December 19th 2000
Head and neck cancer.
Former NASCAR driver Sterling Marlin is still alive.
Nascar driver Jeff Gordon is still alive and well.
No. Both Ryan Newman's, the Nascar driver and the actress, are still alive.
Nascar driver Mark Martin is still alive.
Nascar driver Wendell Scott died of spinal cancer on December 23, 1990.
Alan Kulwicki died in an airplane crash on April 1, 1993.
Joe Weatherly died at Riverside Track in California defending his championship during a race. Alan Kulwicki died in a plane crash during his defense of the Cup championship.
Yes. Lee Petty died on April 5, 2000, he was 86 years old.
No. Nascar driver Jeff Gordon is still alive and well. He also does not take drugs.
Christian Stuart Elder (December 6, 1968 - August 12, 2007) was a former NASCAR driver. He raced in the Busch Series for Akins Motorsports for two years.He made his debut in 2001, running his first race at Las Vegas for Akins and started the race in 32nd, and he finished 23rd. In sixteen starts, managed two top-20s.