California Speedway issued the following statement:

Fontana, Calif., (April 5th, 2002) — Ricky Lundgren, 40, of La Mesa, Calif., was pronounced dead at Loma Linda University Medical Center this evening following an on-track incident during qualifying for the AMA Superstock race at California Speedway.

According to California Speedway Medical Director Dr. Jeff Grange, Lundgren suffered blunt trauma to the head and chest region.

The accident occurred in the area of turn four on the speedway’s 21-turn, 2.3-mile road course. He was airlifted from California Speedway to Loma Linda University Medical Center and pronounced dead at 6:25 p.m.



Additional information from roadracingworld.com reporters:

Lundgren was riding his Suzuki GSX-R750 in a qualifying session for the AMA Superstock race when the crash occurred. A financial trader by profession, Lundgren was a hobbyist racer and had finished sixth in the AMA Pro Thunder race at Daytona March 10, riding a Ducati 748 sponsored by Yahoo Sports.