RIP Terry Babb
 

Veteran driver Terry Babb passed away last night. He was leading the sprint car feature at Farmington, MO when he suffered and apparent heart attack. Condolences to his family. He was a veteran of the Silver Crown series for over 25 years and will be missed.

Condolences to his family and friends RIP Terry

Rest In Peace Terry😢🙏

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We watched Terry race midgets, sprint cars and Silver Crown cars many, many times over the years. I didn't know Terry personally but he appeared to race for the love of doing it, not as a stepping stone to other divisions or for the fame and fortune. Terry represented dirt open wheel racing in Illinois quite nicely, much like another grass roots driver gone way too soon, Randy Bateman.

RIP Mr. Babb. Racing has lost another who did it for the shear love of it. Those guys are hard to find and even harder to replace.

Sad news. Been a fan of his since he won a USAC sprint car heat race at Eldora many years ago. Years later I sold him my silver crown car…very nice guy. He was old school. RIP Terry

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Not the news needed to hear this morning. I met Terry who knows how many years ago at Little Springfield and we became friends. He was very underrated as a driver of any kind of car he strapped into. I always called him sneaky fast.

Here is my favorite Terry story

If any of you knew his mom she always wanted to fight us other racers if we touched Terry's car on the track. She was a little lightening rod and very entertaining. If Terry and another car crashed she would be the first on the track in the other drivers face. Can't remember the year but at Jacksonville, Ill one night Terry, myself, and Robbie Standridge all three flipped down the back chute (pretty sure it was one of the others guys fault ;)). Robbie and I both landed upside down almost side by side we were even talking to each other hanging upside down. We hear this high pitched voice and there she is laying on the ground MFing both of us while we are hanging upside down. Later in the night Terry brings me a beer and says "Sorry about mom" LOL.

Rest easy my friend you will be missed and not forgotten.

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Great story!

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RIP & condolences to his family & friends...
Pulled into the infield & avoided starting a pile up.... wow

So sorry and shocked to hear this. I always pulled for Terry. He was a “local” guy, and I loved seeing him compete. He was a really good driver and got the most out of his cars. Gone too soon.

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Wasn't Terry a cousin of Late Model driver Shannon Babb?

I just remember hearing they were related.


RIP Terry and condolences to his family and friends.

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Terry was a huge fixture in the midwest open wheel racing scene for a lot of years. He will be missed for sure. Pretty amazing that his passing was in the midst of leading a sprint car feature at Farmington

Dislike hearing this news, Terry was a great person and I always enjoyed talking to and watching him race, RIP Terry! 🏁

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Found this picture of Terry from last night.

https://i.imgur.com/R3Nc10Y.jpg

Go look up Racer in the dictionary and there will be a picture of Terry Babb RIP!

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Facebook post from Shannon Babb Racing: http://https://www.facebook.com/ShannonBabbRacing

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Sucks to see him go. Although I didn't know him much at all, he did come over to our trailer and talk to a few times at Montpelier. Which I thought was always cool, especially since we're a nobody dirt poor team. I was always a fan of his and even bigger fan after that.

Awesome story opnwhlmnd that was great. Sucks about the part of flipping, but at least you got a great story out of it. That sometimes makes the wrecks worth it.

Also it was nice to see that he got to lead his last A main. I know some of the drivers in that race posted later on facebook, no matter who won. Terry was the actual winner of that A main.

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Yeah I seen it not long after I post this. :6:

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Helmet Walk Foundation for Drivers will be doing a fundraiser event at St. Francois County Raceway this Saturday to assist Terry Babb's family.
http://https://www.facebook.com/sfcracing