Dean Thompson, one of Southern California’s most popular and successful sprint car drivers, died Tuesday of a ruptured aneurysm at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance. He was 53.

Tricon Garage driver Dean Thompson was taken to the hospital after a crash at Texas Motor Speedway on April 1. He has now provided a positive update.

In the 2025 season, Dean Thompson is moving on up to the NASCAR Xfinity Series with Sam Hunt Racing for a full-time schedule. Thompson spent the last three seasons in the Truck Series with Niece ...

NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie Dean Thompson recently reflected on his rise through the junior racing categories, admitting he has no regrets about making the quick jump from Late Models to ARCA to Truc ...

Dean Thompson will pilot the No. 26 Toyota GR Supra full-time for Sam Hunt Racing (SHR) in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2025, the team announced Tuesday. Thompson, 23, raced full-time in the ...

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Dean Thompson was involved in a frightening crash on Saturday, but fortunately he avoided any major injuries. Thompson got loose and hit the wall on a late ...

Dean Thompson, in his 2025 Xfinity Series rookie campaign, ... “We knew he was fast, we just knew there was going to be a challenge of helping him mature as a race car driver,” Hunt said.

Jeffrey Earnhardt’s replacement Dean Thompson has given a clear take on his NASCAR achievement. The latter recently graduated from Truck Series for Tricon Garage to a full-time National Series ...

NASCAR Truck Series driver Dean Thompson was involved in a wreck at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday. He was put on a stretcher to the medical facility and then taken to a hospital.

Dean Thompson had an epic response via Twitter Monday to his massive wreck in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Thompson's No. 5 Toyota Tundra got ...

RELATED: Dean Thompson driver page The racing bug bit Thompson again, and he started competing in late models regularly. Before making the transition to NASCAR, he won consecutive championships in ...