CUP: Poole Passes Away

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CUP: Poole Passes Away

Charlotte Observer NASCAR reporter David Poole died Monday...

Tom Jensen | Posted April 28, 2009 Charlotte, NC

David Poole. (charlotteobserver.com)

David Poole, the lead NASCAR beat reporter at the Charlotte Observer since 1997, died Tuesday of an apparent heart attack. He was 50.

The Observer website reported that Poole had a heart attack in his home at Stanfield, N.C. After his daughter called 911, emergency crews rushed him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Poole was a 1981 graduate of the University of North Carolina and a 1977 graduate of Hunter Huss High School.

Poole had worked at the Observer since 1990 and previously worked at the Gaston Gazette.

He was the author of several books and a four-time winner of the National Motorsports Press Association George Cunningham Writer of the Year Award. In addition to his print work, Poole hosted “The Morning Drive Show” on Sirius NASCAR Radio.

“The NASCAR community is stunned and saddened by the loss of David Poole,” NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France said in a statement released by the sanctioning body. “David was as passionate about NASCAR as anyone and had very definitive opinions about the sport. He served the industry, and most importantly the fans, through his reporting and commentary in the Charlotte Observer and Sirius Satellite Radio. Our thoughts and prayers go out to David’s family and friends. He will be missed.”

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