Dirt
TRIBUTE
Keith
Szabo
[ 1970-2020 ]
By Nate Van Wagnen
Keith Szabo, one of the original
small-tire racing stars, passed away
Tuesday, May 5, according to this
post from a Facebook account shared
by Keith and his wife, Tracey.
I would like to thank everyone for your phone
calls, text and fb messages its fills my heart
knowing so many people cared and respected
my husband. He fought like hell to stay with us
unfortunately he passed at 1:10 this afternoon. I
don’t know how to live without him, he was my
everything!! God speed my Shootout King
Szabo, of Gainesville, Georgia, was a championship
Limited Street racer in the now-defunct
ORSCA series. He and his father, Roger, raced together
for over 25 years, collecting wins in NMCA,
NMRA, Fun Ford, 28/275 shootouts and more.
In recent years, he’d taken on no-prep racing
with his feared ’93 Mustang, winning a slew of
events like American Outlaws Live, Redemption
No Prep, Chitown’s King of the Streets and even
Street Outlaws No Prep Kings shootouts. He also
owned and operated Szabo Performance Parts.
Szabo leaves behind his wife, Tracey, and their
two sons, Kyle and Chase. DI
PHOTO: JOHN FORE III
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