Deaths

A list of deaths for vehicles in this wiki spanning 9 decades.

## Deaths

### 1970's

1. October 24th, 1970. Sludge Cola founder Richard Dales McCoco dies of crankshaft cancer aged 49.
2. November 29th, 1970. Albert J. Russ, founder of longtime Piston Cup sponsor Spare Mint, dies at 51.
3. December 28th, 1970. Robert Galeas, president of Goldman 5000 Spain from 1961 to 1964, dies at 58.
4. January 4, 1971. Danny Wilson, the racer that murdured Kurt Shiftright, committed suicide by crashing into a fuel tanker at 26.
5. September 22nd, 1971. George Davidson’s crew chief Bill Withman dies of a stroke aged 49.
6. November 2nd, 1971. Daniel Prostor, son of Jim Goldman’s best friend Roy Prostor, dies at 40.
7. November 8th, 1972. Chuck Shooly, Dave Topspin’s jackpitty, dies in road accident aged 56.
8. December 9th, 1972. Norm Karlington's crew chief Harry Neilson dies of engine failure aged 45.
9. December 26th, 1972. Randy Valencourt, Ernest McLean’s stepbrother, dies of lung cancer aged 64.
10. January 25th, 1975. Retired Goldman 5000 racer Gregory Valenda dies of a lung infection aged 60.
11. May 16th, 1975. Eddie Jones, Ya Chun Fei's backup racer, dies of assisted suicide aged 53.
12. October 15th, 1977. Richard Axel. Younger brother of Joe and father of 2, dies from a road accident aged 30.
13. January 3rd, 1978. Henry Coreodo, the crew chief of Goldman 5000 racer Rod Wilson, dies of cancer at 52.
14. December 3rd, 1978. Orin Fogler, brother of Goldman 5000 England legend Bill Fogler, dies at 58.
15. December 30th, 1979. Frank Lemerchez, R.A. Rubberton's backup racer, dies of an overdose aged 46.

### 1980's

1. May 4th, 1982. Former CARCA and Piston Cup racer Edward Hendrick dies while practicing for the Alabama 500. His crash was so bad that he had to be cremated and his ashes were thrown into the area of the track where he died.
2. September 10th, 1982. CARCA racer Thomas Rahal dies at the age of 78 from old age.
3. October 4th, 1982. Arnold Turnpike dies in a plane crash aged 81 along with his brother and sister-in-law.
4. January 8th, 1983. Denise Frederics, mother of legendary Goldman 5000 racer Jet Fredericks, dies at 46.
5. December 17th, 1983. Norman Tomes, R.A. Rubberton's crew chief, dies of a heart infection aged 53.
6. March 9th, 1987. 1954 Goldman 5000 champion Rusty Boyle dies after driving off a cliff aged 64.
7. May 9, 1987. Piston Cup racer Ronald Oaks, father of Ruby, dies during the Los Angeles 500
8. July 23, 1987. Kyle Shiftright's wife Bella dies of an illness at 28.
9. November 9th, 1987. Vince Axler dies from a horrifying crash during the 1987 Raybestos 300 aged 28.
10. May 30, 1988. Piston Cup racer Tom Landis dies in a brutal crash while racing in the Iowa Hybrid 450.
11. October 10th, 1988. Norman Rosenbaum, Vice President of the Piston Cup from 1940 to 1959, dies at 88.
12. February 16th, 1989. Bumper Save Pro Series racer Lincoln Archer dies in a practice crash at Florida.
13. March 22nd, 1989. Danny Traxon, R.A. Rubberton's jackpitty pitty, dies in a highway crash aged 58.

