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Veteran stock car racer Robbie Brewer passed away after crashing at Bowman Gray Stadium in North Carolina on Saturday night. While his collision with the wall on turn four during the Sportsman division race looked scary, that was apparently not what killed the man.
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Multiple reports from local news stations say Brewer suffered some sort of medical emergency which caused him to crash. Pictures of his racecar from after the incident look worse because track personnel had to rip off the roof just to reach him.
They then pulled the man out of the stock car, loaded him into an ambulance, and rushed him off to the hospital.
According to Flo Racing, Brewer suffered a heart attack while he was driving. There were just four laps left in the first of two 20-lap races for the Sportsman division on Saturday night.
Fortunately, after Brewer’s car hit the wall and bounced off, other racers were able to avoid a secondary collision with him, otherwise the night might have been even more tragic.
Brewer enjoyed a successful career of racing, having one 11 times in Sportsman races at Bowman Gray Stadium. He was also the division champion back in 2011. For the 2015 season, the man racked up four wins, his best showing.
With 311 career starts at Bowman, it’s a track he knew well. Unfortunately, it was also the last one he ever raced.
Image via WXII
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