Former NASCAR driver Bobby East was stabbed to death at a Westminster, California gas station Wednesday.
He was 37.
According to Westminster authorities, they responded to the gas station following calls reporting a stabbing. They found East, who was stabbed while fueling his vehicle, “suffering from a serious stab wound to the chest area.”
Officers tried life saving measures and paramedics transported East to a local hospital where he died.
Police are looking for 27-year-old Trent William Millsap as a suspect in East’s death. Millsap who is described as a transient who was known to frequent the area.
East won 22 USAC National Midget feature wins, was a native of Torrance, California, and the son of USAC Hall of Famer car builder Bob East.
The younger East also was a three-time champion on the US Auto Club circuit and competed in the Xfinity Series and the Truck Series in 2008. East also won the USAC Silver Crown championships in 2004, 2012 and 2013.
