Overview

• Brewer’s car veered into the outside wall during a lap-16 restart in the Sportsman division on August 9 and struck the front-straightaway barrier head-on.
• Track crews removed the roof of the 53-year-old’s car to extract him and he was taken by ambulance to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, where he later died.
• Brewer’s family confirmed his passing on August 10 and Bowman Gray Stadium issued a statement mourning the loss of a respected short-track competitor.
• Unnamed FloRacing sources reported that Brewer suffered a heart attack inside his cockpit before the crash and no formal medical cause has yet been released.
• Brewer’s fiancée and fellow drivers shared emotional tributes highlighting his 35-year racing legacy and the tragedy of his passing weeks before his scheduled wedding.