{"id":2165,"date":"2026-05-22T14:13:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T18:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/?page_id=2165"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:17:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T18:17:54","slug":"drivers-that-was-killed-while-driving-for-bud-moore","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/drivers-that-was-killed-while-driving-for-bud-moore\/","title":{"rendered":"Drivers that was Killed while driving for Bud Moore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span data-subtree=\"aimfl\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Two drivers<\/span><!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/strong> were tragically killed in racing and testing accidents while driving for the legendary <span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Bud Moore Engineering<!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/span> NASCAR race team<\/p>\n<p>Both fatalities occurred within a devastating 12-month span in the mid-1960s<\/p>\n<p>1. <u class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: underline; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span id=\"\" class=\"jAOkJc\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiguLnKvc2UAxUMQTABHYmoFjAQ3egRegYIAQgJEAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Joe Weatherly<!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd|[[[&quot;\/m\/07snc1&quot;,&quot;&quot;,0,&quot;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&quot;,&quot;PEOPLE&quot;],&quot;&quot;,0,[null,null,null,1,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[291933,null,1],null,null,[{&quot;205&quot;:[null,&quot;\/m\/07snc1&quot;],&quot;1219&quot;:[null,null,&quot;PEOPLE&quot;,null,null,&quot;\/m\/07snc1&quot;],&quot;3524&quot;:[69]}]],null,0,null,&quot;&quot;,0]]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/u> (January 19, 1964)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIDRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">The Accident<!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/strong>: <u class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: underline dotted; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span id=\"\" class=\"jAOkJc\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiguLnKvc2UAxUMQTABHYmoFjAQ3egRegYIAQgNEAE\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Joe Weatherly<!--TgQPHd|[]--><!--TgQPHd|[[[&quot;\/m\/07snc1&quot;,&quot;&quot;,0,&quot;EowECswDQU1uMy15VDh4Q3puZk0yUXN5dXRENnlfaFlDMDFRYUszZ3VWMkpJTXV1UXdHeFhRbFNPcGh6b2s5djNUUjR4Vm4xamMzbjllOThDSG9idWt4MUtwaElsQ1poWjBVNkhxVFVSUjRidXVSRHJqY1RPajhUU2dPYjJMZ0pkQzFaN3VvNkRYN2xvSXgzdjhFb09Senl4RVFtanZBemQ1UG51Z2FnMjhqRDBtdUk4eVhvb3pacXVlMjdsMHZJS1lncHgwQ3lWS3kzOWxmSDh1TXVuRzk1c3ZwWnljemV2TjIyZzViTmJuVE9BX0t6VFdsc2pqa2MtUGZGS1l0cENIVXBRUEp2UVBpV1hsalMtajZURTlFMHZ4aG1BcHZFWjJSZGJTTmw5ZVk5WHZPYzB4anE0MGNUQk4yMnBseFN4VkpzcDNkdHdjM0puV0h1Wl9aY0dNbnQ1cE9vcFpMZGdfYTAtc1Rmd2dvZVVxa2RCNWRNUXZTQkV3Ym9KbWVadkxSaWlnV3dZSXlkLXlrWHZNYWxqRFo4N1ZKS2JPWV9LQzlZczVzSUMxRDY1VFJJZnpGaEFJQ1BqYnhrMG12VmtFM0FVRTlWbThQN3dld0FzVBIXZlpvUWF1Q0ZBb3lDd2JrUGlkSGFnQU0aIkFKS0xGbUpuVmN3ZW1nSXhWTjRDbGlfZFpqLVViT0pFRmc&quot;,&quot;PEOPLE&quot;],&quot;&quot;,0,[null,null,null,1,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[291933,null,1],null,null,[{&quot;205&quot;:[null,&quot;\/m\/07snc1&quot;],&quot;1219&quot;:[null,null,&quot;PEOPLE&quot;,null,null,&quot;\/m\/07snc1&quot;],&quot;3524&quot;:[69]}]],null,0,null,&quot;&quot;,0]]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/u><!--TgQPHd|[]--><!--TgQPHd|[]-->, the two-time defending NASCAR Grand National champion, was killed during the season-opening Motor Trend 500 road race at <strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Riverside International Raceway<!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/strong> in California.<!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/li>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIDRAC\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">The Cause<!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/strong>: Weatherly&#8217;s No. 8 Bud Moore Mercury suffered a total brake failure entering Turn 6. The car slid and slammed driver-side first into a concrete retaining wall.<!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/li>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIDRAD\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Safety Factors<!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/strong>: <u class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: underline dotted; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span id=\"\" class=\"jAOkJc\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiguLnKvc2UAxUMQTABHYmoFjAQ3egRegYIAQgNEAQ\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Weatherly<!--TgQPHd|[]--><!--TgQPHd|[[[&quot;\/m\/07snc1&quot;,&quot;&quot;,0,&quot;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&quot;,&quot;PEOPLE&quot;],&quot;&quot;,0,[null,null,null,1,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[291933,null,1],null,null,[{&quot;205&quot;:[null,&quot;\/m\/07snc1&quot;],&quot;1219&quot;:[null,null,&quot;PEOPLE&quot;,null,null,&quot;\/m\/07snc1&quot;],&quot;3524&quot;:[69]}]],null,0,null,&quot;&quot;,0]]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/u> famously preferred comfort and refused to wear a shoulder harness<!--TgQPHd|[]-->. Because NASCAR did not yet require window nets, his head went out the window upon impact and struck the wall,  causing fatal head injuries.<!