Andrea developed Coming_to_be out of a non-tropical low on May 9 about 150 miles ( 240 km ) northeast of Daytona Beach , Florida , three weeks before the official start of the season .

As a stock car driver in the NASCAR series , he recorded Recording seven Winston Cup championship victories and 76 career wins , including the 1998 Daytona 500 .

He was killed Killing in a final-lap collision Catastrophe in the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18 , 2001 , in which he crashed Catastrophe into a retaining Preserving wall after making contact Connect with Sterling Marlin and Ken Schrader .

He was killed Killing in a final-lap collision Catastrophe in the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18 , 2001 , in which he crashed Catastrophe into a retaining Preserving wall after making contact Connect with Sterling Marlin and Ken Schrader .