All Piston Cup Fatalities

Here Are All The Deaths Of The Piston Cup

## Deaths

### Racers

1. Jim Herron in 1953. Racer Jim Herron, a 1948 Plymouth Special Deluxe Coupe NASCAR, was one of the original Piston Cup racers from 1950-1953. In the Revolting 200, Herron died after losing control and overshooting the track and falling. Herron sponsored Re-Volting in the 84 alongside Leroy Heming in the 300 until his death.
2. Broker Shamer in 1954. Died Of A Heart Attack during a race.
3. Harry Pitcar in 1955. Rookie Harry Pitcar was doing some practice laps in Charlotte for the Carolina's 350 when his wheel exploded and he was sent airborne before flipping 12 times before exploding into the fire. Harry died instantly while he landed on his wheels with a lot of oil below them.
4. Randy Lawson In 1957 (Died In 1992). A Fatal Accident Caused By Leroy Hemming where he got turned and His engine exploded He actually survived but sadly passed away in 1992.
5. Donald Williams in 1958. Donald Williams who debuted in 1954 as a 1954 Buick Roadmaster NASCAR would die in a hard hit from Leroy Heming which essentially caused massive internal injuries in the 1958 Las Vegas 400.
6. Rusty Dipstick in 1959. He Was Sadly Wrecked By Drive Parkerston And He Crashed Into Pit Lane Then A Factory And A Tree That Split Him In Half.
7. Robert Johnson in 1959. Robert had a horrific crash in the 1959 Calladega 500 where he was in a coma for a month after his horrifying wreck. Robert had recovered and somehow returned for the 1960 Nightdona to 1960 BnL 500. Robert contracted Alzheimer's caused by his injuries in 1991 and died four years later in 1995.
8. Fireball Roberts in 1964. fireball Was Racing Until A Crash That Made Him Caught Fire, He Fell In A 3 Week Coma Before Death.
9. Mitch Gears in 1966. Racer Gears, a 1955 Chevy Bel Air, was the second Fiber Fuel racer. He died after hitting the wall which ended up in a spectacular fireball crash in the Dinoco 400.
10. Kurt Shiftright in 1967. Pushed by Danny Wilson causing a huge accident, Kurt sadly died in the wreck.
11. Bobby Carsac in 1977. Died in a crash at Alabama Speedway in Calladega by a heart attack Caused By Chick Hicks.
12. Elsa Haruno in 1978. Got Turned By Bill Clark, Bill Wasn’t Banned Until The 1978 Dinoco 400 Where He Got Banned And Fired By Oil Sausages.
13. James Carlidge in 1979. Great-grandson of former president Calvin Carlidge he died after a crash on turn 2 in the 1979 Leak Less 400. Carlidge was t boned by Brad Gonzalez and was seriously damaged on his right side before Carlidge was hit again by rookie Dale Earnhardt and caught fire. The King, Buzz Mixon, Alloy Wilson, Tom Landis, Ronald Oaks, and Hiro Gearson were also involved.
14. Robert Hicks In 1983. Fatal Crash Caused By Sammy Smelter.
15. Ronald Oaks in 1987. Died in a crash at LA. Ronald was the father of Ruby Easy Oaks.
16. Axel McDrift in 1988. Died after crashing alot of times.
17. ***(WARNING #1: THIS CRASH NOT FOR FAINT OR EASILY SCARED)***: Tom Landisin 1988. Probably the most brutal accident of them all. In the Pocono 400, racers Darrell Cartrip and James Cleanair spun out. Klint Shiftright tried to dodge but hit into Shiny Wax racer Tom Landis (who raced before Darren from 1975 to 1988 before his debut in 1989 part-time, 1997 backup, 2000 rookie.) causing him to get turned into the wall. Unfortunately, the wall shredded the top of Landis completely off causing chaos in the stands. The now-dead Landis landed back on his wheels with his mouth still open and insides visible. His remains were carried away and the race was red-flagged and stopped and was not shown on TV due to this. It was reported his nose and right door was found in the stands while most of his roof was stuck in the catch fence.
18. Don Chapcar in 1988. Just four races after the brutal death of Landis backup Tank Coat racer Chapcar would die after overshooting the Daniel Raceway and falling to his death and catching fire. Chapcar was 39 years old.
19. Garret Revley in 1993. He died instantly after hitting the wall during the Dinoco 400 Practice.
20. Greg Locke in 1994. Dad of Lane. Greg Locke would die after hitting the wall, flying in the air and landing on one of the mobile homes. The mobile home survived with minimal damage.
21. Jeff Caston-Marquis in 1996. He died instantly while practicing for the 1996 Nightdona 500. He is here for the same reason as Hendrick.
22. Sky Lewis Jr in 1998. He Died In A Pratice Session For The First Race Of The Season He Is 2 Years Younger Then Sky Lewis.
23. Zoey Lewis In 1998. Got Pit Manuvered By Joey Wells Cause Joey Though Zoey Was Sky Lewis.
24. Silver Storm in 1999. He Died In A Crash That Was Caused By His Rival Gaston Stalker
25. Dale Earnhardt Sr in 2001. See the 2001 Nightdona 500 for more info.
26. Alice Axler in 2001. Died after being turned by Ruby Nightcar in the Texas 350.
27. Ruby Storm In 2002. Flew Off The Track And Her Engine Explodes Thanks To Ricky Hoodson.
28. Mike Yankee in 2004. Suffered a stroke in the Tank Coat 400 practice session.
29. Stace Cyper In 2005. Got Flamed On Fire After Brush Curber Crashed Her And Sparyed Oil On Her Just So She Can Burn So Hard
30. Lilly Cornflake In 2005. She Got Dumped By Ruby Nightcar And Crashed And Flew Up The Track WAAAY INTO THE AIR Of The Turn 4 Banking Killing Her Instantly. Darren Leadfoot and Chick Hicks were involved in the crash but They didn't die.
31. Casey Nightcar In 2005. Dies From A Heart Attack In A Multi Car Pileup.
32. Night Run In 2012. Died in the 2012 Florida 500.
33. Will Rusch In 2019. Later Brought Back Alive. He Died In A Fatal Car Pileup Where He Got T-Boned So Hard He Died.
34. Danny Hopper In 2021. Died in a fatal accident caused by Sky Lewis
35. Kyle Flight In 2021. died in a accident.
36. Jim Reverick In 2028. Died after being turned by Devin Redline with lots of Flame Smoke and Fluid coming out of him killing Jim Instantly.
37. Made Bernoulli In 2041. Died due to Unknown Causes during the 2041 Las Vegas 400.

### Others

**Bold** Means Spectator. *Italics* Mean Pit Crew Member.

1. **Steve Alcott** in 1957. Died after debris from River Scott penetrated his roof and pretty much destroyed his brain.
2. *Barry Nelsons* in 2003. Died after Debris from Ruby Nightcar hit him during the Last Lap of the BNL 500.
3. *Ryan Thunderbolt Sr* in 2003. Died after having a Heart attack after seeing Ruby Nightcars crash in the BNL 500.
4. *Kate Dawson JR* in 2018. Died after debris from H.J Hollis in the Nitroade 400 hit her, She was Rebecca Rose's crew chief and Kate Dawsons Daughter.