Marshall Teague, the 'King of the Beach,' won seven NASCAR Grand National races and was a hero of the Daytona beach-road course era, famously dominating in the 'Fabulous Hudson Hornet' and winning AAA stock car titles.
In February 1959, just eleven days before the first Daytona 500, Teague was testing his streamliner at the new Daytona International Speedway when it flipped at 171 mph. He died at 37, the new superspeedway's first fatality.
At a Glance
- Born: December 22, 1921, Daytona Beach, Florida
- Died: February 11, 1959, Daytona Beach, Florida
- Age: 37
- Cause of death: Injuries from a crash during speed trials at Daytona International Speedway
From the Book
This profile is adapted from Legends at Rest: NASCAR Legends by Howard Wear.
Portrait: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.