Professional drag racer Sam Fenech, 55, died when his vehicle flipped and crashed into a camera tower at Willowbank Raceway near Ipswich on Saturday night.
High-profile drag racer Sam Fenech, 55, died after crashing his vehicle at Willowbank Raceway, near Ipswich, on Saturday night during the New Year Nitro event.
The 30-year-old camera operator was taken to Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital, the Queensland Ambulance Service said. He was in a serious but stable condition with arm and leg injuries.“It is with great sadness that Top Fuel Racing Australia announces that Sam Fenech, driver of the Fabietti Racing Doorslammer, succumbed to injuries suffered in a racing accident at Willowbank Raceway and passed away this evening,” it said.
“It’s with deep sadness we acknowledge that Sam Fenech has passed away as a result of a racing accident this evening at Willowbank,” the statement says.
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