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    (#17) Rodney Orr

    • Dec. at 32 (1962-1994)

    Rodney Orr, like Adcox, was a racer constantly in search of money. In 1993, NASCAR instituted a rule change that made his car ineligible overnight, so Orr pieced together a new ride with a chassis borrowed from Ernie Elliot, and an engine borrowed from Yates Racing. (If that sounds familiar, yes - Will Ferrell actually did get this part of Ricky Bobby's story from Orr.) 

    This part, not so much: He crashed the car in practice, flipping it over a fence and impaling himself on a caution light. In 2001, autopsy photos of both Orr and pop star Lisa Lopes were leaked on the internet, and the whole world saw what a person looked like after being impaled by a caution light. Orr's widow sued the website owner, but the internet never forgets. Subseuently, moves were made to ensure Dale Earnhardt's autopsy photos would never be made public. 

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    (#9) Talmidge Prince

    The name Talmidge Prince might ring a bell or two, even if it is only as kind of a running joke these days. Talmidge was a perennial underdog who today carries the dubious honor of having the shortest professional career in NASCAR history.

    A mere 18 laps into his very first Grand National race, Talmidge blew his engine, leaving behind an oil slick that caused he and a following driver to lose control. The other driver crashed into Prince's driver side door, and took him out instantly. 

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    (#16) John Blewett III

    • Dec. at 34 (1973-2007)

    John Blewett passed in 2007 on the Thompson Speedway when another motorist hit him in the driver's side door. The speedway decided to retire the number 76 after Blewett's passing. The only person allowed to use it now is Blewett's brother, who did so when he won the 2011 Turkey Derby in John's honor. 

  • Grant Adcox on Random Most Tragic Accidents On The Track In Nascar History

    (#15) Grant Adcox

    • Dec. at 39 (1950-1989)

    In a world of big money race teams, Adcox was the prototypical little guy. For many years, his sole sponsor was his father's Chevrolet dealership, and Adcox absolutely dominated in lower racing series like ARCA where sheer cash wasn't as much of a factor. Despite his lack of money, Adcox's car was very fast - he timed fourth at Daytona in 1979.

    However, the lack of funding did show through, as his powerful engine died shortly thereafter. That lack of support reared its head again in 1989, when he crashed at Atlanta. It was a heavy crash, but one he might have walked away from if not for the fact that his improperly mounted racing seat tore free of its moorings.

     His passing led to a rule change on seat mounting in 1990 - but more than anything else, Adcox is still remembered as an underdog racer who found a whole lot of win in very little money. 

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    (#3) Adam Petty

    • Dec. at 20 (1980-2000)

    In probably the best known example of family tragedy in NASCAR racing, the first fourth-generation NASCAR driver in history, was terminated when his throttle stuck open during testing at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2000.

    Adam was the son of Kyle Petty, grandson of Richard Petty, and great-grandson of Lee Petty, one of the very first NASCAR drivers. He passed at 19. 

  • John Nemechek on Random Most Tragic Accidents On The Track In Nascar History

    (#18) John Nemechek

    • Dec. at 27 (1970-1997)

    John Nemechek was the younger brother of four-time NASCAR victor Joe Nemechek, and worked on his pit crew for a while before becoming a driver himself. Although he wasn't an incredibly successful racer, he did have many top ten finishes in the truck series - and might be the only racer in the last 50 years to actually build his own race car. He called it "The War Wagon."  

    Unfortunately, he lost control and slammed into a wall on the first turn of the Homestead track. He passed five days later, barely a week after turning 27. In the aftermath, Homestead reconfigured the track to a true oval shape with six-degree banking. 

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NASCAR is a popular car race in the United States. The car race is inherently a highly dangerous sport! In a hundred years of racing history, there are so many famous circuits, either because of design reasons or because of the characteristics of the hosting events, the probability of fatal accidents is always inexplicably higher than other circuits. Since 1950, NASCAR has averaged more than one car death per year.

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