Maynard Yingst

Maynard K. Yingst (October 10, 1949 – March 6, 1993) was an American racer and crew chief from Linglestown, Pennsylvania.

[2] Yingst won the inaugural Selinsgrove Open sprint car racing in 1983, and he repeated as the special event champion in 1984 and 1985.

[4] After taking a some time off, fellow Pennsylvanian racer Bruce Larson wanted to return to drag racing in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) after a long career as a match racer.

[7] Yingst was working in the pits at Houston Raceway Park on March 6, 1993 at the NHRA Slick 50 Nationals when he collapsed and died from a brain aneurysm.

"[7] Williams Grove Speedway started a "Maynard Yingst Memorial" sprint car race after his death.

Yingst in the pits with his sprint car in 1985.
Yingst doing a wheelie in his sprint car