Rex Mays' Death Ride

Phil Bath

Los Angeles Times

Rex Mays, veteran racing driver, met his death at the Bel mar track in southern California. Suddenly out of control, Mays' car turned over in mid-air, throwing him ou of the cockpit. He was struck by another car as he landed and then by a second after his broken body hit the ground.

Phil Bath, "Rex Mays' Death Ride," in POYi Archive, Item #477, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/477 (accessed June 1, 2025).