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/span> <div data-ad-id=\"1917\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:px; margin-bottom:px; margin-left:px; margin-right:px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_custom  afw_ad afwadid-1917  \">\r\n                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndiAcation.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 468x60, created 8\/12\/08 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\nstyle=\"display:inline-block;width:468px;height:60px\"\r\ndata-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5434442289371222\"\r\ndata-ad-slot=\"8459100845\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">2. <u class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: underline dotted; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span id=\"\" class=\"jAOkJc\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiguLnKvc2UAxUMQTABHYmoFjAQ3egRegYIAQgOEAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Billy Wade<!--TgQPHd|[]--><!--TgQPHd|[[[&quot;\/m\/0c503j&quot;,&quot;&quot;,0,&quot;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&quot;,&quot;PEOPLE&quot;],&quot;&quot;,0,[null,null,null,1,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[291933,null,1],null,null,[{&quot;205&quot;:[null,&quot;\/m\/0c503j&quot;],&quot;1219&quot;:[null,null,&quot;PEOPLE&quot;,null,null,&quot;\/m\/0c503j&quot;],&quot;3524&quot;:[69]}]],null,0,null,&quot;&quot;,0]]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/u> (January 5, 1965)<!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/div>\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIEBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">The Accident<!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/strong>: Following <span class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiguLnKvc2UAxUMQTABHYmoFjAQ0fERegYIAQgQEAE\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Weatherly&#8217;s<!--TgQPHd|[]--><!--TgQPHd|[[null,[],&quot;&quot;,0,null,null,[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[{&quot;3524&quot;:[0]}]],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,&quot;&quot;,0]]--><\/span> death, Bud Moore hired <!--TgQPHd|[]--><u class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: underline dotted; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span id=\"\" class=\"jAOkJc\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiguLnKvc2UAxUMQTABHYmoFjAQ3egRegYIAQgQEAI\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Billy Wade<!--TgQPHd|[]--><!--TgQPHd|[[[&quot;\/m\/0c503j&quot;,&quot;&quot;,0,&quot;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&quot;,&quot;PEOPLE&quot;],&quot;&quot;,0,[null,null,null,1,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[291933,null,1],null,null,[{&quot;205&quot;:[null,&quot;\/m\/0c503j&quot;],&quot;1219&quot;:[null,null,&quot;PEOPLE&quot;,null,null,&quot;\/m\/0c503j&quot;],&quot;3524&quot;:[69]}]],null,0,null,&quot;&quot;,0]]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/u><!--TgQPHd|[]--><!--TgQPHd|[]--> (the 1963 NASCAR Rookie of the Year) and changed the car number to No. 1. Less than a year later, <span class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiguLnKvc2UAxUMQTABHYmoFjAQ0fERegYIAQgQEAM\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Wade<!--TgQPHd|[]--><!--TgQPHd|[[null,[],&quot;&quot;,0,null,null,[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[{&quot;3524&quot;:[0]}]],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,&quot;&quot;,0]]--><\/span> was killed during a private Goodyear tire test at <!--TgQPHd|[]--><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Daytona International Speedway<!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/strong>.<!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/li>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIEBAE\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">The Cause<!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/strong>: <span class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiguLnKvc2UAxUMQTABHYmoFjAQ0fERegYIAQgQEAU\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Wade&#8217;s<!--TgQPHd|[]--><!--TgQPHd|[[null,[],&quot;&quot;,0,null,null,[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[{&quot;3524&quot;:[0]}]],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,&quot;&quot;,0]]--><\/span> car suffered a tire blowout at high speed, causing him to crash violently into the track&#8217;s wall<!--TgQPHd|[]-->. The impact killed him instantly.<!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/span>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">The Impact on the Team<!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/div>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIFBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">These back-to-back tragedies deeply devastated team owner Bud Moore, a decorated World War II combat veteran who was already highly sensitive to loss. The grief nearly drove him to quit racing entirely before he ultimately resolved to push forwar<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two drivers were tragically killed in racing and testing accidents while driving for the legendary Bud Moore Engineering NASCAR race team Both fatalities occurred within a devastating 12-month span in the mid-1960s 1. Joe Weatherly (January 19, 1964) The Accident: Joe Weatherly, the two-time defending NASCAR Grand National champion, was killed during the season-opening Motor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2165","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Drivers that was Killed while driving for Bud Moore - Bud Moore Engineering History website<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Two drivers were tragically killed in racing and testing accidents while driving for the legendary Bud Moore Engineering NASCAR race team Both fatalities occurred within a devastating 12-month span in the mid-1960s 1. Joe Weatherly (January 19, 1964)   The Accident: Joe Weatherly, the two-time defending NASCAR Grand National champion, was killed during the season-opening Motor Trend 500 road race at Riverside International Raceway in California.  