Veteran racer Shawn McCoy had hoped to reach 1,000 career starts. Unfortunately, his mark ended at 898. He died while competing in the October 18 pro stock feature at Marysville Raceway.
McCoy (pictured with his wife, Becky) loved to race. He made 870 consecutive starts until that streak ended in 2022 after a motorcycle crash. Fellow competitor Mike Learn said McCoy hoped to reach 900 this year.
“He was the racer everyone wanted to be,” Learn, of Petaluma, California, said…