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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] |