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Former NASCAR Driver Bobby East Dead at 37 After Fatal Stabbing: ‘One Heck of a Wheelman’

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Rest in peace. Bobby East, a former racing champion, has died after a fatal stabbing encounter. He was 37.The NASCAR driver had been filling up his car at an Orange County, California, gas station when he was stabbed by another individual, according to NBC News.The Westminster Police Department arrived on the scene on Wednesday, July 13, and found East lying on the ground and “suffering from a serious stab wound to the chest,” according to a press release.

The officers had attempted life-saving measures until local paramedics arrived to transport East to a local trauma center where he eventually succumbed to his injury.An investigation into the late athlete’s death is ongoing, though the police named Trent William Millsap as a suspect in the homicide case.

After officers attempted to serve Millsap — whom they described as an armed “transient” — with an arrest warrant on Friday, July 15, he “became confrontational” and was shot and killed in a police shooting.

Further details have yet to be released.“NASCAR is saddened to learn of the tragic death of Bobby East,” the racing organization told the Associated Press in a statement on Saturday, July 16. “We extend our deepest and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Bobby, a true racer.”East was a three-time United States Auto Club (USAC) National Champion, who notably won tournaments in 2004, 2012 and 2013.

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