Sad news from the NASCAR garage area.
Zachary Yager has been a pit crew member at the NASCAR ranks since 2014. He was a former Daytona 500 winning crew member.
Yager has died at an early age. The news was first reported by Toby Christie.
This season, he’s worked on the No. 39 RSS Racing team via the NASCAR Xfinity Series. In addition, he’s been working on the No. 88 for ThorSport Racing via the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
He has been the Jack Man for both teams. In years past, he’s served many duties of the over-the-wall crew.
As of now, there is currently very little information on his death. This post will be updated if more information becomes available.
Yager was 35 years old.
On Monday, ThorSport Racing issued the following statement.
“We are deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of our friend and teammate, Zachary Yager,” ThorSport opened.
They added, “He was an important part of our family, and our hearts are with his loved ones and community as we grieve this loss together.”
Yager was not at the track over the weekend at Daytona International Speedway for the Xfinity Series race.