{"id":2141656,"date":"2026-09-12T16:51:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T13:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2141656"},"modified":"2026-09-12T16:51:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T13:51:46","slug":"nascar-legend-gary-myers-dead-at-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2141656","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Legend Gary Myers Dead at 76"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b3\/16by9\/2026\/09\/12\/b3278c7eceec44689cfa7aa42288f1dc_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">NASCAR Legend Gary Myers Dead at 76<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">NASCAR Icon<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Gary Myers<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h1\">Dead at 76<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-12T09:51:46-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 12, 2026<br \/>\n                            9:51 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-12T10:23:15-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  September 12, 2026<br \/>\n                                10:23 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-0f2c48922ca7f5db7d0d3dbca9a33afd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260912_b3278c7eceec44689cfa7aa42288f1dc\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d3e6e55b-b897-4c95-b619-9dc040a17ab3\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b3\/4by3\/2026\/09\/12\/b3278c7eceec44689cfa7aa42288f1dc_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-Gary-Myers-fb-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Facebook\/Burt Myers<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d41cf144e8a91ad8a2cf74614efa600a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Former NASCAR driver <strong>Gary Myers<\/strong> &#8212; who was a pioneer in racecar competition &#8212; has died.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2bfa07a0f85343df5cae9d8d8319c275\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Gary &#8212; who was part of a four-generation racing family &#8212; passed away Thursday night, his family revealed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2a3827f34e853d0e19f1044d47b887f9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Gary&#8217;s son and fellow racecar driver <strong>Burt Myers<\/strong> wrote on Facebook &#8230; &#8220;Last night I lost my hero. He fought so hard but was so tired. My daddy is in Heaven and can finally do the things he wanted to do the last several years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4df7adefac885bcae70bd5c34c4d7da6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260912_dc2916ccc24048c6bb52e9b218668b6e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d3e6e55b-b897-4c95-b619-9dc040a17ab3\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/dc\/4by3\/2026\/09\/12\/dc2916ccc24048c6bb52e9b218668b6e_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-Gary-Myers-fb-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Facebook\/Burt Myers<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-31c77bbb2348c66269b3a56f595667f0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He added &#8230; &#8220;Selfishly I want him here but I know he is much better off now. I miss him so much. I love you Daddy!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-802ac5dcda866a6a66d18b04f6908c20\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Burt&#8217;s brother <strong>Jason<\/strong>, also had a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JasonMyersRacing\/posts\/pfbid02g2tP59ZmhFcXkWTqCGUqmnajt7UwyArav8xRR6SpzrvukNasYBZ6KDNwPGLLqkf4l\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a> honoring their father &#8230; which read in part, &#8220;To know him, was to love him. Rest easy, legend. You will be with us always.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-91fdf120cf618f7e47e473c9c28f2b13\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>When it came to his family&#8217;s racing lineage, Gary &#8212; who participated in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, NASCAR Grand National East Series and NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour &#8212; took after his own father, <strong>Bill Myers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6456dfc39f9f3844fe4cfcb221ae9737\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Now, his legacy continues to live on with his grandson <strong>Slate Myers<\/strong>, who began his NASCAR career in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5952bcce218791c4e1a1c3dc2322aaa4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>RIP<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/12\/gary-myers-dead\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:d3e6e55b-b897-4c95-b619-9dc040a17ab3\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/12\/gary-myers-dead\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:d3e6e55b-b897-4c95-b619-9dc040a17ab3\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/12\/brazilian-woman-dead-after-multiple-cosmetic-procedures\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:d3e6e55b-b897-4c95-b619-9dc040a17ab3\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a8\/16by9\/2026\/09\/12\/a83864ac26cb481e889c2c093f9ce03b_xs.jpg\" alt=\"main-Andreia-Vieira-Gaspar-fb-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Woman Dead After Undergoing 6 Cosmetic Procedures at Once<br \/>\n                      <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/10\/mike-mcfarland-dead\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:d3e6e55b-b897-4c95-b619-9dc040a17ab3\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/4b\/16by9\/2026\/09\/10\/4b244e1783304d159db18210ac362585_xs.jpg\" alt=\"main-Mike-McFarland-ig-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        &#8216;One Piece&#8217; 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src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b3\/16by9\/2026\/09\/12\/b3278c7eceec44689cfa7aa42288f1dc_xl.jpg&#8221;] NASCAR Legend Gary Myers Dead at 76 NASCAR IconGary MyersDead at 76 Add TMZ on Google By TMZ Staff Published September 12, 2026 9:51 AM PDT| Updated September 12, 2026 10:23 AM PDT Facebook\/Burt Myers Former NASCAR driver Gary Myers &#8212; who was a pioneer in racecar competition &#8212; has died. 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