Posted on 11/25/2020 9:25:18 PM PST by mabarker1
William “Rowdy” Harrell, a tire carrier for Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 88 team, and his wife, Blakley, were killed in a highway crash Tuesday night in the Florida Keys.
Hendrick Motorsports confirmed the news Wednesday afternoon. Harrell was 30 and his wife, 23. The two were married last Saturday in his home state of Alabama, and the team indicated that the couple was on their honeymoon.
“Our entire team is absolutely devastated at the loss of Rowdy and Blakley,” said No. 88 crew chief Greg Ives, in a statement provided by the team. “They were such positive, giving and passionate people who could not have been a more perfect match. Rowdy had an energetic and infectious personality. He was the heart and soul of our team and always kept us motivated, no matter the circumstance. Rowdy shared his love with the people around him and was loved in return. Although he will be greatly missed, his memory will continue to inspire us always. Our prayers are with Rowdy, Blakley and their wonderful family.”
According to reports from the Florida Highway Patrol, Harrell was driving a 2020 Toyota Corolla that collided with a Ford pick-up truck on U.S. Highway 1 on Lower Matecumbe Key. The truck’s driver was treated for minor injuries, but two passengers were seriously hurt.
Harrell was a pit-crew mainstay for Hendrick Motorsports the last eight seasons, most recently on the No. 88 Chevrolet team in the NASCAR Cup Series for driver Alex Bowman. He was also involved in two championship seasons for JR Motorsports in the Xfinity Series.
Before his transition to NASCAR, Harrell was a three-time national champion as part of the University of Alabama’s football team, which he joined as a walk-on linebacker.
Hendrick Motorsports indicated that memorial arrangements had not been made as of Wednesday afternoon.
PING
Very sad.
RIP
My sister, who is very successful doctor once said these words to me.: “Bad things happen to good people”. When I read a story like this, those words always come back to me.
Terrible
Prayers for their families
I’m looking forward to Sidney Powell making bad things happen to bad people...
Only the good die young. RIP 🙏
Thank You All.
RIP. More details on the mishap:
The pickup truck driver unsuccessfully tried to avoid hitting the Corolla by driving onto the shoulder of the road, but the left front of the Toyota hit the front of the Ford.]
Thanks, busy working on T-Day food. I’m the one that gets to give the bird a colonoscopy and remove it’s neck from it’s A$$. Hey I wonder if I could open a Clinic to do the same with politicians !???
prayers up...
[Thanks, busy working on T-Day food. I’m the one that gets to give the bird a colonoscopy and remove it’s neck from it’s A$$. Hey I wonder if I could open a Clinic to do the same with politicians !???]
Re pols - apart from the mess, I think it would be too much work, and long pig is an acquired taste. Although I’ve heard that the meat used in posole is pork because it’s closest in taste to the Aztecs’ traditional ingredient:
https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/english/sacred-religious-and-cannibalistic-origins-pozole
Idiot crossed the center line going so fast that his corolla put three people in an F250 in the hospital.
What an A$$.
Keep the drapes closed and have family come in the wee morning when it;s still dark...If you’re in Oregon ,the neighbors are going to bring you down....HARD.....
Stay out of small cars. You’ll lose most of the time.
“What an ass.”
The same could be said of you.
Regardless of the circumstances a young man and his wife are dead. Try to show a little class. And if you can’t, keep your thoughts to your damn self.
CC
Explains why Jimmy Carter is still alive.
Thank you, Celtic Conservative, for your well-deserved rebuke of Born to Conserve.
Fellow Freeper was out of line in his opinion, however entitled he may be to it.
To Born to Conserve, I would encourage a little thought experiment in which you actually utter your words to the family of the deceased couple, or better yet, place yourself in the shoes of that same family and see what effect those same words would have on you having just suffered such a loss.
Bummer,dangerous stretch of Hi-way
Utmost attention required especially aft dark, over the years I have lost 2 friends on 2 separate occasions there
Is that your Compassionate Christian side speaking?
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