Race-car driver Bobby East (video screenshot)
(RACER) – Bobby East, one of the most prolific drivers of his era and a three-time USAC National Champion driver in USAC Silver Crown and Midgets, died Tuesday after being stabbed at a gas station in Westminster, Calif. He was 37,
According to the Westminster Police Department, West was at a gas station when he was stabbed in the chest. Police officers attempted life saving measures until paramedics arrived and transported the victim to a local trauma center, where the victim succumbed to his injuries. Trent William Millsap, 27, was named by police as a suspect in the attack. Milsap, who fled the area before police arrived, was described by WPD as a known transient who has an outstanding parole warrant. He remains at large and is considered armed and dangerous. A motive for the attack remains unknown.
East, a native of Torrance, Calif., who made his home throughout his racing career in Brownsburg, Ind., captured 56 career USAC-sanctioned feature victories, 48 of them in national divisions. He took three USAC national driving titles, starting in 2004 with the USAC National Midgets and twice more with back-to-back USAC Silver Crown championships in 2012 and 2013.
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