Editing Rob Moroso (section)

==Death==
On September 30, 1990, four days after his 22nd birthday, Moroso was killed in an automobile crash on [[North Carolina Highway 150]] near [[Mooresville, North Carolina]], only hours after finishing 21st in the Holly Farms 400 at [[North Wilkesboro Speedway]]. Traveling at an estimated {{convert|75|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}, Moroso lost control of his vehicle in a curve with a {{convert|35|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} posted speed limit, skidding over 200 feet before being struck in the driver's side door by an oncoming car in the opposite lane. The resulting collision killed both Moroso and Tammy Williams, a 27-year-old nursing assistant, wife and mother who was driving in the opposite lane.<ref name=DailyPressVA-Moroso-1990/> The passenger in Moroso's vehicle, girlfriend Debbie Bryant, as well as a passenger in Williams' vehicle both survived with injuries.<ref name=PopSpeed-Moroso-2014/><ref name=DailyPressVA-Moroso-1990/><ref name="NYTimesObit" /><ref>{{cite web|last1=Glick|first1=Shav|title=NASCAR Driver Moroso Dies in Crash on Highway|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-02-sp-1681-story.html|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=17 May 2015|date=October 2, 1990}}</ref>

Investigations revealed that he had been [[driving under the influence]] of alcohol. Moroso had been seen drinking several beers at a [[Cornelius, North Carolina]], lounge prior to the crash, and his blood alcohol level was found to be 0.22, over twice the then legal level of 0.10.<ref name=DailyPressVA-Moroso-1990 /><ref name="NASCARCrossWords" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEFDF143AF936A35753C1A966958260&scp=2&sq=%22rob%20moroso%22&st=cse|title=SPORTS PEOPLE: AUTO RACING; Concern Over Image |date=October 5, 1990|work=[[New York Times]]|access-date=2009-02-20}}</ref> He also had been convicted of speeding four times between 1987 and 1989, and had been involved in two prior highway crashes which included a rollover.<ref name=DailyPressVA-Moroso-1990>{{cite web|last1=Pearce|first1=Al|title=Moroso Tragedy The End Result Of Reckless Record|url=https://www.dailypress.com/1990/10/04/moroso-tragedy-the-end-result-of-reckless-record/|website=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|dailypress.com]]|publisher=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]]|access-date=17 May 2015|date=October 4, 1990}}</ref><ref name="NASCARCrossWords" /> Judges could have revoked his license at least twice but the charges were reduced.<ref name="NASCARCrossWords">{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/2005/news/opinion/11/14/cross.words/index.html|title=Cross' Words: Phoenix|last=Cross|first=Duane|date=November 14, 2005|publisher=[[NASCAR]]|access-date=2009-02-20}}</ref><ref name=OrlandoSentinal-Moroso-1990>{{cite web|last1=Dame|first1=Mike|title=Moroso Had Flirted With Death: Blood-alcohol Level Is Measured At .22|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1990/10/04/moroso-had-flirted-with-death/|website=[[Orlando Sentinel|orlandosentinal.com]]|publisher=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|access-date=17 May 2015|date=October 4, 1990}}</ref>

Moroso earned enough points after completing just 25 of 29 races that he was awarded the Raybestos [[NASCAR Rookie of the Year]] Award in 1990, the only driver to ever receive the award posthumously.<ref name=SM-Moroso-2010 /><ref name=PopSpeed-Moroso-2014/>