For days, the echoes of that October 11th night at the Las Vegas Bullring have lingered — a violent hit into the Turn 3 wall, a shaken but determined Nick Joanides climbing out of his battered ARCA West car. Just a few weeks later, the racing community now faces a far heavier blow.

The 55-year-old veteran, known for his grit, humility, and decades-long presence across West Coast motorsports, has many records to his name. He was the first driver in the history of Toyota Speedway to win two championships in the top two premier divisions, that too in the same season. But those records will pause now, as per the latest update coming in fresh.

Nicholas “Nick” Joanides passed away on December 5, 2025, leaving the racing world stunned and deeply saddened. Just weeks before he was racing in his

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