### 1990's

1. March 17th, 1990. John Retoline found dead in prison at 47. Cause unknown.
2. March 26th, 1990. Former CARCA president Ron Carler dies of unknown causes aged 54.
3. 1991. AUSCAR racer Jimmy Roadages dies at Calder Park.
4. April 25th, 1991. Norman Green's sister dies at the age of 51 from cancer.
5. April 27th, 1991. Harry Beltline, R.A. Rubberton's secondary backup, dies at 57 from a stroke.
6. May 2nd, 1991. Charlie Axler, father of Morris, dies aged 81 after a fall.
7. June 13th, 1991. CARCA racer Jason Hill and other crew members of Vaioade die in a tornado.
8. October 27th, 1991. Marie Audrey, the sister of Goldman 5000 legend Louise Bernard, dies at 59.
9. March 5th, 1992. Kurt Shiftright's widow Barbara dies peacefully in her sleep aged 80.
10. September 19th, 1992. George Wickersham, the Goldman 5000 flag waver from 1940 to 1955, dies at 74.
11. October 19th, 1992. William Walterson-Boone, one of Duke Coulters’s pitties, dies at 67.
12. December 1, 1993. Ray Steeringson's crew chief and childhood friend of Harold Turner Darron Davier dies of cancer aged 65.
13. February 10th, 1995. Jimmy Topfuel, the original Bumper Save racer, dies unexpectedly at 53.
14. September 10th, 1995. Keith Power dies in a CARCA crash at the age of 19.
15. February 16th, 1996. CARCA racer Jeff Caston-Marquis dies while practing for the Florida 500.
16. February 17th, 1996. Bumper Save Pro Series racer Chad Revler dies in a crash while practicing for the Faux Wheel Drive 300. His crash happened 2 days earlier but survived until the 17th.
17. April 18th, 1996. Piston Cup racer Lee Michaels dead at 80.
18. April 25th, 1996. George Audrey, the husband of Goldman 5000 legend Louise Bernard's sister Marie, dies at 66.
19. October 2nd, 1996. Infamous racer Tommy Gearson dies at 59 from a heart attack at his house.
20. February 22th, 1997. Lowey North former Truck Series driver, dies while qualifying for the Pepsi 200. He was the first racer to die in the Truck Series.
21. March 2nd, 1997. Marie Calavone, the wife of legendary Goldman 5000 racer Bobby Calavone, dies at 74.
22. March 19th, 1997. Slide Powers' wife Barbara dies of a heart attack while attending the practice race at Palm Mile Speedway.
23. April 2nd, 1997. Jay Roper’s brother George dies of engine cancer aged 77.
24. October 23rd, 1997. Ernie Gearson's mother Edna dies of heart failure in her sleep aged 69.
25. December 4th, 1997. Murray Clutchburn’s grandpa Norman dies in his sleep aged 100.
26. 1998. Lee Weathers, dies at the age of 84.
27. March 9th, 1998. CASCAR Super Series driver Stan McRadiator dies in a plane crash while travelling to New Rearendia at 30. His death was considered ironic as he was sponsored by Air Canada at the time.
28. April 30th, 1998. David Palmer's mother Ingrid dies of a heart attack aged 70.
29. May 4th, 1998. Mitch Gears dies of an overdose aged 62 just 2 hours after attending Ingrid Palmer's funeral.
30. June 9th, 1998. Don Sliderson, Chuck Armstrong's original crew chief, dies of brain cancer aged 32.
31. January 1st, 1999. Robert Allman, one of the 16 original racers, dies of a heart attack aged 78.
32. January 26th, 1999. George Burchwood, famous Piston Cup journalist, dies of cancer aged 73.
33. August 29th, 1999. Donna Switzer, sister of Don Chapcar's wife Emma, dies of a stroke aged 53.
34. September 30th, 1999. Sarah Turnpike, Arnold's wife and Eli's mother, dies of natural causes aged 97.
35. October 8, 1999. Donny Wickersham, founder of Leak Less, dies of a stroke at 73.

