Article Details: Stock car driver Kenny Irwin Jr. Dies in crash • Author History.com Staff • Website Name History.com • Year Published 2009 • Title Stock car driver Kenny Irwin Jr. Dies in crash • URL • Access Date February 15, 2018 • Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 2000–eight weeks to the day after the fourth-generation NASCAR driver Adam Petty was killed during practice at the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire–the driver Kenny Irwin Jr. Dies at the same speedway, near the exact same spot, after his car slams into the wall at 150 mph during a practice run. At 19, Adam Petty was in his second season in the Busch Series and was planning to move to the Winston Cup circuit full time the following year. He finished 40th in his first Winston Cup race in April 2000, three days before the death of his great-grandfather, Lee Petty, a pioneer of NASCAR (the acronym stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing).

On May 12, during a practice session to qualify for the following day’s Busch 200 in Loudon, the youngest Petty’s car crashed head-on into a wall while traveling at 130 miles per hour. He was airlifted to Concord Hospital, where he was pronounced dead of head trauma. A native of Indianapolois, Indiana, Kenny Irwin Jr.

Won Rookie of the Year honors for the NASCAR Winston Cup series in 1998, earning one fifth-place finish and four top-10s while driving the famous No. 28 Texaco Havoline Ford for the Robert Yates Racing team. (Among the celebrated previous drivers of the No. 28 were Ernie Irvan and Davey Allison.) After Irwin racked up three more top-five finishes in 1999, including third place in the Daytona 500, he Irwin left the Yates organization and joined a team owned by Felix Sabates.

In a car sponsored by BellSouth, he ran a total of 17 races, still seeking a win. On July 7, 2000, the 30-year-old Irwin was killed instantly when his car hit the wall on Turn 3 of the New Hampshire International Speedway; it flipped over and landed on its roof before coming to a halt. As in the case of Petty’s crash, speculation as to the cause focused on a stuck accelerator, which would have prevented both drivers from slowing enough to make the turn. As The Chicago Tribune reported, some drivers pointed out that the track was one of the slickest on the NASCAR circuit, with no margin for error on the tight turns. On the other hand, Petty’s grandfather, the NASCAR icon Richard Petty, dismissed those charges, attributing the two similar crashes to “circumstances beyond human controlcircumstances with the way you stop that thing so quick. Your body just can’t stand it.”.

Allison at Born ( 1961-02-25)February 25, 1961, U.S. Died July 13, 1993 ( 1993-07-13) (aged 32) U.S. Achievements winner winner,, winner 1991, winner Champion (posthumously) Awards 1983 Rookie of the Year Named one of (1998) career 191 races run over 9 years Best finish 3rd (, ) First race () Last race () First win () Last win () Wins Top tens 19 92 14 career 86 races run over 10 years Best finish 29th () First race () Last race () Wins Top tens 0 31 2 Statistics current as of February 16, 2015. David Carl 'Davey' Allison (February 25, 1961 – July 13, 1993) was a driver. He was best known for driving the No. 28 - for in the (Now ). Born in, he was the eldest of four children born to and wife Judy.

JAYSKI's' DRIVER TRIBUTE PAGE. Drivers and fans say they continue to be inspired. The #28 Texaco Havoline car driven by Davey Allison early in his. By Michael Lamm. The Texaco Doodlebug was an important design for several reasons. Basically, it erased all vestiges of 1930s car and truck architecture. David Carl 'Davey' Allison (February 25, 1961 – July 13, 1993) was a NASCAR driver. He was best known for driving the No. 28 Texaco-Havoline Ford for Robert Yates Racing in the Winston Cup Series (Now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series). Born in Hollywood, Florida, he was the eldest of four children born to Bobby Allison and wife Judy.

The family moved to, and along with Bobby's brother, family friend, and, became known in racing circles as the. Hans Zimmer Flac Discography. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Early career [ ] Growing up, Allison participated in athletics, preferring football, but was destined, like many children of racers, to become a racer himself. He began working for his father's team after graduating high school, and would work after-hours on his own race car, a Chevy Nova built by Davey and a group of his friends affectionately known as the 'Peach Fuzz Gang'. He began his career in 1979 at and notched his first win in just his sixth start. He became a regular winner at BIR and by 1983, was racing in the (ARCA) series. Allison won both ARCA events at his 'home track', in 1983, and was named ARCA Rookie of the Year in 1984, placing second in the series title. That same year, he married his first wife, Deborah.