Driver dies after medical emergency during race in North Carolina

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Robbie Brewer, a short-track racecar driver, died over the weekend after suffering a medical emergency while competing in a race.

Brewer’s vehicle smashed head-on into a wall at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Saturday night. He was competing in the 20-lap Sportsman Series race, which occurs every weekend across four divisions.

The car came to a halt near the finish line, and the 53-year-old Brewer was taken out of it after track workers took the roof off.

Brewer was rushed to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist hospital, where he eventually died, per the Winston-Salem Journal.

“We are saddened by the passing of Robbie Brewer after he was transported to an area medical facility following an on-track medical incident,”