### 2000's

1. 2000. William Axel dies in a hotel where he is staying by unknown causes.
2. 2000. Adam Weathers dies in a Busch Series practice crash.
3. February 3rd, 2001. Legendary military and Piston Cup doctor Fred Watcar dies at 86.
4. February 18th, 2001. Dale Earnhardt dies in a sudden last lap crash during Florida 500 aged 49.
5. March 28th, 2001. May Roper, Jay Roper's wife, dead at 79.
6. September 11th 2001. Many people died on a terrorist attack. World Trade Center aka Twin Towers, knocked down. No racers died but lots of employees of Sidewall Shine and Tow Cap died.
7. September 15th, 2001. Ferbert G. Willigan, crew chief of legendary Goldman 5000 racer Jet Fredericks, dies at 41.
8. September 19th, 2001. Travis Hoodson dead at 71.
9. December 25th, 2001. 3-time Piston Cup Modified Tour champion Neil deAlex Tireson looses his life in a house fire.
10. May 29th, 2002. Beatrice Gorthum, Ernie Gearson's mother-in-law, dies at 78.
11. July 30th, 2002. Mary Alternators dies at 78.
12. January 28th, 2003. H.B. Freely, the Goldman 5000's original main commentator, dies at 104.
13. April 3rd, 2003. John Frederick Wheeler, Sammy Studebaker’s crew chief, dies at 80.
14. July 14th, 2003. Jimmy Lugwrench dies of engine cancer complications at age 75.
15. August 28th, 2003. Ron Revlers, founder and owner of Revlers restaurant and the one who helped Derek Rubbers to race dies aged 72 from cancer.
16. October 5th, 2004. Patrick Delschmudt, Ya Chun Fei’s original crew chief, dead at 81.
17. October 9th, 2004. H.B. Freely's widow Diane dies of Alzheimer's disease aged 105.
18. August 8th, 2005. Kassidy Curber dies from cancer at 5.
19. September 7th, 2005. David Locke's crew chief dies aged 81.
20. 2005. Gasprin Dash Series driver John Bearings dies during the final race of the 2005 season at Washington. This caused the Gasprin Dash series to merge with the Cyber Car Series.
21. April 23rd, 2006. Todd Marcus' dad David has died for unknown reasons at the age of 64.
22. June 18th, 2006. Betty Hicks, Chick’s mother, dies at 67.
23. August 22nd, 2006. Robert Pennculio, Doc Hudson’s brother-in-law, dies of cancer aged 74.
24. October 4th, 2006. Todd Korpolangry, son of Bobby Calavone’s 3rd pitty Ed Korpolangry, dies at 50.
25. December 13th, 2006. Rev Pitcar dies at the age of 69.
26. January 4th, 2007. Jay Roper's sister Wilma dies of a heart attack aged 83.
27. Febuary 16th, 2007. Piston Cup racer and commentator Benny Pitstops dies from complications resulting from radiator cancer.
28. August 12th, 2007. Former Gasprin Dash racer Christian Elder dies of an overdose at the age of 38.
29. September 19th, 2007. Julie Topfuel, the widow of Bumper Save's first racer Jimmy Topfuel, dies of dementia aged 66.
30. January 22nd, 2008. Anne Watcar, wife of Fred Watcar dies at 91.
31. February 3, 2008, Wayne Pistons dies of a heart attack at his house in Munich at 82.
32. February 7th, 2008. Eddy Edson, Billy Ford’s original crew chief, dies in a road accident aged 57.
33. July 7, 2008. Gasprin Dash racer Bradley White dies after a 3 year battle with crankshaft cancer at 45
34. September 19th, 2008. George Thomason's crew chief Horton Bauer dies at 96.
35. February 2nd, 2009. Ed Korpolangry, Bobby Calavone’s 3rd pitty, dies at 85.
36. June 9th, 2009. Lee Weathers' sister dies at the age of 100.
37. September 7th, 2009. Lee Weathers' 2nd tire changing pitty died at the age of 88, he was the last surviving member of Lee Weathers pit crew.
38. November 15th, 2009. Marie Axler, the widow of Piston Cup Cyber Car racer Vince Axler, dies of a stroke aged 50.
39. December 3rd, 2009. Doc Hudson dies of a heart attack at the age of 79.

