Bobby East, a former USAC National Midget Car and Silver Crown Series winner, died on July 13, 2022.
East won three USAC National Championships after quarters and Kenyon midgets, including the National Midget Championship in 2004 and back-to-back Silver Crown victories in 2012 and 2013.
He was 37.
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East was stabbed at a petrol station on Westminster Avenue in Los Angeles on July 13, 2022, at the age of 37.
East raced almost exclusively in the same truck in 2006, when he was a member of the team’s driver development program alongside fellow rookie Marcos Ambrose. East finished 23rd in points after missing the first two races of the season.
East’s most noteworthy triumphs were the Hut 100 at Terre Haute Action Track, the Belleville Midget Nationals, and the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Irwindale Speedway in California.
East drove in the Busch Series on a part-time basis with Brewco Motorsports in 2007, driving the No. 27, No. 37, and No. 43 cars. Brewco was renamed Baker Curb Racing after a change of ownership during the season.
He will be missed in the racing world.
