Former NASCAR driver Chase Pistone has died, in response to members of his household. He was 42.
Pistone, grandson of two-time NASCAR Cup Collection race winner “Tiger” Tom Pistone, raced competitively within the early 2000s earlier than exiting NASCAR in 2014.
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Pistone’s brother, Nick Pistone, shared the information in a put up on Fb on Monday, coupled with photographs of the previous NASCAR driver.
Chase Pistone, driver of the #9 NTS Motorsports Chevrolet at Gateway Motorsports Park in 2014 in Madison, Unwell. (Dilip Vishwanat / NASCAR through Getty Photographs file)
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“Effectively My younger brother and finest good friend is gone. I’m damaged hearted and don’t know if I’ll ever recover from this,” he wrote. “I miss you Chase already and I hope you’re you’re in a greater place. I like you and I miss you a lot already!!!!!!!”
Nick Pistone didn’t share how his brother handed away. He and their different brother, Tom Pistone, instructed outlet Legends Nation to “put up the Suicide & Disaster Lifeline, which is 988 on a telephone or textual content.”
The auto racing information outlet shared a tribute to Chase Pistone, posting a black-and-white picture of the previous NASCAR drive on Instagram.
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“Chase was not solely a wheelman in Legends and Late Fashions, however his Chase Pistone Inc. Legends crew was a pressure to be reckoned with each time they confirmed up at a observe, they usually often walked away with the winner’s trophy,” Legends Nation wrote.
NASCAR didn’t instantly return a request for remark.
After his passing, Chase Pistone’s sister-in-law requested Hickory Motor Speedway, a historic racing venue in Hickory, North Carolina, if it might “think about honoring Chase’s reminiscence throughout your first race this weekend,” in response to a letter shared on the raceway’s Fb on Monday.
“Chase had a deep connection to Hickory Motor Speedway, and the racing group meant a lot to him,” Phaedra Pistone wrote. “The observe was not only a place to him — it was a part of his life, his ardour, and a spot crammed with significant reminiscences for our total household.”
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Hickory Motor Speedway stated in an announcement that it’ll do its “finest to respect the household’s needs and honor his reminiscence earlier than the race this Saturday night time.”
“Chase was at all times in a fantastic temper and a pleasure to be round. I admire the help and love that we each share for Hickory Motor Speedway,” Kevin Piercy, Hickory Motor Speedway normal supervisor, stated within the assertion. “He will probably be missed.”
For those who or somebody you understand is in disaster, name or textual content 988, or go to , to achieve the Suicide & Disaster Lifeline. You can too name the community, beforehand referred to as the Nationwide Suicide Prevention Lifeline, at 800-273-8255, or go to .
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