Sorry about this question, but does anyone know roughly how many drivers have died in the history of NASCAR?

Question

And what's the most recent?

Answer 1

let's see;
Grant Adcox,Atlanta Cup race 1989
Cliford Allison,Michigan,Busch Practice 1992
Rick Baldwin,Michigan(wreck in 1986) died in nursing home 1997 never recovered from accident.
Neil Bonnett,Daytona,Practice 1994
Dale Earnhardt Sr,Daytona,2001
Friday Hassler,Daytona,Qualifing race 1972
Kenny Irwin, New Hampshire,2000
Bruce Jacobi,Daytna,Qualifing race 1983,(was in coma from wreck til death in 1987)
Ricky Knotts,Daytona,Qualifing race,1980
Tiny Lund,Talladega,1975
J.D.Mcduffie,Watkins Glen,1991
John Nemecheck,Homestead,Craftsman Truck 1997
Rodny Orr,Daytona,Practice 1994
Adam Petty,New Hampshire,Practice 2000
Talmadge Prince,Daytona,Qualifing race 1970
Fireball Roberts,Charlotte,race 1964
Tony Roper,Texas,Craftsman truck 2000
Terry Schoonover,Atlanta,Race 1984
Joe Weatherly,Riverside,Rcae 1964
These were listed as NASCAR,there were some in the 50's but not recorded.
Walt Faulkner, Vallejo,NASCAR race 1956 is listed as a NASCAR driver but run open wheel full time.
Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Your ? got me curious, and I found a list at racehippie.com. It shows 32 deaths total with DE Sr. being the most recent (God rest his soul). Some of the deaths are from airplane accidents like Allison and Kulwicki and some are from Busch and Nascar truck events. What is the saddest part about reading the list is seeing some of the deaths from practice sessions, tire tests, and qualifying, though everything is sad about fatalities within the sport.

With the new style of cars and Nascar really focusing on the safety for the drivers, with better roll cages, the HANS device, better tires, etc., I believe and hope that we will see the fatality rate drop dramatically. Thank you Nascar and RIP to all the greats that have lost their lives within the sport.

Answer 3

Fireball Roberts
Earnheardt Sr.
Rex White
Buddy Baker
Marvin Panch
Jack Ingram
Donnie Allison
Curtis Turner
Neil Bonnett
Fred Lorenzen

Answer 4

Kenny Irwin, Alan Kulwicki, Neil Bonnett, Adam Petty, Dale Earnhardt Sr., Ralph Earnhardt
so 7

Answer 5

Very open ended question. On track? Regular Race? Practice? Helicopter crash at the track? What were you looking for? Technically, I could answer your second question by saying Benny Parsons of lung cancer was the most recent because you didn't specify what types of deaths you are looking for. For that matter a lot of drivers from natural causes in the history of NASCAR.

Answer 6

Yeah there are quite a few, i looked up both Busch and Nextel series and when i did i was suprised at how many had died. Dale Earnhardt Sr is the latest, with all the safe equipment we have in NASCAR nowdays i dout there will be any deaths in the future. It would have to be a lot of little problems gone wrong and a perfect head on wreck for another one to die nowdays.

Answer 7

Adam Petty was the most recent on the track. He did die in a practice session about a month or so after Dale sr. It was really hard on the racing community to see such a great talent be gone. Ricky Hendrick was also a racer at one time and passed away in a plane crash on his way to Martinsville with some people from Hendrick on the plane.

Answer 8

I think about 5 or 6.
Dale Earnhardt, Neil Bonnett, Adam Petty and im sure som others.
I think Dale Sr. was the most recent.

Answer 9

27 have died in Formula One
Most recent is Aryton Senna in 1994

3 have died in Formula 3000
Most recent is Marcos Campos in October 1995

2 have died in Craftsman Truck
Most recent is Tony Rope in October 2000

2 have died in Busch Series
Most recent is Adam Petty in 2000

11 have died in Winston Cup/Nextel Cup
Most recent is Dale Earndhart Sr. in Febuary 2001

41 have died in Indianapolis 00/IRL
Most recent is Paul Dana in March 2006

Answer 10

The answer before me is correct but I think Adam Petty was the last.He was in a practice session though and not in an actual race.