Sonny Easley
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| Born: | June 5, 1939 | |
| Birthplace: |  Van Nuys, NC |
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| Died: | January 15, 1978 (aged 38) | |
| Cause of Death: | Accident (Modified practice) | |
| Achievements: | — | |
| Awards: | Saugus Speedway track champion[1] | |
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Statistics | ||
| 19 races run over 6 years. | ||
| Best Cup Position: | 38th - 1976 | |
| First Race: | 1972 Riverside | |
| Last Race: | 1977 Ontario | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 5 | 0 |
Lynwood Lacey "Sonny" Easley (June 6, 1939 - January 15, 1978) was an American racecar driver who is best known for competing in the NASCAR Winston West Series and a handful of Winston Cup Series events.
Easley tallied nine Winston West victories over his career, including a victory in the first stock car race ever held at the Laguna Seca Raceway road course.[2] He finished 2nd in Winston West points on two different occasions, in 1973 and 1975.
In 19 career Cup starts, Easley had a best finish of 5th place at the January 16, 1977 Winston Western 500 at Riverside International Raceway.
During practice for a NASCAR modified sportsman race at Riverside on January 15, 1978, Easley was killed when his 1968 Camaro slid across the track into a trailer and pickup truck near pit road. A pit crew member for Tiny Keith, Douglas Grunst, was also killed in the incident.[3] [4]
Easley was a 2003 inductee into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame.[5]
