Veteran race car driver Robbie Brewer, 53, died following a crash during a race Aug. 9 at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina – his daughter confirmed in a social media post.

Courtney Marquette wrote that her father was a mentor and best friend to her in a tribute posted to Facebook on the morning of Aug. 10.

“There wasn’t much my dad couldn’t fix/do when it came to his cars & racing was his absolute life which was no secret to anyone,” Marquette wrote. “He left this world doing what he loved but it was just way way too soon.”

FloRacing reported that Brewer’s car veered towards the outside wall in the center of turns three and four with four laps remaining in a race in the Sportsman division.

“Unfortunately, I had a very direct line of sight into Brewer’s vehicle,”

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