A midget auto going an estimated 100 miles per hour crashed at a West Sacramento race track Sunday, killing the driver.
Officials at Capital Speedway said driver Bob Nicholson of Millbrae was heading into a turn in. a lime trial when the throttle on his vehicle apparently jammed. The midget roared up an eight-foot wall, flipped over several times and landing in an empty section of a parking lot.
Nicholson, about 30, is survived by a wife and two young children, officials reported. The track's last fatality took place three years ago.
Officials at Capital Speedway said driver Bob Nicholson of Millbrae was heading into a turn in. a lime trial when the throttle on his vehicle apparently jammed. The midget roared up an eight-foot wall, flipped over several times and landing in an empty section of a parking lot.
Nicholson, about 30, is survived by a wife and two young children, officials reported. The track's last fatality took place three years ago.
A midget auto going an estimated 100 miles per hour crashed at a West Sacramento race track Sunday, killing the driver.
Officials at Capital Speedway said driver Bob Nicholson of Millbrae was heading into a turn in. a lime trial when the throttle on his vehicle apparently jammed. The midget roared up an eight-foot wall, flipped over several times and landing in an empty section of a parking lot.
Nicholson, about 30, is survived by a wife and two young children, officials reported. The track's last fatality took place three years ago.
Officials at Capital Speedway said driver Bob Nicholson of Millbrae was heading into a turn in. a lime trial when the throttle on his vehicle apparently jammed. The midget roared up an eight-foot wall, flipped over several times and landing in an empty section of a parking lot.
Nicholson, about 30, is survived by a wife and two young children, officials reported. The track's last fatality took place three years ago.
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