Terry Schoonover
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| Terrance Schoonover | |||||||
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| Born | December 26, 1951 New Lebanon, Ohio |
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| Died | November 11, 1984 (aged 32) | ||||||
| Cause of death | Racing accident | ||||||
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career | |||||||
| 2 race(s) run over 1 year(s) | |||||||
| Best finish | 85th - 1984 (Winston Cup) | ||||||
| First race | 1984 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 (Rockingham) | ||||||
| Last race | 1984 Atlanta Journal 500 (Atlanta) | ||||||
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Terry Schoonover (Terrance L. Schoonover) (December 26, 1951 - November 11, 1984) was a racecar driver. He was born in New Lebanon, Ohio.
He made his Winston Cup debut at Rockingham Speedway in 1984, driving his own #42 Chevrolet home to a 21st place finish.[1] The next race, at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Schoonover was driving when on lap 129, he spun and struck a dirt bank on the back straightaway of the track.[2] Schoonover did not survive the accident. He was 32 years old. His death marked the first fatality at the Atlanta track's existence.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Driver's information at racing-reference.info, Retrieved January 29, 2007
- ^ Schoonover on Find-A-Grave, Retrieved January 29, 2007
- ^ Motorsport Memorial, Retrieved January 29, 2007
| Preceded by Bruce Jacobi |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series fatalities 1984 |
Succeeded by Rick Baldwin |
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