(Plymouth, IN) - The Plymouth Motor Speedway has paid tribute to one of its beloved racers, who recently died in a motorcycle accident.
Earlier this month, 31-year-old Brandyn Ross of Lakeville was reported missing. On July 8, using drones, police located him about eight miles northeast of Warsaw. He had been thrown into a cornfield after crashing his motorcycle. According to reports, he had been there for about 30 hours. Suffering major injuries, Ross was flown to a hospital in Ft. Wayne, where he later died.
His funeral was Wednesday in Lakeville, with a graveside service in North Liberty. In between, Ross’ funeral procession made a pit stop at the Plymouth Motor Speedway, where his family has been involved with racing for years. They took a lap around the speedway, passed under waving checkered flags, and stopped briefly in front of pit pad 12, where Ross often park his race car. A fellow racer, Evan Verduin of North Liberty, had worked into the night to paint a #12 at the spot and decorate it. That pad will stand as a memorial for Ross for the rest of the year, the Speedway said.
Ross leaves behind an 11-year old son and a 4-year old daughter.
