Burleson Drag Racer Tim Hay Killed In Car Crash
Tim Hay, a drag racer from Burleson, TX died Saturday night after a car accident at a racetrack in Iowa, where he was competing in an event he had won last year. Hay, 49 years of age, lost control of his car, on the 1/8th-mile dragway during the finals of the World Fuel Altered Nationals at Eddyville Raceway Park in Eddyville, Iowa. Track co-owner Scott Gardner said Monday. The vehicle hit the safety wall and rolled. Rescue personnel pulled Hay out of the car and stabilized him at the track medical center, but the wreck resulted in his death Hay is survived by his wife of 23 years, Candy, three grown children and two grandchildren. Gardner said Hay's wife and one of their sons were at the track when the crash happened.
Hay had competed at Eddyville the past four years and was a well-known veteran of the sport. Tim Hay been racing since the late '70s or early '80s. The nitro methane altered car is one of the toughest to drive in the sport of drag racing. It's sort of a blend between a top fuel dragster and a nitro funny car. It's similar to a funny car, but it's not a full body.
This sport is pretty safe, but there are occasional accidents that unfourantely happen. This is a tragic circumstance for the Hay family and I send my condolences to their family and friends. I assume that an investigation will follow of what went wrong with the car.
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My name is Shane, I'm cousins to Tim Hay and his family and children. I want to spread the word of his memorial fund to the online and racing communities as a contribution to the family. Please contact me regarding this information at TimHayMemFund@yahoo.com.
Thank you.
As of right now I believe I'm the only one of the family posting information regarding the memorial fund on the internet as I believe it was just set up. Please contact me if you see others posting regarding a memorial fund. I can confirm with the family if they are legitimate. I will provide the memorial fund information via email as I'm not certain posting it on the internet publicly would be a safe idea, although I'm not sure.
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