### 2010's

1. February 16, 2010. Fal Kan dies at 25.
2. February 18th, 2010. Jean Colbrett, daughter of Leak Less founder Donny Wickersham, dies at 62.
3. March 28th, 2010. Zachary Davidson, R.A. Rubberton's 2nd tire changer pitty, dies at 78.
4. April 12, 2010. Charles Orden, childhood friend of James Cleanair's grandfather, dies at 103.
5. April 18th, 2010. Marjorie Rosenbaum, widow of former Piston Cup VP Norman Rosenbaum, dies at 109.
6. June 25th, 2010. Devons Innit, Goldman 5000 Canada racer from 1988 to 2005, dies at 43.
7. July 2nd, 2010. Longtime Dinoco employee Michael Nadler dies at 99.
8. July 9th, 2010. Former Gasprin Dash racer Janine Wheelshift, dies at 30 from suicide.
9. July 18th, 2010. Harold Turner, one of the sixteen original Piston Cup racers and one of few still alive, dies at 90.
10. September 10th, 2010. Ron Pitcar's first crew chief Joe Kranks dies aged 76.
11. Fall 2010. Bob Gearings, Chip’s grandfather, dies of a heart attack aged 87.
12. December 9th, 2010. Guido's mother Marianna dies of a heart attack aged 71.
13. May 28th, 2011. Donald Rutledge, R.A. Rubberton's first tire carrier pitty, dies peacefully at home aged 79.
14. June 6th, 2011. William Speed, The pitty known for repairing and restoring thousands of die casts, dies aged 84.
15. December 8th, 2011. Eddy Duke, one of the original Piston Cup racers and one of few still alive, dies at 95.
16. August 5th, 2012. Barbara Gearson. The younger sister of Ernie died peacefully at her home in Ohio at the age of 51.
17. March 29th, 2013. Louis Brown, Louise Nash’s crew chief, dies at 86.
18. May 8th, 2013. Hector Schmoff, brother of former Piston Cup President Boris Schmoff, dies at 105.
19. June 10th, 2013. John Blamer, dad of Johnny Blamer dies at the age of 74 from a heart attack. John is best known for supporting Johnny even through his hundreds of crashes.
20. September 25th, 2013. Robert Wilson, legendary Bumper Save Pro and Piston Cup racer dies aged 78.
21. November 23rd, 2013. Tom Blamer, younger brother of Johnny, dies of piston cancer aged 42.
22. December 25th, 2013. Walter Koonich, one of Ya Chun Fei's pitties, dies at 101. He was the last surviving member of Fei's original pit crew.
23. 2014. Elena Weathers, the second wife of Lee Weathers, dies at the age of 92.
24. March 25th, 2014. Lynda Weathers, Strip’s wife, dies of cancer aged 72.
25. April 4th, 2014. Bumper Save Pro champion Terry Carhing dies from cancer at 77.
26. December 8th, 2014. JP Henry, the Vice President of the Piston Cup from 1967 to 2005, dies at 83.
27. February 9th, 2015. Doc Hudson’s nephew Martin dies at 60. Martin’s mother was Doc’s sister Edith.
28. June 11th, 2015. Jimmy Rubberton, older brother of R.A. Rubberton and former CEO of Rubbertons Co., dies at 87.
29. July 16th, 2015. William Leonard Smith. Co-founder of Tow Cap who along with Henry Tow helped bring the company into the Piston Cup and served as their CEO for 42 years died at a hospital in California at the age of 97.
30. November 18th, 2015. Percy Barbel dies after suffering from rare terminal cancer at the age of 85.
31. December 25th 2015. 1974 Bumper Save Pro champion Pete Gearford dies of stroke at 70.
32. January 18th, 2016. Former 2DA team owner Edward Thomason dies at 90.
