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Eric Martin (racing Driver)
Eric Martin (February 6, 1969October 9, 2002) was an Automobile Racing Club of America, ARCA driver from Hixson, Tennessee, who was killed at the Lowe's Motor Speedway on October 9, 2002, during a practice session for the season-ending EasyCare 100. He was not related to Mark Martin despite sharing a same last name. Martin initially spun and backed into the fourth turn wall, coming to rest on the racing line entering the tri-oval. A fairly routine and innocuous accident, Martin radioed his crew that he was fine. However, 16 seconds after the initial crash, just as Martin was unbuckling his belts, Deborah Renshaw, going full speed along the racing line in the belief that the track was clear, careened directly into the driver's side door of Martin at about 160 mph and killed him instantly. Both ARCA and Renshaw were roundly criticized following the accident. ARCA received criticism because its regulations did not require spotters to be located on top of the grandstands. Rensha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hixson, Tennessee
Hixson is a former unincorporated area, unincorporated community and now part of the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. It is in the northeastern part of Chattanooga and is part of the Chattanooga, TN-Georgia (U.S. state), GA Chattanooga metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hixson is typically defined as the area north of Rivermont (a Chattanooga neighborhood), east of the city of Red Bank, Tennessee, Red Bank and U.S. Highway 27, and south of unincorporated Middle Valley, Tennessee, Middle Valley and Thrasher Pike. It is bordered to the east by the Tennessee River. Neighborhoods within Hixson include DuPont, Northgate, Big Ridge, and Valleybrook. History The land around Hixson was first settled by Europeans around 1821 by pioneers John and Elendar Hixson. While Elendar was born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, John Hixson, born in 1797, came from Virginia. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARCA Re/Max 250
The Calypso Lemonade 200 was an ARCA Menards Series race held at the Winchester Speedway in Winchester, Indiana. It was originally 50 miles, then increased to 63 miles, then 75, then 100, then 125, and then back down to 100. Past winners ARCA Menards Series * 1994, 1997, 2003, 2006, 2021: Race extended due to a Green–white–checker finish In North American auto racing, a green–white–checker finish (GWC) is a racing restart procedure one in which the race is restarted from a caution period with 2 laps remaining. When the race distance is extended to accommodate such a finish, i .... References External links Racing-Reference.info – Winchester Speedway {{ARCA Menards Series races ARCA Menards Series races Motorsport in Indiana Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federated Auto Parts 100
Federated may refer to: * Federated state, a constituent state within a federal state * Federated school, a model of administration in some educational institutions * Federated congregation, a type of religious congregation Computing * Federated identity, a type of electronic identity * Federated learning, a machine learning technique * Federated protocol, in networking, the ability for users to send messages from one network to another * Federated architecture, a pattern in enterprise architecture * Federated search, a type of electronic search * Federated database system, a type of meta-database management system * Federated content, a type of digital media content Other * Federated Tower, a skyscraper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania * Federated Department Stores, now known as the Macy's, Inc. * Federated Group, a 1980s era chain of home electronics retailers * Federated Investors, a financial services company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania See also * Federal (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Par-A-Dice 100
Par-A-Dice Hotel and Casino is a casino located on the Illinois River off Illinois Route 116/U.S. Route 150 in East Peoria, Illinois, United States. The Par-A-Dice opened in 1991 in Peoria, Illinois, and moved across the river to East Peoria in 1993. Originally established with local investors, it was later sold to Boyd Gaming Boyd Gaming Corporation is an American gaming and hospitality company based in Paradise, Nevada. The company continues to be run by founder Sam Boyd's family under the management of Sam's son, Bill Boyd (born 1931), who currently serves as the co .... The Par-A-Dice had cruised the Illinois River 10 times daily during its early years, but stopped cruising altogether after Illinois dropped the requirement for riverboat casinos to leave their docks in June 1999. However, as the result of a new U.S. Coast Guard annual requirement, the riverboat set off for a few hours in the morning in June 2010 for the first time in 11 years. References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |