Lloyd “Shorty” Rollins, the first NASCAR Rookie of the Year, has died at a local hospital after a brief illness. Rollins, the circuit’s top rookie in 1958, died Monday at age 69, a day after lapsing into a coma from complications of a heart ailment. In 1959, Rollins won the first stock car race at the new Daytona International Speedway. See the AP story at That’s Racin’ Former NASCAR driver Rollins dies (12-30-98) (12-30-1998)