33. April 15th, 2016. Lee Cunningham's gaspitty Herbert Lowtire dies aged 76.
34. September 21st, 2016. Buff Posey's crew chief John Barker dies at 97 after a short illness.
35. November 12th, 2016. 1986 CARCA rookie Les Everfuel died peacefully at a hospital in Chicago at the age of 62.
36. February 22th, 2017. Robert Chas, Jason Hill’s 1st tire changing pitty who was the only Vaioade pit crew member to survive the tornado, dies in a hospital from cancer aged 52. His son Ian became the 2nd pitty for Spikey Fillups.
37. May 19th, 2017. Kevin Racingtire's pitty Frank Gearbox dies in storm at 46
38. August 1st, 2017. Jim Herron's widow Grace, considered the "Original First Lady" of the Piston Cup. dies peacefully at the age of 93 4 days before she turns 94.
39. October 31st, 2017. Devon McAlpine, former No Stall Modified Tour racer during the 70's to 90's dies in a crash aged 71.
40. November 18th, 2017. 1970s Piston Cup racer Brad Gonzalez dies of a heart attack aged 78.
41. December 23rd, 2017. Gerry Jones dies at the age of 78.
42. December 28th, 2017. Geoff Switzer, husband of Don Chapcar's sister-in-law Donna Switzer, dies at 72.
43. April 20th, 2018. Longtime Piston Cup racer Slide Powers dies due to a heart attack at the age of 89.
44. July 11th, 2018. Famous 80's racer Thomas Tanrev has died due to cancer at the age of 71.
45. October 2nd, 2018. Ryan Shield's aunt Mary Shields passed away from cancer at the age of 76, he says that "Bill is heartbroken about his wife passing, but he knew it was coming as she was sick with cancer"
46. November 4th, 2018. Louise Bernard, first female Goldman 5000 champion who won the title in 1958, dies at 85.
47. November 5th, 2018. Paul Johnson. Dick Miller's crew chief dies at the age of 88.
48. November 12th, 2018. David Carson legendary racer dead at 83. David won 4 CARCA championships.
49. November 20th, 2018. Felix Chapcar, twin brother of Don Chapcar, dies of a heart attack in his sleep aged 69.
50. December 18th, 2018. Guido's father Giuseppe dies at a nursing home in Italy aged 80.
51. January 6th, 2019. Barbara Speedland, Cole's mom dies at 93 from a long illness.
52. February 6th, 2019. Elizabeth Cleanair, wife of James is dead at 61 from cancer. Elizabeth is best known for supporting James in the 80s and 90s.
53. February 9th, 2019. Tuxedo Plumbing team owner from 1976-1993, Stanley Jones dies at the age of 78.
54. February 16th, 2019. George Boorman, Robert Johnson’s crew chief, dies at 93.
55. April 20th, 2019. Jay Roper dies at 101 peacefully at his house.
56. May 8th, 2019. Alex Quint's older brother Joseph dies of Alzheimer's disease aged 76.
57. June 22nd, 2019. Herbert Brown dies at a highway crash at the age of 63.
58. July 8th, 2019. Jack Spinner's mother Susan dies due to cancer.
59. September 7th, 2019. Joseph Dieselton dies at 100.
60. November 9th, 2019. Healthy Energy X founder Bob Ricket dies in a highway crash aged 33.
61. November 11th, 2019. Rev-N-Go Pitty, Derek Pitland dies at 71.
62. November 30th, 2019. Carl Bacher, president of Goldman 5000 Germany from 1979 to 1993, dies at 89.
63. December 20th, 2019. Legendary Piston Cup racer Junior Moon passes away.
64. December 23rd, 2019. Legendary Goldman 5000 England racer Robert Wallace dies at 79.

