In memory of kevin grubb 04191978 05072009 youtube. Remembering kevin grubb and why his story matters by steve taranto motor racing digest. Erynn grubb sources included obituary in richmond times. Kevin grubb started racing in the nascars craftsman truck series in 1996 when he was 18. Does anywhere have a complete list of driver suspensions. Brian rose, a oncepromising young race car driver, will be behind the wheel of a. Darlington, sc terry shirley, crew chief of brewco motorsports no. Cale grubb is a 27 year old sprint car driver from loysburg, pa. May 07, 2009 kevin grubb, 31, was the younger brother of former american nascar driver wayne grubb. Kevin grubb, date of birth, place of birth, date of death. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Grubb, the younger brother of former nascar driver wayne grubb, began his nationwide career in 1997 with four starts for grubb motorsports. Ap virginia police are investigating after former nascar driver kevin grubb was found dead in a richmondarea motel room. Nascar busch series 2001 standings driver database.
Grubb s only attempt in nascar sprint cup series came in 2002 in the pontiac excitement 400 at rir. Was suspended after the 1993 july daytona race for four races after nascar officials found a modification in his car that supposedly allowed his car to bypass the restrictor plate drilling holes in the carburetor. Kevin grubb got caught on a drug test and then took his own life. He did not even begin racing until the age of 21, when he drove a sprint car owned by a friend, but. Dnqs included tony roper, blaise alexander, and kevin grubb. Kevin grubb s career began with nascars lowertier series in 1997. Nascar crew chiefs comment on the kevin harvick penalty. Bill of hat has the number 26 logo and kevin grubb signature logo. Henrico, va wwbt new details are emerging in the death of a former race car driver at a henrico motel.
Pettys death still hasnt sunken in yet for fellow driver kevin grubb. Click on the race number to see the complete results for that race. Who would have thought that nascar having 3 to 6 track owners, with 2 owning the vast majority of the tracks, would work to their. Kevin grubb wiped his brow as he sat in his car talking to a crew member at rir in may 2000. The former race car driver was found in a henrico motel wednesday. Kenny irwin also raced, he was steeles teammate that day. Nov 08, 2018 kevin harvick was penalized after winning the race at texas motor speedway. Following the september 8th busch series race at richmond international raceway, driver kevin grubb refused a random drug test request, resulting in a. Grubb s only attempt in the nascar nextel cup series came in 2002 when he attempted the pontiac excitement 400 at richmond. Drivers shane hmiel, tyler walker, kevin grubb, and aaron fike have been suspended by nascar in the recent past. The police found no drugs or paraphernalia in the hotel room. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Chad knaus replaces darian grubb as william byrons crew chief in 2019 announcement made oct.
Grubb and hmiel received lifetime bans after failing drug tests following reinstatements from a previous suspension due to drugs. After local success he moved on to regional and national events racing in ohio, virginia, and pennsylvania. He was reinstated two years later on the condition that he would be subject to random drug tests. Driver kevin grubb 2002 nascar busch grand national series. March 20 today in jayskis nascar history page 22 of. Kevin grubb 2004 grubb was first suspended in 2004 for substance abuse violations, but later reinstated by nascar. Does anywhere have a complete list of driver suspensions in. The mayfield massacre 4 why kevin grubbs story is a. Kevin grubb historical records and family trees myheritage. Kevin meendering will replace chad knaus as jimmie johnson s crew chief in. Kevin grubb died from a selfinflicted gunshot wound. Grubb steel erection in richmond, sought me out back around 1981 to try to help them find sponsorship for a good late model sportsman run and then busch series go.
Kevin grubb rookie autographed press pass signings 2001 pack. Kevin grubb will score several firsts in the napa auto parts 300 at daytona international speedway, the inaugural event of the 1999 nascar. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for kevin grubb on. These racers faced long road after drug suspensions. Kevin grubb stats, race results, wins, news, record, videos. He had been suspended from nascar in 2006 after his second violation of the substance abuse policy. Nascar announced tuesday that it indefinitely suspended busch series driver kevin grubb for refusing to take a drug test. Nascar busch series 2001 standings championship points standings for the nascar busch series 2001.
Kevin grubb was a nationwide series professional nascar driver. Tim richmond june 7, 1955 august, 1989 was a nascar race car driver who had his career cut short when he contracted hiv and died of complications from aids. Kevin grubb committed suicide on the weekend of the 2009 southern 500. Very sad story there, he was coming up about the same time as adam petty, casey atwood, and others. Kevin grubb in the 2000 nascar busch grand national series. April 14 today in jayskis nascar history page 23 of. Suspended nationwide series driver kevin grubb was found dead. Robert doornbos was the fastest rookie and seventh overall at 223. Walker had failed a drug test that nascar had actually administered and grubb refused to take one. Kevin grubb april 19 1978 may 6 2009 kevin grubb was a nascar busch series driver for mac hill motorsports and is the younger brother of former nascar driver wayne grubb. This racing motorsports autographs page has authentic autographed nascar photos, photo cards, magazines, trading and index cards and more of nascar drivers past and present including bobby allison, greg biffle, kurt busch, kyle busch, clint bowyer, dale earnhardt jr.
