There were more journalists than race car drivers killed in the United States in the first half of 2018
For the first time that I can recall, it is statistically more dangerous to be a journalist than a race car driver in the United States. In the first six months of 2018, three race car drivers were killed in on-track events in the United States ; in all three instances, the fatality occurred as a result of injuries sustained in a crash: Dirt modified racer Bill Egleston, who was killed in an International Motorsports Contest Association (IMCA) race at Perris Auto Speedway in California on January 16 Amateur drag racer Ken Rambo, who was killed in a Wednesday Night Drags meet at Sonoma Raceway in California on March 28 Sprint car racer Jason Johnson, who was killed in a World of Outlaws Sprint Car race at Beaver Dam Raceway in Wisconsin on June 23 (date of death: June 24) According to the Motorsport Memorial website, no race car drivers were killed outside of the United States in the first six months of 2018, so the three race car drivers who were killed in the United States wer...