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JoeC
05-28-2000, 08:16 PM
This info is listed on a web site called "find a grave"
Yenko, Don
Yenko was a very famous race car driver and Chevrolet dealer. He sold at his dealership a line of legendary GM "Yenko Special" factory-performance sports cars (much like his contemporary, Carroll Shelby at Ford). Oddly, his family dealership now specializes in Hondas. Don was cremated, and his ashes were aboard a car in an IMSA Firehawk Race in 1988. He was listed as a co-driver...... .
Beallsville Cemetery, Beallsville, Pennsylvania, USA.
Specific Interment Location: Cremated, and his ashes were aboard a car in an IMSA Firehawk Race in 1988.
Cause of Death: Plane crash.