MARYSVILLE, Calif — A car lost control and slammed into the pit, killing two spectators, at a California race track Saturday evening.
The Yuba County Sheriff’s office said the crash happened during the warm up laps, an hour before the race, at Marysville Raceway Park–about 40 miles north of Sacramento.
The driver had a stuck throttle and hit the left side of the wall near the pit area. He then hit two tractor tires, sending him airborne, said an announcer for sprint race cars Steven Blakesley.
Yuba County Sheriff’s office says the victims include a 68-year-old man who died at the scene and a 14-year-old boy who was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The driver was uninjured.
Saturday’s race was the season opener for the California Sprint Car Civil War Series.
5 Comments to “2 Killed As Race Car Slams Into Pit In California”
March 17, 2013 at 12:40 PM
mybe to young to be driving a race car
March 20, 2013 at 2:40 PM
try reading before commenting. does it say anything about the driver other than he was uninjured?