Virgil Earnest Irvan (born January 13, 1959), occasionally referred to as Swervin' Irvan, is an American former professional stock car racing driver. A retired NASCAR competitor, he is perhaps best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury suffered from a crash during practice at Michigan International Speedway in 1994 that left ...

2022年3月1日 · While the semi-retired, 63-year-old Irvan says “life is good” these days, it wasn’t always like that. In a little over a five-and-a-half-year span, he and his family endured three …

2019年6月26日 · Ernie Irvan nearly lost his life at Michigan in 1994, then reclaimed something back from the facility three years later with an iconic victory.

2017年2月15日 · Motorsport.com caught up recently with Ernie Irvan to talk about those two incidents and life for him in retirement in this week’s feature. Irvan was one of the most popular …

2024年11月5日 · Salinas native Ernie Irvan was inducted into the Sonoma Raceway Wall of Fame on Saturday. He won twice at the racetrack.

2021年1月30日 · After a 1994 crash, NASCAR driver Ernie Irvan's life was saved by a doctor who did an emergency procedure on the track using a pocket knife.

2024年8月19日 · While Dale Earnhardt would win a record-tying seventh championship by 444 points at season's end, that margin of victory came without regard to his season-long title rival Ernie Irvan -- an...

2010年10月27日 · In August 1994, Irvan lost his right front tire in a practice session at Michigan, and his car crashed into the Turn 2 wall at over 170 mph. He suffered lung and head injuries and was...

2016年6月26日 · Virgil Earnest Irvan was an elite driver, but there have always been those lingering questions. How good could he have been? "I always think about what might have been, but it don't really matter...

2022年4月21日 · Explore the remarkable journey of Ernie Irvan, a Salinas native who made a name for himself in NASCAR during the 1990s, including his triumph at the Daytona 500 and his battles with adversity.