Terry Schoonover

Infobox NASCAR driver
Name = Terrance Schoonover
Birthdate = birth date|1951|12|26 | Birthplace = flagicon|USANew Lebanon, Ohio
Died = death date and age|1984|11|11|1951|12|26
Cause of Death = Racing accident
Best_Cup_Pos = 85th - 1984 (Winston Cup)
First_Cup_Race = 1984 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 (Rockingham)
Last_Cup_Race = 1984 Atlanta Journal 500 (Atlanta)
Total_Cup_Races = 2
Years_In_Cup = 1

Terry Schoonover (Terrance L. Schoonover) (December 26 1951 - November 11 1984) was a racecar driver. He was born in New Lebanon, Ohio.

He made his Winston Cup debut at Rockingham Speedway in 1984, driving his own #42 Chevrolet home to a 21st place finish. [ [http://racing-reference.info/driver?id=schoote01 Driver's information at racing-reference.info] , Retrieved January 29 2007] The next race, at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Schoonover was driving when on lap 129, he spun and struck a dirt bank on the back straightaway of the track. [ [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7584120 Schoonover on Find-A-Grave] , Retrieved January 29 2007] Schoonover did not survive the accident. He was 32 years old. His death marked the first fatality at the Atlanta track's existence. [ [http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=44 Motorsport Memorial] , Retrieved January 29 2007]

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