the purse jointly announced on thursday that competitors in the nascar weekly racing series late model division will have three, 50lap feature races in 2020 as part of a new late model midsummer challenge. He was savagely burned and endured months of painful therapy over that winter. John blewett iii, 33, died in an accident after a tire went flat on jimmy blewetts car. Liquid death to remain as sponsor for remainder of 2020 season thompson speedway motorsports park today announced that liquid death mountain water will be the sponsor of the 46th annual icebreaker weekend, april 35, and has also joined as a sponsor for the entire 2020 season.
The hartford courant also noted hes won more races than any other driver at both stafford motor speedway and thompson speedway. Family files lawsuit against kentucky speedway after sons. In may 2006, a professional allterrain vehicle driver from easthampton, mass. Brighton speedway mourns the passing of tim thompson. Although authorities initially told oklahoma city news outlets that muznys death was being treated as suspicious, there were reportedly no. Thompson international speedway, new england dodge dealers 150, race, tried to avoid a crash, was hit by another car, slid and crashed into cement blocks. On april 10 officials from thompson speedway announced they would likely be forced to postpone for a second time the running of the 46th annual liquid death icebreaker weekend.
George summers final race 1983 thompson world series. It was the first fatality at the connecticut track since 2004. He was the winningest driver at a pair of connecticuts historic tracks. While conventional drivers education is important and valuable, the b. Driver john blewett killed in thompson speedway crash. Thompson speedway motorsports park tsmp, formerly thompson speedway and thompson international speedway, is a motorsports park in thompson, connecticut, featuring a 5. Baldwin was the father of nextel cup series driver kasey kahnes crew chief tommy baldwin jr. The premier series of nascar has seen 28 driver fatalities, the most recent of which occurred in february 2001 when dale earnhardt was killed during the daytona 500. Thompson speedway motorsports park announced on wednesday that 10 divisions will compete in the 46 th annual liquid death icebreaker weekend, april 35. Thompson speedway legend ted christopher killed in. Who could have possibly dreamed that this same driver would win the season opener at the ice breaker at thompson speedway the following spring. The family of a 30yearold amateur driver killed in a crash at kentucky speedway last year filed a lawsuit wednesday, alleging that the. More details, including the full event schedule, will be available soon. Thompson, ohio the geauga county sheriffs department is investigating a crash at thompson raceway park on saturday afternoon that claimed the.
Woodstock driver james smith died saturday after a race at thompson speedway. Nascar racer ted christophers death draws mournful. Matthew schuh, 27, of manitowoc, died during a race at manitowoc speedway wednesday night. During a late model race on easter sunday, april 2, 1972, at metrolina fairgrounds in charlotte, where he started the race despite reporting he was not feeling well, thompsons car stopped on the track. Icebreaker weekend thompson speedway motorsports park. With a mission to get people to drink more water, liquid. He was found in his car not breathing, was revived and put into an ambulance, but he died on the way to the hospital, one day before his 46th birthday. George summers wins the 1983 thompson bfi world series at thompson speedway the last race of his 31year career.
Once known as the indianapolis of the east, it was the first asphaltpaved racing oval track in the united states and is now under the. Because of this epic feat, he became the only active driver to ever have a stafford grandstand named for him. With the continuing covid19 virus outbreak thompson speedway motorsports park has made the following announcement. Veteran nascar driver jason leffler died on wednesday after crashing during a 410 sprint car race at the bridgeport speedway, authorities said. Still reeling from the shock and loss, the nascar modified series community this morning is dealing with the death of one of its own. Kfsn a driver died during a race at the madera speedway saturday night, possibly suffering a heart attack behind the wheel. Drivers going after the 2020 new england late model challenge cup nelmcc.
It was the first paved race track in the united states and is now under the nascar weekly racing. Driver passes away following race at thompson international speedway updated mar 24, 2019. Christopher called the death of whelen modified tour driver john blewett at thompson international speedway on. Isnt conventional drivers education adequate training for teenagers. Nascar driver killed in small plane crash in connecticut. Whelen modified race at thompson speedway, blewett lost his life in a crash where he spun. Christopher called the death of whelen modified tour driver john blewett at thompson international speedway on thursday night, a oneinamillion thing. Liquid death puts water, the healthiest beverage on earth, into aluminum cans, the most sustainable container on earth. Drivers react to death at thompson speedway hartford courant.
Safety in the sport has evolved through the decades. Wade cole was a fixture of nascar whelen modified tour racing at thompson speedway motorsports park since the first race in the modern era in 1985. The weekend will be headlined by the nascar whelen modified tour and the death to plastic 150. The hoenig family, the management of the track, the officials and teams want to send our deepest condolences to jimmy smiths family for their loss, track spokesman jonathan hoenig said. A 33yearold race car driver died in a crash involving his brother and several cars at the thompson motor speedway. All of us at thompson speedway motorsports park are saddened to learn. Already, wendell scott had become the first black driver to win a nascar grand national race, at jacksonvilles speedway park in 1963, but one had not qualified at indianapolis yet. Thompson was injured after he fell on a job site last wednesday, june 25. A racer was killed sunday when his midget car hit another, flipped over a concrete wall and struck a billboard at thompson international speedway. Driver killed in thompson racetrack crash news the. Shane hammond, 27, was killed yesterday when the race car he was driving was involved in a wreck on the seasons first weekend of competition at thompson international speedway. Nascar featherlite modified series veteran driver tom baldwin was killed during the running of the new england dodge dealers budweiser 150 at thompson international speedway in northeastern connecticut thursday night. Nascar featherlite modified series veteran driver tom baldwin was killed during the running of the new england dodge dealersbudweiser 150 at thompson international speedway in. Joey the ace aguilar narrowly escaped death in a fiery wreck in 20 at the facility, then known as full throttle speedway.
Racer back at the wheel after crash that claimed his brother the. Race car driver david steele killed in florida speedway. This article lists drivers who have been fatally injured while. In 1977, jimmy crashed at oswego and was trapped inside the solvay 04 roadster, upside down and on fire. For the second time in eight racing events, officials at thompson international speedway, the areas largest track sunday had to deal with the death of a driver during one of its features.