Alan Kulwicki 1954 -
1993
Alan was born in Greenfield,WI
on December 14,1954. Alan came to Winston Cup after a successful ASA career.
He was the 1986 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year. He started as an owner/driver
and finished
as an owner/driver. He
turned down Junior Johnson's offers and in 1992 his patience and hard work
gave him the Winston Cup Championship. He went into 1993 as the reiningchampion
but on April 1,1993 AK was taken from us when he was in route from a PR
appearence in Knoxville to the next race in Bristol,TN. The plane that
he and three others were riding went down near Bristol. All four on board
parished.
David Allison 1961 -
1993
Davey Allison born Feburary 25,1961
in Hueytown,AL. Davey, the son of the 1983 Winston Cup Champion Bobby
Allison, was taken from us in July,1993 just three months after Alan
Kulwicki's death. Davey was the 1987 Rookie of the Year. Davey is
the only rookie in history to win two races in his rookie year. He is the
winner of the 1992 Daytona 500.Davey Allison. son of Legendary Driver,
Bobby Allison. Davey, a 1992 Daytona 500 winner and Daytona 500 runner
up behind his Dad Bobby in 1988, had 21 career victories, his last coming
on March 7, 1993 in Richmond Va. Later in the year, Davey lost his life
tragically one July afternoon when the helicopter he was piloting suddenly
crashed while trying to land at Talladega Speedway. Davey was flying in
to be with NeilBonnett when Neil announced his come back to racing.
Neil Bonnett 1946 -
1994
Neil was born on July 30, 1946
in Hueytown,AL. He was a top runner during the late 70s thru the late 80s.
Injuries cut his career short and he turned to the booth. As a race commentator
for TNN and CBS Neil was the best. But he always said he would rather
be racing. He returned, after an absence of
three years, to racing on the
track. He ran two races in 1993. He had signed on for a limited run in
1994. In Just 362 starts, Neil had 20 poles, 18 wins and $3.86 million
in prize money. But he left us tragically on February 11th, 1994.
While practicing for the Daytona 500 Neil`s car suddenly struck the 4th
turn wall at 190 mph. Drivers following Neil on the track that day
reported, it appeared that a gust of wind had triggered the accident
. In a service for Neil it was said, "Davey died coming to be with
Neil, now Neil is going to be with Davey ".
Elmo Langley 1928 -
1996
Former Winston Cup driver , car
owner and , most recently , NASCAR pace car driver Elmo Langley died of
a heart attack while taking laps at the Suzuka Curcuit in Japan . Buddy
Baker was in the pace car as a passenger and said that Langley had
just cut some very fast turns when suddenly the car slowed . Elmo Langley
, who was 68 and had a history of heart trouble , died without pain . And
given the speed at which he was cutting laps , it`s almost certain that
he died with a smile on his face .