The Cause: Weatherly&#039;s No. 8 Bud Moore Mercury suffered a total brake failure entering Turn 6. The car slid and slammed driver-side first into a concrete retaining wall.  Safety Factors: Weatherly famously preferred comfort and refused to wear a shoulder harness. Because NASCAR did not yet require window nets, his head went out the window upon impact and struck the wall, causing fatal head injuries.\u00a0  2. Billy Wade (January 5, 1965)   The Accident: Following Weatherly&#039;s death, Bud Moore hired Billy Wade (the 1963 NASCAR Rookie of the Year) and changed the car number to No. 1. Less than a year later, Wade was killed during a private Goodyear tire test at Daytona International Speedway.  The Cause: Wade&#039;s car suffered a tire blowout at high speed, causing him to crash violently into the track&#039;s wall. The impact killed him instantly.\u00a0  The Impact on the Team These back-to-back tragedies deeply devastated team owner Bud Moore, a decorated World War II combat veteran who was already highly sensitive to loss. The grief nearly drove him to quit racing entirely before he ultimately resolved to push forwar &nbsp;\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/drivers-that-was-killed-while-driving-for-bud-moore\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.budmoore.us\\\/nascar\\\/drivers-that-was-killed-while-driving-for-bud-moore\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.budmoore.us\\\/nascar\\\/drivers-that-was-killed-while-driving-for-bud-moore\\\/\",\"name\":\"Drivers that was Killed while driving for Bud Moore - Bud Moore Engineering History website\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.budmoore.us\\\/nascar\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-22T18:13:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-22T18:17:54+00:00\",\"description\":\"Two drivers were tragically killed in racing and testing accidents while driving for the legendary Bud Moore Engineering NASCAR race team Both fatalities occurred within a devastating 12-month span in the mid-1960s 1. Joe Weatherly (January 19, 1964) The Accident: Joe Weatherly, the two-time defending NASCAR Grand National champion, was killed during the season-opening Motor Trend 500 road race at Riverside International Raceway in California. The Cause: Weatherly's No. 8 Bud Moore Mercury suffered a total brake failure entering Turn 6. The car slid and slammed driver-side first into a concrete retaining wall. Safety Factors: Weatherly famously preferred comfort and refused to wear a shoulder harness. Because NASCAR did not yet require window nets, his head went out the window upon impact and struck the wall, causing fatal head injuries.\u00a0 2. Billy Wade (January 5, 1965) The Accident: Following Weatherly's death, Bud Moore hired Billy Wade (the 1963 NASCAR Rookie of the Year) and changed the car number to No. 1. Less than a year later, Wade was killed during a private Goodyear tire test at Daytona International Speedway. The Cause: Wade's car suffered a tire blowout at high speed, causing him to crash violently into the track's wall. The impact killed him instantly.\u00a0 The Impact on the Team These back-to-back tragedies deeply devastated team owner Bud Moore, a decorated World War II combat veteran who was already highly sensitive to loss. The grief nearly drove him to quit racing entirely before he ultimately resolved to push forwar &nbsp;\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.budmoore.us\\\/nascar\\\/drivers-that-was-killed-while-driving-for-bud-moore\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.budmoore.us\\\/nascar\\\/drivers-that-was-killed-while-driving-for-bud-moore\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.budmoore.us\\\/nascar\\\/drivers-that-was-killed-while-driving-for-bud-moore\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.budmoore.us\\\/nascar\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Drivers that was Killed while driving for Bud Moore\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.budmoore.us\\\/nascar\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.budmoore.us\\\/nascar\\\/\",\"name\":\"Bud Moore Engineering Racing\",\"description\":\"BME\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.budmoore.us\\\/nascar\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e0a6849870ccd8da7d75e936ec1a47f9\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.budmoore.us\\\/nascar\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.budmoore.us\\\/nascar\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e0a6849870ccd8da7d75e936ec1a47f9\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.budmoore.us\\\/nascar\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/budmoore15.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.budmoore.us\\\/nascar\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/budmoore15.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.budmoore.us\\\/nascar\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/budmoore15.png\",\"width\":1774,\"height\":887,\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.budmoore.us\\\/nascar\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/budmoore15.png\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/budmoore.us\\\/nascar\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Drivers that was Killed while driving for Bud Moore - Bud Moore Engineering History website","description":"Two drivers were tragically killed in racing and testing accidents while driving for the legendary Bud Moore Engineering NASCAR race team Both fatalities occurred within a devastating 12-month span in the mid-1960s 1. Joe Weatherly (January 19, 1964)   The Accident: Joe Weatherly, the two-time defending NASCAR Grand National champion, was killed during the season-opening Motor Trend 500 road race at Riverside International Raceway in California.  