# Robbie Stanley > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Robbie_Stanley > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Robbie_Stanley.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Stanley > Source revision: 1350565934 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American racing driver}} {{one source|date=February 2026}} '''Robert William Stanley''' (November 16, 1967, in [Brownsburg, Indiana](/source/Brownsburg%2C_Indiana) – May 26, 1994, in [Winchester, Indiana](/source/Winchester%2C_Indiana)){{Cite web |title=Motorsport Memorial - Robbie Stanley |url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=2111 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website=Motorsport Memorial}} was an American [auto racing](/source/auto_racing) driver. Stanley competed in [NASCAR Busch Series](/source/NASCAR_Busch_Series) between 1992 and 1994, he attempted three races, failed to qualify in one of them and ran the other two. His best finish was 15th at [Indianapolis Raceway Park](/source/Indianapolis_Raceway_Park) in 1993 season. After winning the All-Star Circuit of Champions championship in 1989, Stanley began racing in [USAC](/source/United_States_Automobile_Club). It was there that he collected three straight [USAC](/source/United_States_Automobile_Club) National [sprint car](/source/Sprint_car_racing) championships in 1991, 1992, and 1993 and was on his way to a fourth when his career was cut short in a fatal accident in a [USAC](/source/United_States_Automobile_Club) [sprint car](/source/Sprint_car_racing) event in [Winchester, Indiana](/source/Winchester%2C_Indiana), on May 26, 1994. The family's [quarter midget](/source/quarter_midget) construction operation is named in his memory. == Awards == *2005 - Inducted into the [National Sprint Car Hall of Fame](/source/National_Sprint_Car_Hall_of_Fame_%26_Museum) *1994 - Inducted into Hoosier Auto Racing Fans (HARF) "Hall of Fame" *1993 - USAC National Sprint Car Series "Champion" *1992 - USAC National Sprint Car Series "Champion" *1991 - USAC National Sprint Car Series "Champion" *1989 - All-Star Circuit of Champions "Champion" *1989 - Hoosier Auto Racing Fans (HARF) "Most Improved Driver" *1984 - Paragon, (IN) Speedway "Rookie of the Year" *1980 - Quarter Midget "National Champion" ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == * {{Find a Grave|11400}} *{{Racing-Reference driver|Robbie_Stanley}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stanley, Robbie}} Category:1967 births Category:1994 deaths Category:Sportspeople from Brownsburg, Indiana Category:NASCAR drivers Category:Racing drivers who died while racing Category:National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductees Category:Sports deaths in Indiana Category:Racing drivers from Indiana Category:USAC Silver Crown Series drivers Category:World of Outlaws drivers Category:20th-century American people {{US-autoracing-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Robbie Stanley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Stanley) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Stanley?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.