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Virgil Earnest "Ernie" Irvan (born January 13, 1959), occasionally referred to as Swervin' Irvan, is an American former professional stock car racing driver. A retired NASCAR competitor, he is perhaps best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury suffered from a crash during practice at Michigan in 1994 that left him with only a ...
Mar 1, 2022 · Catching up with Ernie Irvan. Injuries may have forced him to retire prematurely from NASCAR in 1999, but horsepower continues to be a major part of Ernie Irvan’s life. Two vastly...
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- ‘Wasn’T A Pretty Deal’
- ‘Will to Live, Compete’
- Wrecked, Then Recovery
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The mid-1990s were a brutally difficult time for NASCAR. On April 1, 1993, defending champion Alan Kulwicki died in a plane crash. On July 13, 1993, Davey Allison died in a helicopter crash. In February 1994, Neil Bonnett and Rodney Orr died in separate practices for the Daytona 500. When Ernie Irvan joined Robert Yates Racing in late 1993 to repla...
Marc Reno had been friends with Irvan for years. They had raced together and lived next door to each other when they were trying to launch their racing careers. Reno was working at the time for an XFINITY Series team and by coincidence, his hauler had been parked next to Irvan’s in the XFINITY garage that weekend. After a dispute about tires that w...
As the 1997 season approached, Larry McReynolds had left as Irvan’s crew chief and RYR was looking for a replacement. Reno went to the Robert Yates Racing office in Charlotte for an interview for the position. When he got back out to his car after the interview, he discovered somebody had broken into it and stolen all of his family’s Christmas pres...
On Aug. 20, 1999, five years to the day after the wreck that almost killed him, Irvan had another bad wreck at Michigan. “He spun out and hit driver’s side flat against the wall,” Reno says. “His helmet had a dent in it from the roll bar, like an inch and three quarter. It looked like someone took a pipe and hit him with it.” The impact knocked Irv...
Ernie Irvan suffered a traumatic brain injury and a 10 percent chance to live after a crash at Michigan in 1994. He miraculously recovered and won his last Cup race at the same track, thanks to a doctor who performed a tracheotomy in his car.
Sep 9, 2020 · Legendary NASCAR racer Ernie Irvan lived to tell his story, barely, and joins the Download for a tell-all interview with Dale Earnhardt Jr. His life almost ended in a horrific practice crash that...
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Learn about Ernie Irvan, one of NASCAR's top 50 drivers of all-time, who survived two near-fatal crashes and won nine races. Find out how he started his career, who sponsored him, and why he retired from racing.
From starting his career as a California outsider in a traditionally southern sport to almost losing his life in a crash at Michigan, Ernie Irvan’s persevera...
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Feb 15, 2017 · After Davey Allison died suddenly in a helicopter accident in the middle of the 1993 season, Irvan wanted to make the move to the No. 28 car driven by his late friend and owned by Robert Yates...
