Bobby East, a NASCAR driver, was stabbed at a gas station in Orange County, California, and died from his injuries on Wednesday, July 13th, at the age of 37.

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Bobby was reportedly filling up his tank at a 76 station in Westminster when a vagrant man repeatedly stabbed him in the chest. When emergency personnel came, they discovered Bobby with significant injuries and promptly transported him to a nearby trauma facility, where he died.

Trent William Millsap, a suspect identified as “transient and known to frequent Westminster, Garden Grove, and Anaheim motels,” was shot and killed by Westminster police. He is armed and dangerous, and he has an outstanding parole warrant.

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Here are some of the keys things you need to know about the late NASCAR star:

1. Bobby was a California native

On December 17, 1984, in Torrance, California, the great driver was born. He moved to Brownsburg, Indiana, and started racing at the Illiana Motor Speedway in Schererville, Indiana.

2. He was dubbed a “phenomenal” driver by the United States Auto Club (USAC)

“Bobby was an immediate success in his USAC career,” the USAC said in a statement released on July 15. “His three winning performances in 2001 made him the winningest USAC National Midget Rookie in more than a quarter century. Ultimately, he was rewarded as the series’ Rookie of the Year.”

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“East was phenomenal in USAC National Sprint Cars as well, most notably on pavement tracks,” said the USAC. “He tallied 15 wins in the series, with the first coming in 2003 at Ohio’s Mansfield Motorsports Speedway. He also prevailed at the Milwaukee Mile in 2005 in what remains as the last USAC Sprint Car race held on a one-mile track.”

3. He won three USAC national driving championships

Bobby would go on to win three USAC national driving titles after creating a name for himself as the youngest winner of a feature USAC National Midget event at the age of 16: the USAC National Midgets title in 2014 and back-to-back USAC Silver Crown championships in 2012 and 2013.

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4. In 2005, he made his NASCAR debut

Bobby would go on to win three USAC national driving titles after creating a name for himself as the youngest winner of a feature USAC National Midget event at the age of 16: the USAC National Midgets title in 2014 and back-to-back USAC Silver Crown championships in 2012 and 2013.

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5. Bobby’s father created one of his first winning cars

Bob East, a USAC Hall of Fame car builder known for his legendary midgets, sprints, and silver crown machines, was Bobby’s father. Bob Sr. developed the design for the Steve Lewis Racing No. 9, which his son drove to victory in the USAC National Midget Series in 2004.