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A possible medical emergency has led to an on-track death at Bowman Gray Stadium in North Carolina.
Robbie Brewer, a 53-year-old racing veteran in the Sportsman Division, crashed head-on into the wall on a restart during a race on Saturday night. The crash caused the car to roll down the front stretch. Brewer was extricated from his car and taken to a local hospital.
His family said on Sunday morning that Brewer had died.
Bowman Gray Stadium officials released the following statement on Sunday:
“We are saddened by the passing of Robbie Brewer after he was transported to an area medical facility following an on-track medical incident during last night’s event at Bowman Gray Stadium. Robbie was a talented and passionate racer and a highly respected competitor among his peers. Our thoughts and prayers are with Robbie’s family and friends at this time.”
FloRacing, which was streaming the event, reported that its sources had said that a medical emergency, possibly a heart attack, was the initial cause of Brewer losing control of his car.
Brewer was a seasoned racer at the track with 11 wins. He was a 2011 division champion at the track. His death was the first in more than two decades at the track, the last being Bubba Beck, who crashed after suffering a heart attack in a Modifieds race in 2002.
Bowman Gray, which is the home to the Winston-Salem (N.C.) football team hosted the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Clash earlier this year.
