Kyle Loftis, founder of the auto racing YouTube channel 1320 Video, died at age 43 on Wednesday. The Sarpy County (Neb.) Sheriff’s Office confirmed Loftis’ passing to People, adding that his death was registered as “not suspicious.”
An Omaha, Nebraska native, Loftis founded 1320 Video in 2003 and its nascent days were spent largely on internet message boards. Loftis capitalized on social media’s rise in the 2010s and as a result turned 1320 Video into a name brand with over 10 million combined followers.
1320 Video covers a wide variety of racing events and features countless vehicles and drivers on its YouTube and social media channels. Loftis was certainly a friendly and familiar face to viewers. After his death, 1320 Video explained Loftis’ impact in a touching statement posted to Instagram…