I spent a couple of years working with kevin, and i probably saw a side of him that a lot of people arent reading about, said. Rpm2nite41498 i hear that 19 year old bgn driver kevin grubb is becoming a hot commodity and that after his last few qualifying efforts that grubb has been approached. He is the older brother of former nascar driver kevin grubb, who died on may 6, 2009 at age 31. Richmond was born in ashland, ohio and, unlike many other nascar drivers, was born into wealth and did not grow up with auto racing. Grubb, of mechanicsville, virginia, was making his way toward the front when he found the outside wall on lap 141, ending his race in 40th.
Kevin grubb was feeling a bit jealous last june when his older brother, wayne, won the pole position for the busch race at their. Doug perry said thursday that body was found by personnel at the alpine motel on wednesday. Later that year, after the busch series richmond race, he was suspended again for failing said drug test. Kevin grubb suspended nascar driver dead by suicide at. Former nationwide serie driver found dead nascar news. Waynes one time car owner and sponsor bill grubb father of drivers wayne grubb and the late kevin grubb, owner of w. Grubb was suspended in 2006 for refusing to submit to random drug tests. Who are some nascar drivers that destroyed their career by. Brian rose began his nascar career in 2001 in the nascar craftsman. Kevin grubb race results in the nascar busch grand national series. Toy vehicles free delivery possible on eligible purchases. He ran 52 nascar busch series races and 7 craftsman truck series races before he retired late in the 2000 season. From the drivers seat, gateway is a great track, said. Ap virginia police say former nascar driver kevin grubb died from an apparent selfinflicted gunshot wound to the head.
He picked up 2 wins with the vdka and finished second and 3rd in. Henrico county police are investigating the finding of the former nascar drivers corpse in an area. Click on the site to see kevin grubb s career results at that track glossary. He was the younger brother of former race car driver wayne grubb. He swept both stages and went on to score the race win. Feb 26, 2000 kevin grubb in the 2000 nascar busch grand national series. Click on the site to see kevin grubbs career results at that track. Apr 08, 2010 kevin grubb after being suspended twice by nascar, he disappeared from racing all together. Grubb was found dead may 6, 2009, in a richmond, va.
May 07, 2009 police are investigating the death of former nascar driver kevin grubb, after the 31yearolds body was discovered in a motel room in henrico county. Henrico county police are investigating the death of exnascar driver kevin grubb, who was found dead in an area motel room. Police are investigating the death of former nascar driver kevin grubb, after the 31yearolds body was discovered in a motel room in henrico county. Kevin grubb april 19, 1978 may 6, 2009 was an american race car driver from mechanicsville, virginia. Death of former nascar driver kevin grubb ruled a suicide. Pancho carter hamby racing chevrolet pocono june 1986. Shane hmiel on the other hand has been banned for life. The show cars will include those of drivers todd bodine, kevin grubb, santerre, keller, green, allen, hillin jr.
He tested a chevy at charlotte recently and was very happy with the chevys performance. Schrader appealed the suspension before the next weeks race at loudon began and it was successfully overturned. Cole pearn and darrian grubb comment on the nascar penalty kevin harvick dominated the race at texas motor speedway. Kevin grubb stats, race results, wins, news, record. Kevin grubb 2000 nascar busch grand national series. Auto racing petty family suffers another tragic loss. Last year he was found dead in a hotel room after having committed suicide. Kevins first victory in the zemco car stopped rahmers 12 race winning streak at lincoln. Kevin grubb tests nascars drug policy frontstretch. Chris graythen getty images henrico county police spokesman lt. Cale began his racing career at 12 years old in 2001, in the karting ranks at cove valley, cove view, and path valley speedways. Kevin grubb was an american race car driver from mechanicsville, virginia.
At just 31 years of age, a troubled former nascar driver has lost his life. Kevin grubb obituary visit guest book richmond, va. He was suspended again during the 2006 season after a first lap crash in the september busch xfinity race at richmond when. Kevin grubb after being suspended twice by nascar, he disappeared from racing all together. Kevin grubb at dover highres professional motorsports photography. Wayne grubb born july 19, 1976 is a former nascar driver and now a crew chief for gc motorsports international. Please post your tributes and comments in this article. Former suspended nascar driver commits suicide autoblog. May 07, 2009 kevin grubb, 31yearold exnascar driver was found dead in his motel room. Former arcaindycarcurrent sprint car driver dave steele. Busch driver suspended for refusing drug test archive. He drov the wheels off some small teams toys r us car in busch and attempted a cup race or two. Former nascar driver kevin grubb found dead in apparent.