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Terry Schoonover

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Terry Schoonover

Birth
Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA
Death
11 Nov 1984 (aged 32)
Hampton, Henry County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Shiloh, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
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NASCAR Winston Cup race driver. A rookie on the circuit, he was killed in an accident on 129th of a 328 lap contest at the Atlanta Motor Speedway when he struck the inside dirt bank on the speedway's backstretch. He was competing in just his second Winston Cup Grand National race. He became the first driver fatality in the history of the 1.522-mile oval.
NASCAR Winston Cup race driver. A rookie on the circuit, he was killed in an accident on 129th of a 328 lap contest at the Atlanta Motor Speedway when he struck the inside dirt bank on the speedway's backstretch. He was competing in just his second Winston Cup Grand National race. He became the first driver fatality in the history of the 1.522-mile oval.

Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Warrick L. Barrett
  • Added: Jun 16, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7584120/terry-schoonover: accessed ), memorial page for Terry Schoonover (26 Dec 1951–11 Nov 1984), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7584120, citing Shiloh Park Cemetery, Shiloh, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.