Scott Frazier, 58, died Saturday night after a crash during the “King of the Ditch” event at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. Track owner Clayton Allen said Frazier was taken to the hospital but did not survive his injuries. Allen canceled the remainder of the night’s races, a decision made with the other competitors in mind.
Frazier had spent decades in dirt-track racing, but friends and animal advocates are just as quick to talk about his other life. For 15 years, he volunteered at the Tunica Humane Society, where founder and director Sandy Williams remembered him as someone who was “just magical with dogs,” with a deep love for animals who needed patience more than anything else.
The racing community responded Saturday night by passing a helmet through the grandstands, raising $2,920 for Frazier’s family. Visitation is Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Park-East, with funeral services at 2 p.m. If you’ve ever had a dog that took a long time to trust people, you know exactly the kind of person he must have been. What’s the most meaningful way you’ve seen a community show up for one of its own?
