Sad News: On lap 16 of last nights “Two Nights Before The Big One” 30-lap feature at Eldora Speedway 61 year old John Bankston, from Beaumont, Texas, hit the outside wall and came back into traffic, being struck by two other cars, neither of which could avoid Bankston’s car. Bankston was taken from the track by an ambulance crew, and then flown by helicopter to the Miami Valley Trauma Center. During transport Bankston’s condition worsened sending him into cardiac arrest. Emergency room staff attempts to revive him failed and he was pronounced dead. Our thoughts are with John Bankston’s family and friends.(Speedway Illustrated and a story at www.allstarsprint.com)(8-3-2001)
