WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A veteran stock-car driver at a North Carolina short track died over the weekend after suffering a medical emergency while competing in a race, officials said. Robbie Brewer’s car struck head-on a wall on the quarter-mile (0.40-kilometer) track at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem and came to a stop near the start-finish line. Track workers peeled …
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Bowman Gray Stadium Sportsman Racer Robbie Brewer Passes Away
A Bowman Gray Stadium racer passed away Saturday night following a medical emergency that led to a crash at the North Carolina short track. Robbie Brewer, of Winston-Salem, NC, who competed in the Sportsman division, crashed hard in the fourth corner coming to a restart. Brewer’s passing was officially announced by his family on Sunday morning. Sources have told FloRacing …
Read More »Racer Robbie Brewer dies after ‘on-track medical incident’ in Winston-Salem, Bowman Gray Stadium officials say
A race car driver is dead following what race officials have called a medical incident during a race in Winston-Salem. Bowman Gray Stadium has confirmed the death of driver Robbie Brewer. On Saturday evening at Bowman Gray, Brewer was pulled from the track in an ambulance. WXII’s crew said he was removed during the sportsman race after a direct hit …
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