ARCA Driver Martin Killed in Practice
A driver in the minor league ARCA series crashed into a wall Wednesday and seconds later was broadsided by another car, killing him and injuring the other driver.
Eric Martin radioed his team, “I’m all right,” after he spun and rammed the wall backward coming out of the fourth turn in practice at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. But the other car, driven by Deborah Renshaw, came around the turn going at least 160 mph and plowed into Martin’s car on the driver’s side.
Martin, 33, died instantly of massive internal injuries.
Renshaw, 25, was taken to a Charlotte hospital, where she was in fair condition.
ARCA drivers are required to wear head and neck restraints.
Martin was from Hixson, Tenn. He is survived by wife Tammy and two children.
His death is the 15th at Lowe’s, the eighth involving a stock car driver.
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