Sonny Easley

Sonny Easley
Sonny Easley
Born	June 5, 1939; Virginia
Died	January 15, 1978 (aged 38); Van Nuys, California
Cause of death	Accident (Modified practice)
Awards	West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2003) ; Saugus Speedway track champion
NASCAR Cup Series career
	19 races run over 6 years
Best finish	38th - 1976
First race	1972 (Riverside)
Last race	1977 (Ontario)

Lynwood Lacey "Sonny" Easley (June 5, 1939 – January 15, 1978) was an American racecar driver who is best known for competing in the NASCAR Winston West Series and a handful of Winston Cup Series events.

Easley tallied nine Winston West victories over his career, including a victory in the first stock car race ever held at the Laguna Seca Raceway road course.^[2] He finished 2nd in Winston West points in 1973 and 1975.

In 19 career Cup starts, Easley had a best finish of 5th place at the January 16, 1977 Winston Western 500 at Riverside International Raceway.

During practice for a NASCAR modified sportsman race at Riverside on January 15, 1978, Easley was killed when his 1968 Camaro slid across the track into a trailer and pickup truck near pit road. A pit crew member for Tiny Keith, Douglas Grunst, was also killed in the incident.^[3]^[4]

Easley lived in Van Nuys, California.

Easley was a 2003 inductee into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame.^[5]