NASCAR Official Found Dead in Hotel Room

According to reports, Lawson is the third NASCAR official to die this year.

Published: October 24, 2008

MARTINSVILLE, Va. — The Associated Press (AP) has reported that popular NASCAR official Steve Lawson, was found dead in his hotel room Sunday morning. The cause of death was not announced. He was 51.

According to reports, Lawson is the third NASCAR official to die this year. Brienne Davis, a 28-year-old and one of NASCAR’s few full-time female inspectors, was killed in a car accident in April, and Steve Peterson, a longtime technical director, died in his home in July at age 58.

Lawson, of Rockford, Ill., worked as an official for stock-car racing’s governing body for more than a decade, most recently as a safety inspector in the Sprint Cup Series, said the AP.

Holley Performance Brands Appoints Chet Baker SVP of Sales

Baker will lead the company’s sales team, developing and executing strategies to drive growth across Holley’s portfolio of brands.

By Emma Henderson

Emma Henderson is the Managing Editor of aftermarketNews and Counterman. She joined Babcox after a career as a television reporter for stations across the Midwest. Contact her at [email protected]

Published: April 10, 2024

Holley Performance Brands announced Chet Baker has joined the organization as Senior Vice President of Sales. Baker is among several new sales leaders to recently join the organization as the company strengthens its sales team to engage enthusiasts more directly across the company’s consumer vertical groupings: Domestic Muscle, Modern Truck & Off-Road, Euro & Import, and Safety & Racing.