### 2020's

1. January 2nd, 2020. Clutch Aid backup racer Bob Kelly dies at the age of 31 in a car accident.
2. January 2nd, 2020. Johnathan Melter's crew chief Daniel Fillups dies at 72.
3. January 5th, 2020. Jon Dart, R.A. Rubberton's hauler, dies at 93.
4. January 6th. 2020. Sam Krankzler dies at 78.
5. January 19th, 2020. Jack Ford’s crew chief William Bryant dies at 91.
6. January 20th, 2020. Sharon Chapcar, Don Chapcar’s niece and the daughter of his brother Felix, dies unexpectedly at 50.
7. January 25th,2020. First Australian Piston Cup racer Albert Pilarbox dies from unknown causes at the age of 81.
8. January 31st, 2020. Bumper Save Pro Legend Erik Blomquist dies in hospital aged 83.
9. February 12th, 2020. Robert Gasup, Robert Axon’s backup racer in the Juniors, dies at 50.
10. March 30th, 2020. Lee Revkins dad Steve dies aged 70.
11. April 13th, 2020. Rusty Dipstick dies from stroke at 90.
12. April 26th, 2020. Bumper Save Pro racer and 1963 rookie of the year Jim Plymouth died aged 86.
13. May 25th, 2020. Roy Bench's pitty Frank Window dies aged 100. Frank attended the 2020 Florida 500.
14. June 6th, 2020. SynerG founder Charles Shifter dies at the age of 75.
15. June 9th, 2020. Doc Hudson’s brother Ara dies peacefully in his sleep aged 91.
16. June 24th, 2020. Alex Quint's younger brother Leo found dead at age 67.
17. July 18th, 2020. Joe Jackson dies of the coronavirus at 73.
18. July 25th, 2020. Maurice Weathers, Strip’s younger brother, dies at 81 from TBA.
19. August 2nd, 2020. Luigi's mother Franca dies of lung cancer aged 86.
20. August 9th, 2020. Norman Kellard, River Scott's Crew Chief, dies aged 95.
21. August 18th, 2020. Louis Finchum, retired Goldman 5000 racer and Robert Finchum's brother, dies at 98.
22. September 22nd, 2020. Carbon Cyber Pitty Joseph Drift's father Chuck Drift killed after being involved in a car accident with a TripleDent Gum hauler.
23. October 24th, 2020. Don Karls, R.A. Rubberton's 1st tire changer pitty, dies at 90. He was R.A.'s last surviving pit crew member.
24. December 28th, 2020. Jim Plymouth's brother Jack Plymouth dies of a stroke aged 86.
25. December 30th, 2020. Ron Pitcar's backup racer Leland Braker dies aged 75 from cancer
26. February 17th, 2021. Ron Pitcar's 2nd Crew Chief Bruce Carne dies aged 65.
27. March 11th, 2021. Former Piston Cup backup Martin Bauer dies at 73 from a heart attack.
28. June 28th, 2021. Trunk Fresh founder and team owner Murphy Trunk dies peacefully in his home aged 93.
29. October 28th, 2021. Piston Cup trainer Ray Roads dies age 63.
30. December 25th, 2021. Former Piston Cup president Dom Carson dies at 92.
31. January 3rd, 2022. Legendary Goldman 5000 racer Davey Goldfarb dies after being hit by a train aged 93.
32. February 2nd, 2022. Alice Carlsson, legendary Goldman 5000 racer and 1983 champion, dies at 65.
33. June 27th, 2022. The robber that shot Sarah Highbanks’ father dies from cancer at 89
34. August 17th, 2022. Tex Dinoco’s wife Jan dies at 68.
35. September 16th, 2022. Tex Dingo's mother Jane dies at 97.
36. October 19th, 2022. Giles Burnett, one of Duke Coulters’s pitties, dies at 96 leaving crew chief Alan Carwiski the only surviving member of Duke’s pit crew.
37. November 1st, 2022. Ernest McLean, who won the 1940 Goldman 5000, dies at 103.
38. November 3rd, 2022. Ronald Braxton, Floyd Morgan’s crew chief, dies of a stroke aged 98.
39. November 9th, 2022. Burker Stauce, Leroy Heming’s crew chief, dies of a heart attack aged 91 while vacationing in Thailand.
40. November 23rd, 2022. Leroy Heming, legendary Piston Cup racer, dies at 95.
41. December 6th, 2022. Robert Measley, Ya Chun Fei’s 2nd crew chief, dies at 87.
42. December 19th, 2022. Retired Goldman 5000 racer Karel Willis dies at 96.
43. December 23rd, 2022. Tony Bench. Younger brother of Roy, dies at 88.
44. December 29th, 2022. Famed oilman and Dinoco founder John Dinoco dies at 99.
45. December 31st, 2022. James Cleanair's father George dies at 90 after a fall.
46. January 1st, 2023. Gerald Revington, backup racer for Ricardo Albany, dies at 99.
47. January 5th, 2023. Kurt Coulters, who raced in the CARCA Menards Series from 1953 to 1959, dies at 94.
48. January 7th, 2023. Arnold Joshua Frederick Willard Drive, founder and former team owner of Faux Wheel Drive, dies of crankshaft cancer aged 69.
49. January 8th, 2023. Legendary Piston Cup racer Morris Axler dies at 90.
50. January 18th, 2023. Retired CARCA racer Ben McBrakes dies of COVID-19 aged 93.
