Título: Alan Kulwicki
Seção: Death
Background: Kulwicki grew up in Greenfield, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee known for its Polish-American neighborhoods, near the Milwaukee Mile racetrack. After his mother died, his family moved in with his grandmother, who died when Kulwicki was in seventh grade. A year later, his only brother died of a hemophilia-related illness. Kulwicki attended Pius XI High School, a Roman Catholic high school in Milwaukee, and received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1977.

Conteúdo: Kulwicki died in an airplane crash on Thursday April 1, 1993. He was returning from an appearance at the Knoxville Hooters in a Hooters corporate plane on a short flight across Tennessee before the Sunday spring race at Bristol. The plane slowed and crashed just before final approach at Tri-Cities Regional Airport near Blountville. The National Transportation Safety Board attributed the crash to the pilot's failure to use the airplane's anti-ice system to clear ice from the engine inlet system.  Kulwicki was buried at St. Adalbert's Cemetery in Milwaukee; the funeral was attended by NASCAR President Bill France, Jr. and numerous drivers. Kulwicki's racecar transporter was driven from the rainy track later that Friday morning while other teams and the media watched it travel slowly around the track with a black wreath on its grille. In 2008, Kyle Petty described the slow laps as "the saddest thing I've ever seen at a racetrack... We just sat and cried." Kulwicki had competed in five NASCAR races that season with two Top 5 finishes, and was ranked ninth in points at his death. In his career, he had won five NASCAR Winston Cup races, 24 pole positions, 75 Top 10 finishes, and one championship in 207 races.  His car was driven by road course specialist Tommy Kendall on road courses and by Jimmy Hensley at the other tracks. It was raced for most of the 1993 season until the team was sold to Geoff Bodine, who operated it as Geoff Bodine Racing.  Kulwicki had been selected to compet

user: How did he die?

assistant: Kulwicki died in an airplane crash

user: when did he die?

assistant: Thursday April 1, 1993.

user: Anything interesting or notable about his death?

assistant: Kulwicki's racecar transporter was driven from the rainy track later that Friday morning while other teams and the media watched

user: Did he leave a wife and children behind?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Was he honored by the racing world?

assistant: the funeral was attended by NASCAR President Bill France, Jr. and numerous drivers.

user: Other notable people who attended the funeral?

assistant: Kyle Petty described the slow laps as "the saddest thing I've ever seen at a racetrack... We just sat and cried."

user: Any other relevant info?

assistant: He competed in two IROC races before his death,

user: What was his record?

assistant: Kulwicki had competed in five NASCAR races that season with two Top 5 finishes, and was ranked ninth in points

user: Other stats from other races?

assistant: he had won five NASCAR Winston Cup races, 24 pole positions, 75 Top 10 finishes, and one championship in 207 races.

user: How old was he when he died?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Where did he die?

assistant: He was returning from an appearance at the Knoxville Hooters in a Hooters corporate plane on a short flight across Tennessee before the Sunday spring race at Bristol.