Bobby East

East was filling up his vehicle at a 76 gas station in Westminster, Calif., at around 6 p.m. Wednesday when he was confronted by a man and stabbed in the ...

On Friday, police said in news release that an officer-involved shooting took place at an Anaheim apartment where the West County SWAT team responded to serve a warrant for Millsap. It’s unclear whether Millsap was arrested or killed. My love and thoughts are with his parents Bob and Janice, and the entire East family. Police announced that Trent William Millsap, 27, was a suspect in the stabbing. He competed in dozens of races for NASCAR as part of its Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series between 2005 and 2008, according to racing news site Frontstretch. Deadline also reported that East was the one fatally stabbed. “Officers attempted life saving measures until OCFA paramedics arrived and transported the victim to a local trauma center, where the victim succumbed to his injury.”

According to the City of Westminster Police Department, officers found East on the ground after getting stabbed in the chest at the gas station, and paramedics ...

East was the son of Janice and USAC Hall of Fame car builder Bob East, and was a star at the USAC level. No officers were harmed in the incident. The United States Auto Club and RFK Racing confirmed that the driver died this week.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Bobby East, a three-time USAC national champion driver, has died. He was 37. The United States Auto Club announced Friday that East died ...

He was just 16 in 2001 when he became the youngest driver to win a feature USAC National Midget race. He won 15 USAC races in 2004 and soon dabbled in a short NASCAR career. East, whose father was a noted short-track car builder, won SAC Silver Crown championships in 2004, 2012 and 2013.

Bobby East, a former driver in NASCAR's Xfinity and Truck divisions, was stabbed at a California gas station Wednesday and died from his injuries.

East made 42 career appearances between the two NASCAR series. He was 37. Bobby East, a former driver in NASCAR's Xfinity and Truck divisions, was stabbed at a California gas station Wednesday and died from his injuries.

East won three championships in USAC and competed full-time in the NASCAR Truck Series in 2006.

After making his last NASCAR start in 2008, East returned to USAC competition and built his racing legacy there, winning two Silver Crown championships in 2012 and 2013. The son of USAC Hall of Fame car builder Bob East, Bobby East enjoyed his greatest racing success in USAC while also briefly racing in NASCAR for several years in the 2000s. Officers were sent to the gas station and East was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

East, who won 22 USAC National Midget feature wins, was 37 years old.

The Westminster Police Department announced East's death in a Wednesday news release, in which he remained unidentified. He was most successful as a driver in the United States Auto Club. According to a USAC release announcing his death, East had 22 USAC National Midget feature wins and 56 USAC-sanctioned feature victories, 48 of them in national divisions. According to the release, East was found with a "serious stab wound to the chest area."

Professional driver Bobby East, who has raced in the USAC, ACRA and NASCAR series, was fatally stabbed outside a gas station in California, according to ...

"East was phenomenal in USAC National Sprint Cars as well, most notably on pavement tracks," the USAC said in a July 15 statement. During the service of the warrant, the West County SWAT Team encountered Milsap. He became confrontational with officers and a police K-9 was deployed. Due to the level of violence he had been exhibiting, the West County SWAT Team was requested to serve the warrant, per the press release.

Bobby East, 37, a three-time U.S. Auto Club national champion driver, has died after being stabbed this week at a Southern California gas station.

“We extend our deepest and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Bobby, a true racer.” He was just 16 in 2001 when he became the youngest driver to win a feature USAC National Midget race. They said they arrived at the gas station shortly before 6 p.m. to find East suffering from a stab wound.

A man who allegedly fatally stabbed professional race car driver Bobby East at a Southern California gas station was later killed in a police shooting as ...

As authorities attempted to arrest Milsap, he allegedly became confrontational, was shot and later died at a hospital, according to police. A police K-9 that was deployed at the scene also sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound, police said. Police responded to the gas station Wednesday evening and found East suffering from a wound to the chest, police said.

Race car driver Bobby East, 37, was killed at a gas station this week, police said. The suspect was later killed during a confrontation with police.

In a write-up about East, the club named him “one of the most prolific drivers of his era.” “He just wanted to make a living at it,” Bob East said. “In an open wheel car, there was no one better.” On Friday, a SWAT team attempted to take Millsap into custody. East was 37. Around 6 p.m., police officers were called to a 76 gas station and found East suffering from a stab wound to his chest.

Former NASCAR driver Robert "Bobby" East was fatally stabbed Wednesday at a Southern California gas station, authorities said.

Thoughts and prayers to his family." “NASCAR is saddened to learn of the tragic death of Bobby East," the sanctioning body for stock car racing said. It's not clear why he was in Westminster, about 33 miles south of San Dimas. "He and his family were true racers. Prayers for justice and peace." He earned his chops behind the wheel in multiple United States Auto Club, or USAC, races and series.

Bobby East, a stock car driver who competed in NASCAR's lower circuits and won three titles with the USAC, died after being fatally stabbed during an ...

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The NASCAR star was stabbed to death while he was filling up his car at a gas station in Orange County, CA.

“East was phenomenal in USAC National Sprint Cars as well, most notably on pavement tracks,” the USAC continued. a few weeks later, Bobby made his NASCAR Busch Series debut at Memphis in the No. 46 for ST Motorsports. He performed well, placing 17th. The racing enthusiast was reportedly filling up his tank at a 76 station in Westminster when a transient man stabbed Bobby in the chest repeatedly. In a statement issued on July 15, the USAC wrote, “Bobby was an immediate success in his USAC career. His three winning performances in 2001 made him the winningest USAC National Midget Rookie in more than a quarter century. NASCAR star Bobby East was attacked at a gas station in Orange County, CA and died from the injuries on Wednesday, July 13 at the age of 37.

Bobby East, a three-time US Auto Club national champion and former Nascar driver, has died after being stabbed this week at a southern California gas ...

“We extend our deepest and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Bobby, a true racer.” He was just 16 in 2001 when he became the youngest driver to win a feature USAC National Midget race. He had 56 USAC-sanctioned feature victories, 48 of them in national divisions.

Trent William Millsap, named by police as the suspect in the murder of USAC racing star Bobby East (pictured above), was shot and killed by a police SWAT ...

”During the service of the search warrant, an officer-involved shooting took place,” the police department statement continued. The Westminster Police Department, along with members of the Orange County District Attorney’s office are currently investigating the shooting.” According to the WPD, the West County SWAT Team “responded to serve a search/arrest warrant for the suspect” identified as Millsap in an apartment in Anaheim, Calif.

A man who allegedly fatally stabbed professional race car driver Bobby East at a Southern California gas station was later killed in a police shooting as ...

As authorities attempted to arrest Milsap, he allegedly became confrontational, was shot and later died at a hospital, according to police. He had 56 USAC-sanctioned feature victories and three USAC national driving titles, the statement said. Man who allegedly fatally stabbed professional race car driver was killed in a police shooting, authorities say

Bobby East, a three-time USAC national champion driver, has died. He was 37.

He was just 16 in 2001 when he became the youngest driver to win a feature USAC National Midget race. “Very sad to hear of the tragic incident involving Legend USAC driver Bobby East. He was one heck of a wheelman,” tweeted former Truck Series champion Todd Bodine. He won 15 USAC races in 2004 and soon dabbled in a short NASCAR career.