Here's a capture of Grant
Adcox's fatal crash at Atlanta
Motor Speedway in 1989 during
the Winston Cup season finale
Atlanta Journal 500. Grant
slammed the wall in turns 1
and 2 on lap 202 which caused
the racing seat in his #22
Herb Adcox Chevrolet
Oldsmobile to completely tear
away from it's mounts. Grant
was airlifted to G
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Here's a capture of Grant
Adcox's fatal crash at Atlanta
Motor Speedway in 1989 during
the Winston Cup season finale
Atlanta Journal 500. Grant
slammed the wall in turns 1
and 2 on lap 202 which caused
the racing seat in his #22
Herb Adcox Chevrolet
Oldsmobile to completely tear
away from it's mounts. Grant
was airlifted to Georgia
Baptist Hospital in Atlanta
where he died of severe head
and chest injuries including a
heart attack which was caused
by the crash. The post-crash
investigation by NASCAR
determined that Grant's seat
was improperly installed which
resulted in the fatal
injuries. In response, NASCAR
created new rules for the way
seats were mounted for the
1990 season. This footage is
from ESPN's live broadcast of
the race followed by a
SpeedWeek report on the crash.
The commentators heard on the
video are Bob Jenkins, Benny
Parsons, and Ned Jarrett.

Category Sports

Tags NASCAR, Grant, Adcox