Racing world mourns the loss of former NASCAR driver Bobby East

The racing planet was struck with some really saddening information on Saturday pertaining to former NASCAR driver Bobby East.

East was reportedly stabbed many occasions at a gasoline station in an altercation in California on Wednesday. He was discovered at the scene and right away rushed to a hospital wherever he was pronounced useless.

The suspect, Trent William Millsap was afterwards found by the police right after law enforcement officers have been knowledgeable of his locale, and he was shot and killed by regional police immediately after a raid was conducted in the apartment he was being at.

It is unclear particularly what sparked the altercation, but this tragic accident has plainly taken a toll on the racing world, and several took to social media to express their unhappiness and condolences soon after this senseless altercation.

Awful information. NASCAR driver Bobby East is stabbed to dying at Los Angeles-place fuel station. Prayers for his loved ones. RIP https://t.co/B3MvN92hik

— Jimmy Patronis (@JimmyPatronis) July 16, 2022

Incredibly unfortunate to hear of the tragic incident involving Legend USAC driver Bobby East. He was a single heck of a wheelman. Feelings and prayers to his household

— Todd Bodine (Official) (@Team_Onion) July 16, 2022

Bobby East experienced 42 starts off put together in the Xfinity and truck collection. Shocking and sad to examine about his stabbing. RIP. https://t.co/UGHbHlpJg4

— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) July 15, 2022

Listening to about the death of Bobby East. Prayers to an awesome racing family. 🙏🏻

— Matthew Dillner (@MatthewDillner) July 16, 2022

East has been a longtime veteran of the stock car racing scene in the course of his occupation, profitable 56 USAC races in the course of his occupation, and very last raced at USAC through a Silver Crown occasion in 2014.

He also put in time in the NASCAR Tenting Globe Truck Series, racing 31 moments on the circuit as properly as 11 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series between 2005 and 2008.

Dropping 1 of the greats in any sport is awful, but doing so in a senseless act of violence in this style tends to make items even extra saddening.

[TMZ, Autoweek]