James Dennis Alan "Denny" Hamlin, 35.

RACE UPDATE: DENNY HAMLIN WINS THE DAYTONA 500 IN THE CLOSEST FINISH IN RACE HISTORY!

JOHN BELMONT

Ralph Dale Earnhardt (April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001)

Earnhardt has been inducted into numerous halls of fame, including the
inaugural class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2010 
.

On November 3, 1911, Swiss race car driver and automotive engineer Louis
Chevrolet co-founded the Chevrolet Motor Company in Detroit with ousted
General Motors founder William C. Durant and several investment partners.

Louis-Joseph "Louis" Chevrolet
(December 25, 1878 – June 6, 1941)

William Crapo "Billy" Durant
(December 8, 1861 – March 18, 1947)

The first Chevrolet "Classic Six", in 1911 in front of the Chevrolet
Motor Car Company factory in Detroit.

Justin Boyd Wilson (July 31, 1978 – August 24, 2015) 

Wilson suffered a traumatic brain injury while competing in a IndyCar Series 
race at the Pocono Raceway on Sunday afternoon. He was struck by a large
piece of debris from another driver’s car following a single-car accident and
was airlifted in critical condition to a local hospital where he remained in a
coma and died today.
 

Justin Wilson, of Sheffield, England, drives #25 during the Pocono
IndyCar 500 auto race, Sunday.

Steven Patrick "Steve" Byrnes (April 14, 1959 – April 21, 2015)

A NASCAR broadcaster whose career included stints with CBS, Fox Sports Net
and TNN is dead. Steve Byrnes died in the early hours of Tuesday as a result
of complications from cancer in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Steve Byrnes (left) with racing legend Dale Earnhardt