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Track workers peeled away the roof to remove
the 53-year-old Brewer, and an ambulance took him to Atrium
Health Wake Forest Baptist hospital, after which he died, the
Winston-Salem Journal reported.
“We are saddened by the passing of Robbie Brewer after he was
transported to an area medical facility following an on-track
medical incident,” track officials said Sunday in a statement.
"Robbie was a talented and passionate racer, and highly
respected competitor among his peers. Our thoughts and prayers
are with Robbie’s family and friends at this time.”
Details of the medical emergency weren't released.
Brewer was competing in a 20-lap Sportsman Division race at
Bowman Gray, where thousands of racing fans turn out weekly on
Saturday nights in the spring and summer for races across four
divisions. Bowman Gray also was the locale for this year's
preseason NASCAR Cup Series exhibition event in early February.
Brewer's first career start at the oval came in 1990, and he
made nearly 260 starts in the Sportsman Division, winning the
points championship in 2011, the newspaper reported.
Fellow Bowman Gray driver Brad Lewis, whose race shop is near
where Brewer lived, said Brewer "was like a big brother to me
even though we were not that far apart in age.”
“He was a wheelman through and through,” Lewis said. “I’m not
only going to honor him the rest of the season but for as long
as we race out there. He’ll be missed.”
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