The Cause: Weatherly's No. 8 Bud Moore Mercury suffered a total brake failure entering Turn 6. The car slid and slammed driver-side first into a concrete retaining wall.  Safety Factors: Weatherly famously preferred comfort and refused to wear a shoulder harness. Because NASCAR did not yet require window nets, his head went out the window upon impact and struck the wall, causing fatal head injuries.\u00a0  2. Billy Wade (January 5, 1965)   The Accident: Following Weatherly's death, Bud Moore hired Billy Wade (the 1963 NASCAR Rookie of the Year) and changed the car number to No. 1. Less than a year later, Wade was killed during a private Goodyear tire test at Daytona International Speedway.  The Cause: Wade's car suffered a tire blowout at high speed, causing him to crash violently into the track's wall. The impact killed him instantly.\u00a0  The Impact on the Team These back-to-back tragedies deeply devastated team owner Bud Moore, a decorated World War II combat veteran who was already highly sensitive to loss. The grief nearly drove him to quit racing entirely before he ultimately resolved to push forwar &nbsp;","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/drivers-that-was-killed-while-driving-for-bud-moore\/","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/drivers-that-was-killed-while-driving-for-bud-moore\/","url":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/drivers-that-was-killed-while-driving-for-bud-moore\/","name":"Drivers that was Killed while driving for Bud Moore - Bud Moore Engineering History website","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-05-22T18:13:30+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-22T18:17:54+00:00","description":"Two drivers were tragically killed in racing and testing accidents while driving for the legendary Bud Moore Engineering NASCAR race team Both fatalities occurred within a devastating 12-month span in the mid-1960s 1. Joe Weatherly (January 19, 1964) The Accident: Joe Weatherly, the two-time defending NASCAR Grand National champion, was killed during the season-opening Motor Trend 500 road race at Riverside International Raceway in California. The Cause: Weatherly's No. 8 Bud Moore Mercury suffered a total brake failure entering Turn 6. The car slid and slammed driver-side first into a concrete retaining wall. Safety Factors: Weatherly famously preferred comfort and refused to wear a shoulder harness. Because NASCAR did not yet require window nets, his head went out the window upon impact and struck the wall, causing fatal head injuries.\u00a0 2. Billy Wade (January 5, 1965) The Accident: Following Weatherly's death, Bud Moore hired Billy Wade (the 1963 NASCAR Rookie of the Year) and changed the car number to No. 1. Less than a year later, Wade was killed during a private Goodyear tire test at Daytona International Speedway. The Cause: Wade's car suffered a tire blowout at high speed, causing him to crash violently into the track's wall. The impact killed him instantly.\u00a0 The Impact on the Team These back-to-back tragedies deeply devastated team owner Bud Moore, a decorated World War II combat veteran who was already highly sensitive to loss. The grief nearly drove him to quit racing entirely before he ultimately resolved to push forwar &nbsp;","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/drivers-that-was-killed-while-driving-for-bud-moore\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/drivers-that-was-killed-while-driving-for-bud-moore\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/drivers-that-was-killed-while-driving-for-bud-moore\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Drivers that was Killed while driving for Bud Moore"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/","name":"Bud Moore Engineering Racing","description":"BME","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/#\/schema\/person\/e0a6849870ccd8da7d75e936ec1a47f9"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/#\/schema\/person\/e0a6849870ccd8da7d75e936ec1a47f9","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/budmoore15.png","url":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/budmoore15.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/budmoore15.png","width":1774,"height":887,"caption":"admin"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/budmoore15.png"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/budmoore.us\/nascar"]}]}},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"xs-thumb":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/author\/admin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Two drivers were tragically killed in racing and testing accidents while driving for the legendary Bud Moore Engineering NASCAR race team Both fatalities occurred within a devastating 12-month span in the mid-1960s 1. Joe Weatherly (January 19, 1964) The Accident: Joe Weatherly, the two-time defending NASCAR Grand National champion, was killed during the season-opening Motor&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2165"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2170,"href":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2165\/revisions\/2170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.budmoore.us\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}