Robbie Brewer, a veteran short track racer in the Carolinas, died Saturday night after a crash while racing in the Sportsman division at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem. He was 53.

Robbie Brewer Death News: Racing Star Robbie Brewer died tragically inside his racing car on August 10. He was 53. According to the reports, Brewer had a heart attack in his vehicle. He was racing in the Sportsman division at Bowman Gray Stadium.

A well-known racecar driver died after suffering a heart attack mid-race on Saturday night (Aug. 9). Robbie Brewer was a former track champion at Bowman Gray Stadium in North Carolina, home of NASCAR 's Cook Out Clash. 53-year-old Robbie Brewer crashed during lap 16 of a Sportsman Series Race.