Grant Adcox Dies - 1989 Atlanta Journal 500

I remember watching this like it was yesterday...I was like 7 years old. They didn't announce his death until after the race and my folks didn't tell me that Adcox had died for fears that it would upset me. I read about it in my uncle's copy of Midwest Racing News some time later.

@elsenorpollojorge yeah, so do i n i was 1 years old at the time............

Adcox crashed heavily on lap 198 of the event and died of major chest and head injuries, also suffering a heart attack as result of the crash. Upon investigation, it was determined that the severe impact had torn his improperly mounted racing seat away from its mount entirely and this led to Adcox's death. It also led to new safety regulations on the way seats were mounted for the 1990 season.

isn't it sad that nascar only makes cars safer after someone gets killed and it shows flaws in the car? At least no one will be getting killed any time soon :)

lol you copied that word for word from wikipedia

Way to copy and paste from wikipedia.

I never said I wrote it you idiots. I'm not a fucking doctor with Nascar. I was simply referring to someone's comment about the heart attack, so I got the official report and posted it. Fuck off.

You are MAD. How about we try not to look smart on youtube. ok?

This was the final race in 1989, and was postponed due to inclement weather. It was held the weekend before Thanksgiving, and temps were NEVER above 45 degrees F. I attended the race, and Grant hit the wall almost in front of me. There was conjecture he might have had a heart attack or seizure, because he NEVER turned away from the wall. There was no braking apparent, and he his at a very severe angle to the first turn wall.

no they didnt. dzus fasteners have never been weight supporting fasteners and were not used to hold a seat in nor seat betls...hold padding on maybe but not the seat itself