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Robert Butterfield
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Former NASCAR driver, Kevin Grubb found dead at the age of 31
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http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/nationwide/news/story?id=4147991

Suspended Nationwide Series driver Kevin Grubb was found dead on Wednesday in a Richmond, Va., area hotel. He was 31. Henrico Co. Lt. Richard Cosby said Grubb was discovered at the Alpine Motel just outside of Richmond at 11:30 a.m. The cause of death has not been released pending the notification of next to kin, but Cosby said no foul play was suspected.

Grubb was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR on Sept. 11, 2006 after his second violation of NASCAR's substance abuse policy.

Grubb, the younger brother of former NASCAR driver Wayne Grubb, began his Nationwide career in 1997 with four starts for Grubb Motorsports. He ran in 16 Nationwide events for his father's team in 1998 with a top finish of second at Dover.

Grubb drove for Brewco Motorsports from 1999 through 2001, collecting 18 top 10s. After several failed seasons with two other teams he was scheduled to drive for Team Reno Motorsports in 2004, but failed a substance abuse test in March and was suspended.

The suspension in 2006 came after Grubb refused to take a drug test following a second-lap crash at Richmond. Failure to take the tests is considered an automatic failed test. The next day Grubb claimed that he declined the test because of a concussion suffered during the accident and offered to take a test at that time. He reportedly claimed no memory of the refusal due to the head injury.

Grubb was a native of Mechanicsville, Va., a suburb of Richmond

-- Edited by Earnhardt Junkie on Thursday 7th of May 2009 02:52:47 AM

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Horrible news. I was a big fan of his back when he drove the #37 Brewco car in the Busch Series. It's a shame he was never able to turn his life around.

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UPDATE: A medical examiner investigating the death of former NASCAR driver Kevin Grubb says Grubb died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Investigators are expected to release more information on his death in the day ahead.(NBC12 News)(5-7-2009)


How sad.....

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damn, thats messed up.

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Wow that makes it even worse to hear. I figured an overdose, but either way it is horrible.

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is it just me or does there seem to be a growing trend among the young drivers down in Charlotte of having drug related problems.

where are the elder statesmen and officials who are supposed to curtail this type of situation?

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