Former NASCAR driver Chase Pistone dead at 42

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His brother, Nick, announced his death, saying his "young brother and best friend is gone."

"I'm broken-hearted and don't know if I'll ever get over this. I miss you, Chase, already, and I hope you are you are in a better place. I love you and I miss you so much already!!!!!!!" Nick posted on his Facebook page.

Legends Nation said it confirmed with Nick and Pistone's other brother, Tom, that Pistone had died, adding that the brothers requested the outlet post the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

Pistone also owned CP Inc., where he built and repaired stock cars.

"Chase was not only a wheelman in Legends and Late Models, but his Chase Pistone Inc. Legends team was a force to be reckoned with every time they showed up at a track, and they usually walked away with the winner's trophy," Legends Nation wrote on social media.

Pistone also raced in the ARCA Re/Max Series in 2006 and 2007.