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He rose to prominence in the late 1970s with his performances in cars owned by Jim Stacy and Wood Brothers Racing, becoming one of the top competitors in the 1980s. and started down the straightaway, I started crying. It declined to answer any questions pertaining to the deaths of Bonnett and Orr or to explain its procedures for investigating fatal racing accidents. He later became part of the famous "Alabama Gang" that included himself, Red Farmer and the Allison family: father Bobby, brother Donnie and, later, son Davey. This would become Bonnett's final NASCAR Winston Cup Series start. Lawrence Neil Bonnett (July 30, 1946 February 11, 1994) was an American NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career. Both men died in wrecks at the Daytona International Speedway in 1994. For example, he determined that Earnhardt had not cracked his skull striking the top of his helmet against the roll cage of his car. But he will not rule it out. Waltrip. When the skull cracks this way, it shears major blood vessels and damages the brain stem, which controls such basic body functions as breathing. In his report, he wrote that Earnhardts injuries reflected a very severe high-speed crash that resulted when he lost control of his speeding racecar and swerved first to his left and then to his right, sliding up the race track into the concrete wall. DELAND A Web site owner who is seeking access to Dale Earnhardts autopsy photos in court posted graphic autopsy pictures of two other dead NASCAR drivers on his Web site Thursday. It Petty started 33rd and wound up 40th. . Clifford Allison was killed in a crash while practicing in a NASCAR Grand National car at Michigan International Speedway in August 1992. He tempted fate but got out before it got him. The last time I talked with him, he hadn't gotten clearance to race again. Its like the right rear falling out from under you.. Bobbys last race came on June 19, 1988, when he suffered life-threatening and career-ending injuries during a 500-mile event at Pocono Speedway in Pennsylvania. later, Winston Cup driver Kenny Irwin also was killed at New I've never seen anyone happier to be racing. It turned to the right and hit the wall, and Schrader could not Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. ''The entire Nascar community will miss Adam Petty.''. When I went out to qualify . The part even with its crack probably would have lasted for an entire race or even longer if it had been securely fastened to the car, Hoekstra said. They said the metal used in the part was too weak for the demands of racing at speeds up to 200 mph. The following is an excerpt from an exclusive Daytona Beach News-Journal story for our subscribers on the death of Dale Earnhardt. He tried once last year and was in a horrible wreck at Talladega, almost went into the stands. "Neil died doing what he wanted to do. Bonnett had planned to drive in at least six races this season. The newspapers filed suit against the law on March 30, one day after it was signed into law by Gov. Buddy Baker, who shared TNN booths with Bonnett and who also is attempting a comeback, wasn't far back on the track when the accident occurred. Myers five-page report was the culmination of an agreement reached last month between the Orlando Sentinel and Teresa Earnhardt, the racers widow. You question your ability to do certain things. Teresa Earnhardts lawyer, Thom Rumberger, said the report helped provide more answers in the death. But for NASCAR legend Neil Bonnett, $3 cost him his life. Neil Bonnett was a car racing enthusiast from the day he was born. He grew up in the NASCAR-heavy town of Hueytown, Ala., and he got his start in professional racing working for Hall of Famer Bobby Allison on his race cars.