Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Donald Charles MacTavish August 22, 1942-February 22, 1969 started his racing career at the age of 15 racing in nearby Norwood, Massachusetts at the Norwood Arena. He quickly earned popularity for driving demolition derby cars, and appeared on ABC s Wide World of Sports. He would compete in more than 100 Sportsman Car Series races on the East Coast. In 1963 he progressed to NASCAR s Sportsman Division and in 1966 he won the NASCAR National Sportsman Division Championship, a precursor to today''s Nationwide Series, by beating out Ralph Earnhardt among others. In the late 1960s MacTavish set his sights on competing in NASCAR''s top series, The Grand National Series now Sprint Cup Series. On February 22, 1969 MacTavish made his debut at the Daytona International Speedway, driving the number 5 1966 Mercury Comet in the Permatex 300 Sportsman now Nationwide series race. During this race, on lap 9 his vehicle tangled with a car driven by Bob James. Out of control, MacTavish''s car hit the outside crash wall at a point where a metal guard rail covered an opening in the wall.