Sad News UPDATE more: A stock-car driver lost control of his car during a race at Barberton Speedway on Saturday night and died after crashing through billboards at the edge of the track and hitting trees. Tim Boswell, 35, of Copley, Ohio, died at 7:55 p.m. at Akron General Hospital, a nursing supervisor said. Driver Kevin Swank said Boswell’s car sounded as if its throttle was stuck open.(That’s Racin’/AP)(8-26-2001) UPDATE: Motorcycle racer Will Davis died in Sadalia, Mo., after crashing in the first lap of a race in the AMA’s Grand National Championship. Davis, 36, was involved with a crash with five other riders on the fourth turn at the State Fairway Speedway on Friday. He died at Bothwell Regional Health Center, according to the American Motorcyclists Association. Davis, ranked seventh in career AMA Grand National victories with 32, had his first national win in 1989. He turned pro in 1984 and was a five-time champion of the MARS Asphalt Motorcycle Racing Series. AND Michael Josselyn, 45, of Alamogordo, N.M., died Saturday at an El Paso, Texas, hospital, where he had been taken after a Friday night crash at Sertoma Motorplex in New Mexico, officers said. Josselyn’s car flipped and landed on its roof, authorities said.(ESPN/AP) AND a turn three flagman was struck by a 305 Sprint car at Central Pa Speedway on Saturday night. The flagman, Fred Pscholka, was a weekly worker at the speedway. The cars were in the hotlaps session when the accident occurred. The flagmen was hit with the front nose wing of the sprint car. The Sprint driver said, “I don’t know what happened, the car went out of control.” Mr. Pscholka had his back towards the car when he was hit. This incident resulted in massive head injuries. Medical crews tried as much as possible to revive him. He was life flighted to a near by hospital where he was later pronounced dead.(Asphalt Racing)(8-27-2001) (8-26-2001) see the Aug 20-26, 2001 Archived News Page Jayski’s Silly Season Site Main Page This page designed by Jayski LLC, 1996-2012© All Rights Reserved. Jayski’s® is a registered trademark of Jayski LLC Do not duplicate or redistribute in any form without permission or credit.
