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Chauncey T. Maggiacomo Jr. (born November 30, 1947) known as "Jocko" or, in high school, as "Chant," is a racing car driver from Poughkeepsie, New York . His father Chauncey T. Maggiacomo (also nicknamed Jocko) was a famous modified stock car racer in the northeast. Jocko Sr. won 31 feature races and multiple championships at Riverside Park ...
NY Racing Team. 44. J. J. Yeley (part-time) NY Racing Team (formerly Xxxtreme Motorsport and Team Xtreme Racing) is an American professional stock car racing team in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team is owned by John Cohen, who is one of the few African-Americans to have owned a NASCAR team in a major touring series.
This is a category for racing drivers who were killed while driving a racing car, either in competition or during testing.It includes drivers who were killed immediately, as well as those who were not killed immediately but succumbed to their injuries some time later.
This article lists the people who have been fatally injured in American Championship car racing during testing, practice, qualifying, or races since 1916, categorized into drivers, riding mechanics, and non-participants. The lists recognize "IndyCar" or "Champ Car" fatalities that have occurred in events making up the National Championship ...
Lee Wallard. Leland Wallard (September 7, 1910 – November 29, 1963) was an American racing driver. [1] After a slow start to his career, the unheralded Wallard scored a "Cinderella" victory, authoring a dominating performance in the 1951 Indianapolis 500. Days later, Wallard's career ended as he suffered severe burns when his car caught fire ...
Schindler died in a sprint car racing crash in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1952. Schindler was leading the race on the third lap when a car driven by Paul Becker lost a wheel and skidded into the fence. He did not see the "go slow" sign that was immediately waved after Becker's crash and his black Offenhauser hit the wheel, crashed through the ...
Tried to avoid a spinning car, got on its side, scraped along the wall driver-side down and caught on fire [62] Erwin Bauer (FRG) 1958-06-01 Sports car Ferrari 250 TR: Nürburgring Internationales ADAC 1000 Kilometer Rennen Nürburgring: Post-race Kept racing after the checkered flag, tried to pass a slower car, slid and hit trees [63]
The Greater New York Association [1] The New York Racing Association, Inc. ( NYRA) is the not-for-profit corporation that operates the three largest thoroughbred horse racing tracks in the state of New York, United States: Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park, Queens; Belmont Park in Elmont; and Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs .