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Daily Mail
12-08-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
Horror at North Carolina racetrack as fan favorite dies after suffering mid-race medical emergency
A veteran stock-car driver at a North Carolina race track died over the weekend after suffering a medical emergency while competing. Fan favorite Robbie Brewer's car struck a wall head-on at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem and came to a stop near the start-finish line, leaving fans fearing for the driver's wellbeing. Track workers were forced to peel away the roof to remove 53-year-old Brewer, and an ambulance rushed him to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist hospital, after which he died, the Winston-Salem Journal reported. 'We are saddened by the passing of Robbie Brewer after he was transported to an area medical facility following an on-track medical incident,' track officials said Sunday in a statement. 'Robbie was a talented and passionate racer, and highly respected competitor among his peers. Our thoughts and prayers are with Robbie´s family and friends at this time.' Details of the medical emergency weren't released. Tragedy at Bowman Gray Stadium last night during a Sportsman Series race. Former track champion Robby Brewer suffered a fatal heart attack during a lap 16 restart. His car accelerated into the Turn 4 wall at full throttle. Safety crews had to peel back the roof to reach him. He… — Scott (@RandomHeroWX) August 10, 2025 His fiancee Angel McCarter shared a heartbreaking tribute on social media in which she revealed the pair had just returned from vacation, where they made 'so many sweet memories' and celebrated her child's second birthday. She also claimed Brewer was 'eager' to get back on track after the break and felt his first practice 'went great', leading to him skipping the second. 'I will never forget that long walk down the halls at Baptist Hospital — that moment is forever etched in my soul. Robbie left this world in a way so fitting for the man he was — doing what he loved most.' Brewer and his fiancee were due to marry later this month, having recently obtained their marriage license on July 26. 'Robbie Brewer, I love you to the moon and back… and all around the race track,' McCarter added in her statement. Brewer was competing in a 20-lap Sportsman Series race at Bowman Gray, where thousands of racing fans turn out weekly on Saturday nights in the spring and summer for races across four divisions. Bowman Gray also was the locale for this year's preseason NASCAR Cup Series exhibition event in early February. Brewer's first career start at the oval came in 1990, and he made nearly 260 starts in the Sportsman Division, winning the points championship in 2011, the newspaper reported. Fellow Bowman Gray driver Brad Lewis, whose race shop is near where Brewer lived, said Brewer 'was like a big brother to me even though we were not that far apart in age.' 'He was a wheelman through and through,' Lewis said. 'I´m not only going to honor him the rest of the season but for as long as we race out there. He´ll be missed.'
The Guardian
12-08-2025
- Automotive
- The Guardian
Veteran stock-car driver Robbie Brewer dies after medical emergency during North Carolina race
A veteran stock-car driver at a North Carolina short track died over the weekend after suffering a medical emergency while competing in a race, officials said. Robbie Brewer's car struck a wall head-on while driving the quarter-mile track at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, coming to a stop near the start-finish line. Track workers peeled away the roof to remove the 53-year-old, and an ambulance took him to a local hospital, after which he died, the Winston-Salem Journal reported. 'We are saddened by the passing of Robbie Brewer after he was transported to an area medical facility following an on-track medical incident,' track officials said on Sunday in a statement. 'Robbie was a talented and passionate racer, and highly respected competitor among his peers. Our thoughts and prayers are with Robbie's family and friends at this time.' Details of the medical emergency weren't released. Brewer was competing in a 20-lap Sportsman Series race at Bowman Gray, where thousands of racing fans turn out weekly on Saturday nights in the spring and summer for races across four divisions. Bowman Gray also was the venue for this year's preseason Nascar Cup Series exhibition event in early February. Brewer's first career start at the oval came in 1990, and he made nearly 260 starts in the Sportsman Division, winning the points championship in 2011. Fellow Bowman Gray driver Brad Lewis, whose race shop is near where Brewer lived, said Brewer 'was like a big brother to me even though we were not that far apart in age.' 'He was a wheelman through and through,' Lewis said. 'I'm not only going to honor him the rest of the season but for as long as we race out there. He'll be missed.'
Yahoo
11-08-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Robbie Brewer dies after medical emergency during race at Bowman Gray Stadium
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A veteran stock-car driver at a North Carolina short track died over the weekend after suffering a medical emergency while competing in a race, officials said. Robbie Brewer's car struck head-on a wall on the quarter-mile (0.40-kilometer) track at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem and came to a stop near the start-finish line. Track workers peeled away the roof to remove 53-year-old Brewer, and an ambulance took him to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist hospital, after which he died, the Winston-Salem Journal reported. 'We are saddened by the passing of Robbie Brewer after he was transported to an area medical facility following an on-track medical incident,' track officials said Sunday in a statement. "Robbie was a talented and passionate racer, and highly respected competitor among his peers. Our thoughts and prayers are with Robbie's family and friends at this time.' Details of the medical emergency weren't released. Brewer was competing in a 20-lap Sportsman Series race at Bowman Gray, where thousands of racing fans turn out weekly on Saturday nights in the spring and summer for races across four divisions. Bowman Gray also was the locale for this year's preseason NASCAR Cup Series exhibition event in early February. Brewer's first career start at the oval came in 1990, and he made nearly 260 starts in the Sportsman Division, winning the points championship in 2011, the newspaper reported. Fellow Bowman Gray driver Brad Lewis, whose race shop is near where Brewer lived, said Brewer "was like a big brother to me even though we were not that far apart in age.' 'He was a wheelman through and through,' Lewis said. 'I'm not only going to honor him the rest of the season but for as long as we race out there. He'll be missed.'
Yahoo
11-08-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Stock Car Racer Passes Away After Crashing
Read the full story on Backfire News Veteran stock car racer Robbie Brewer passed away after crashing at Bowman Gray Stadium in North Carolina on Saturday night. While his collision with the wall on turn four during the Sportsman division race looked scary, that was apparently not what killed the reports from local news stations say Brewer suffered some sort of medical emergency which caused him to crash. Pictures of his racecar from after the incident look worse because track personnel had to rip off the roof just to reach him. They then pulled the man out of the stock car, loaded him into an ambulance, and rushed him off to the hospital. According to Flo Racing, Brewer suffered a heart attack while he was driving. There were just four laps left in the first of two 20-lap races for the Sportsman division on Saturday night. Fortunately, after Brewer's car hit the wall and bounced off, other racers were able to avoid a secondary collision with him, otherwise the night might have been even more tragic. Brewer enjoyed a successful career of racing, having one 11 times in Sportsman races at Bowman Gray Stadium. He was also the division champion back in 2011. For the 2015 season, the man racked up four wins, his best showing. With 311 career starts at Bowman, it's a track he knew well. Unfortunately, it was also the last one he ever raced. Image via WXII
The Guardian
11-08-2025
- Automotive
- The Guardian
Veteran stock-car driver Robbie Brewer dies after medical emergency during North Carolina race
A veteran stock-car driver at a North Carolina short track died over the weekend after suffering a medical emergency while competing in a race, officials said. Robbie Brewer's car struck head-on a wall on the quarter-mile track at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem and came to a stop near the start-finish line. Track workers peeled away the roof to remove the 53-year-old, and an ambulance took him to a local hospital, after which he died, the Winston-Salem Journal reported. 'We are saddened by the passing of Robbie Brewer after he was transported to an area medical facility following an on-track medical incident,' track officials said on Sunday in a statement. 'Robbie was a talented and passionate racer, and highly respected competitor among his peers. Our thoughts and prayers are with Robbie's family and friends at this time.' Details of the medical emergency weren't released. Brewer was competing in a 20-lap Sportsman Series race at Bowman Gray, where thousands of racing fans turn out weekly on Saturday nights in the spring and summer for races across four divisions. Bowman Gray also was the venue for this year's preseason Nascar Cup Series exhibition event in early February. Brewer's first career start at the oval came in 1990, and he made nearly 260 starts in the Sportsman Division, winning the points championship in 2011. Fellow Bowman Gray driver Brad Lewis, whose race shop is near where Brewer lived, said Brewer 'was like a big brother to me even though we were not that far apart in age.' 'He was a wheelman through and through,' Lewis said. 'I'm not only going to honor him the rest of the season but for as long as we race out there. He'll be missed.'
