17 Facts About Dave Steele

David MacFarland Steele was an American professional racing driver who won numerous sprint car racing championships and competed in IndyCar and NASCAR races.

Dave Steele last drove a winged sprint car in the Southern Sprintcar Shootout Series, where he won the first 5 races in series history.

Dave Steele was killed in a crash at Desoto Speedway on March 25,2017.

Dave Steele was posthumously inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame on the first eligible ballot in 2018.

Dave Steele won three Tampa Bay Area Racing Association championships.

Dave Steele claimed 60 wins in USAC sprint car, midget, and Silver Crown races between 1996 and 2007.

Dave Steele won the 2001 and 2003 Turkey Night Grand Prix midget car race.

Dave Steele was a two-time winner of the Little 500, held annually at Anderson Speedway.

Dave Steele won the Copper Classic at Phoenix International Raceway eight times.

Dave Steele won the Silver Crown portion 5 times and Midget race 3 times.

Dave Steele attempted to make his Indy Racing League IndyCar Series debut in 1996 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for ABF Motorsports but failed to qualify.

Dave Steele made his first start in 1998 at Phoenix International Raceway, the second race of the season, driving for RSM Marko, then drove in the final two races of the year for Panther Racing.

Dave Steele was entered in a Panther car for the 1999 Indianapolis 500 but crashed in practice.

Dave Steele drove in the first two races of the 2000 NASCAR Busch Series for Felix Sabates.

Dave Steele competed in four ARCA Racing Series races in 1999 and 2000 and two Infiniti Pro Series races.

In 2002, Dave Steele raced for Bowes Seal Fast Racing at Michigan finishing eighth in the Infiniti Pro Series.

Dave Steele was killed in a racing accident during a Southern Sprintcar Shootout Series race at Desoto Speedway in Bradenton, Florida, on March 25,2017.