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Harold Bruce Jacobi (23 June 1935 - 4 February 1987) is a former NASCAR driver, from Salem, Indiana, United States. In 1987, he died at age 51 because of head injuries from a crash during a race at the Daytona International Speedway in 1983. He had 37 USAC Champ Car starts between 1960 and 1970, with a best finish of fourth at Springfield in 1970.
Daytona crash
Jacobi came to the 1983 Daytona Speedweeks without a ride but picked one up with a smaller independent team by the time of the Twin 125 Qualifiers[1]. During the first Twin 125 qualifying race [1], he lost control of his car at the exit of Turn 2 and flipped upon entering the grass infield, eventually coming to a stop near the inside dirt bank. The car flipped end over end and it is speculated that his roll cage failed during the crash.
Subsequent death
Jacobi suffered extensive head injuries from the crash and was in a coma for almost four years before passing away at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.
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External links
- ^ a b Live coverage of the Twin 125 Qualifiers as covered by CBS Sports and shown on the burgeoning USA Network. Posted on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agrolj8Od-I