51. January 25th, 2023. One of the oldest living Piston Cup racers Henry Wilson dies at 100.
52. February 2nd, 2023. Louise Nash’s uncle Henry dies of pancreatic cancer aged 101.
53. February 17th, 2023. Retired 1950s racer George Davidson dies at 98.
54. February 19, 2023. Charlie McQueen, Lightning McQueen’s grandfather, dies at 92.
55. February 28th, 2023. Former Goldman 5000 England president Horace Washington dies at 105.
56. March 4th, 2023. Alex Forklon, Erik Blomquist’s main pitty, dies at 80.
57. March 5th, 2023. Ernest McLean's crew chief Ned Kralvin dies on 105th birthday.
58. March 9th, 2023. Dennis Scheck, Jay Roper’s crew chief, dies at 106.
59. March 9th, 2023. Jim Oilchanger, father of Billy Oilchanger, dies at 77.
60. March 11th, 2023. Retired Piston Cup racer Jet Robinson dies at 88.
61. March 11th, 2023. Legendary Piston Cup racer and 1949 and 1950 Piston Cup champion Jack Ford dies at 95.
62. March 16th, 2023. Bumper Save Pro legend George Gearly Jr. dies in his sleep aged 81.
63. March 18th, 2023. Sterling Mist’s crew chief Rusty Nato dies at 102 from a short illness.
64. March 19th, 2023. Bill Weathers, Jack Ford's jackpitty, dies at 94. He was the last surviving member of Jack Ford's pit crew.
65. March 19th, 2023. Longtime Radiator Springs resident Lizzie dies of engine failure aged 100.
66. March 21st, 2023. Ron Rodriguez, Caleb Worley’s crew chief, dies at 97 from a stroke after months of failing health.
67. March 24th, 2023. Famous Piston Cup sportswriter John Gange dies of a stroke aged 90.
68. March 28th, 2023. Piston Cup racer Slim Hood dies in his sleep aged 92.
69. March 31st, 2023. Bonnie Shiftright, Kraig's wife, dies aged 89 after a short battle with lung cancer.
70. April 1st, 2023. Ernie Gearson’s 2nd pitty Phil Tirechanger dies in hospice care aged 68.
71. April 2nd, 2023. George Barrymore, former Piston Cup Modified Racer, dies at 102.
72. April 3rd, 2023. Retired racer Dave Topspin dies of Covid-19 aged 96.
73. April 14th, 2023. Retired racer James Buzz dies at a hospital in California aged 90.
74. May 9th, 2023. Hector Jones, the 1954 Piston Cup West champion, dies at 95.
75. May 18th, 2023. Retired racer and Spare Mint's original racer Maxwell Turner dies at 99.
76. May 20th, 2023. Legendary Bumper Save Pro racer Bob Swift dies at 99 just two weeks before his 100th birthday.
77. May 26th, 2023. Retired AUSCAR racer Gary Gasoline dies at 67 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
78. May 29th, 2023. Kurt Shiftright Jr, younger brother of legendary racer Kraig Shiftright, dies at 82.
79. June 1st, 2023. Steven Saunders, Ray Steeringson's backup racer from 1946 to 1955, dies at 95.
80. June 9th, 2023. Anna Axler, wife of Morris Axler's brother Donald Axler, dies at 86.
81. June 11th, 2023. Joe Axel, the RPM racer from 1963 to 1970, dies of a heart attack aged 81.
82. July 4th, 2023. 1950s racer Randy Lawson dies at 99 from a sudden heart attack.
83. November 15, 2023. Former Piston Cup commentator Ken Sqwheeler dies aged 88.
84. November 25th, 2023. Mary Axler, the widow of legendary racer Morris Axler, dies at 89.
85. December 1st, 2023. Clovis Rider, one of the last surviving 1950s Piston Cup racers, dies at 100.
86. December 5th, 2023. Lee Cunningham, the original Mood Springs racer who raced from 1958 to 1970, dies at 84.
87. December 18th, 2023. Retired Goldman 5000 racer Walt Kessler dies at 100 from heart failure.
88. December 22nd, 2023. Julia Hunt, the former Pepsi backup racer, dies peacefully at her home aged 97.
89. December 24th, 2023. Tippy Tuesday, former VP of Goldman 5000 England, dies of pneumonia aged 100.
90. December 31st, 2023. Former Piston Cup president Boris Schmoff dies after several weeks of declining health aged 109.
91. January 2nd, 2024. Bob Carbureski, retired Piston Cup racer and the uncle of Eugene and Joe, dies at 91.
92. January 6th, 2024. Johnathan Igor, racer also known as Johnny Pulaski who was the first Rookie of the Year, dies at 90.
93. January 9th, 2024. Mel Stein, retired Goldman 5000 racer who raced from 1946 to 1958, dies at 99.
94. January 12th, 2024. Rusty Manifold, well known journalist and former Piston Cup racer, dies at 94.

### Unknown dates

* On June 2021, backup racer for Bumper Save from 1964-1973, Ray Anderson, along with his daughter Laura, are confirmed to be dead by Holley Shiftwell at an unknown date with an unknown cause at the age of unknown as only their corpses were discovered.