Veteran short-track driver Robbie Brewer died on Saturday night after suffering a medical incident during a race in North Carolina.
Brewer, 53, had four laps to go in the 20-lap race at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem when his No. 17 car veered and went head-on into a wall during a restart at the quarter-mile track. Emergency crews cut open the roof of the car to remove Brewer, who was then rushed by ambulance to a nearby hospital.
His family confirmed Brewer’s death via social media on Sunday morning.
“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,” track officials said Sunday in a statement. “Robbie was a talented and passionate racer, and