KEVIN GRUBB - 04/19/1978 - 05/06/2009
was an American race car driver from Mechanicsville, Virginia. He was the younger brother of former race car driver Wayne Grubb. He was under suspension from NASCAR competition due to two violations in NASCAR's substance abuse policy at the time of his death. Grubb's only attempt in the NASCAR Sprint Cup came in 2002 when he attempted the Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond. He drove the #54 Toys "R" Us Chevy for Team Bristol Motorsports, but was unable to get into the race. During his qualifying attempt he spun out on his second lap and without any owner points was the only car not to make the race. The team was supposed to attempt the 2003 season full time, with Grubb running for rookie of the year, but the plans fell through. Grubb began his career in the NASCAR Truck Series running for the family owned Grubb Motorsports. In 1996, he had two starts in the #55 Virginia is for Lovers Chevy, finishing his first start on the lead lap in 18th after starting the race in the 8th position. Kevin's stint in NASCAR's junior series began in 1997 with four starts with his father's team Grubb Motorsports. His first start came in
the #82 Virginia is for Lovers Chevy where he finished 38th at New Hampshire. In 1998, he ran 16 Xfinity series races for Grubb Motorsports. He ran well in many of those races with a top finish of second at Dover after getting his first pole. His teammate was his brother Wayne Grubb who also raced for his father's team. While heading into the 2004 season, he was scheduled to compete in a handful of races for Team Rensi Motorsports, but failed a substance abuse test in March 2004. Following reinstatement in June 2006, he appeared on an entry list for a Xfinity Series race at Nashville Speedway as the driver of the #56 Mac Hill Motorsports Chevy. One of the conditions of his reinstatement was random, unannounced drug tests, a condition to which he agreed. He participated in five Xfinity events before being suspended indefinitely on September 11, 2006, when he refused to take a drug test following a second lap crash at Richmond. Failure to take the test
resulted in automatic suspension. Grubb was found dead at Alpine Motel on May 6, 2009 at 11:30a.m. according to Henrico County authorities. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported the cause of death was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Some info from WikiPedia
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