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<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#302626;font-size:14px"><strong>Three time NASCAR champion Bobby East, 37, is stabbed to death at California gas station midweek as he filled up his car: </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#302626;font-size:14px"><strong>NASCAR star Bobby East, 37, died after being stabbed at a California gas station on Wednesday </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#302626;font-size:14px"><strong>Following the knife attack, cops launched manhunt for 27-year-old homeless parolee for the murder</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#302626;font-size:14px"><strong>Trent William Millsap, 27, allegedly stabbed East and another man at a gas station in Westminster on Wednesday </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#302626;font-size:14px"><strong>East was rushed to the hospital, but had succumbed to his injury, police said</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bobby-East-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-412682"/><figcaption><strong>NASCAR star Bobby East, 37, [photo], died after being stabbed at a California gas station on Wednesday</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>NASCAR star Bobby East died after being stabbed at a California gas station. <br>Police are looking for Trent William Millsap, 27, who allegedly stabbed the three-time US Auto Club (USAC) champ in the chest while he was fueling up in Westminster, California on Wednesday. <br>East, 37, was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. <br>Westminister Police said in a statement that: &#8216;The victim was found on the ground suffering from a serious stab wound to the chest area,&#8217; adding, &#8216;Officers attempted life saving measures until OCFA paramedics arrived and transported the victim to a local trauma center, where the victim succumbed to his injury.&#8217; </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/image-41.png" alt="" class="wp-image-412690"/><figcaption><strong>Police are looking for Trent William Millsap, 27, who allegedly stabbed East and another man at a gas station in Westminster, California on Wednesday </strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>Police said Millsap, a transient who frequents the area, stabbed another man at the 76 gas station before allegedly attacking East. <br>Officials said Millsap, who has distinct tattoos all over his body, should be considered armed and dangerous. The homeless man also has an outstanding parole warrant. <br>East, of Torrance, California, was a star in the racing world, capturing three USAC national driving titles and winning the SAC Silver Crown championships in 2004, 2012 and 2013. <br>Breaking onto the scene in 2001, East was seen as a natural on the racetrack given that he&#8217;s the son of USAC Hall of Fame car builder Bob East. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/76-gas-station-on-Westminster-CA-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-412691"/><figcaption><strong>Police said first responders rushed to the 76 gas station on Westminster Boulevard to aid the victim, who was taken to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injury</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>That year, East found his first victory at the USAC National Midgets in 2001, becoming the youngest winner ever at the time at 16, and he was awarded the USAC&#8217;s Rookie of the Year. <br>The USAC dubbed him &#8216;the winningest USAC National Midget Rookie in more than a quarter century.&#8217; <br>He totaled 22 USAC National Midget wins during his career, and raced in 42 NASCAR national competitions between 2005 and 2008. <br>Following news of East&#8217;s tragic passing, many fans and fellow racers took to Twitter to mourn the 37-year-old. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/NASCAR-racing-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-412692" width="841" height="544"/><figcaption><strong>The US Auto Club champ was a star in the racing world, which once dubbed him &#8216;the winningest&#8217; rookie in more than a quarter century</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>Tributes have flooded in online for the 37-year-old, Two-time NASCAR Champion and Fox Sports analyst Todd Bodine said, tweeted: &#8220;Bobby East was one heck of a racer. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the East family.&#8221;<br>Racing fan Daniel Kriete also mourned East on Twitter, writing: &#8216;R.I.P. Bobby East, my prayers and condolences go out to his family.&#8217; </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bobby-East-left-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-412693" width="840" height="567"/><figcaption><strong>Bobby East [left], had first earned recognition back in 2001 as a 16-year-old</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>Another racing fan on Twitter, Paul Dalbey, repeated praise for the late driver. <br>&#8216;Just saw Bobby East passed away. Man, that dude could wheel it in anything for USACNation,&#8217; Dalbey wrote. &#8216;A great driver!&#8217;</p>

Cops hunt homeless man on parole, 27, for the murder after fatal stabbing attack on NASCAR star Bobby East, 37, who was filling up at California gas station
