What is John Wes Townley?
[[File:John Wes Townley at Thunder Valley (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''John Wes Townley''' (December 31, 1989 – October 2, 2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://teamrab.com/john-wes-townley/|title=John Wes Townley team bio|publisher=RAB Racing|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801082940/http://teamrab.com/john-wes-townley/|archive-date=August 1, 2012|access-date=2016-06-26}}</ref> was an American professional [[stock car racing]] driver. He last competed part-time in the [[NASCAR]] [[Camping World Truck Series]]. He also raced part-time in the [[Xfinity Series]]. Townley was born in [[Watkinsville, Georgia]]. Townley was shot and killed on October 2, 2021 after he was assaulted in [[Athens, Georgia]] at the age of 31.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stroh-Page|first=Fletcher Page and Caitlyn|title=Former NASCAR driver, son of Zaxby's co-founder killed in Athens shooting|url=https://www.onlineathens.com/story/news/crime/2021/10/03/former-nascar-driver-john-wes-townley-shot-killed-athens/5982060001/|access-date=2021-10-03|website=Online Athens|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.classiccitynews.com/post/double-shooting-in-athens-five-points-neighborhood-leaves-one-dead-another-injured|title=Double shooting in Athens' Five Points neighborhood leaves one dead, another injured|access-date=2021-10-03|work=Classic City News}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Townley, John Wes}} [[Category:1989 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:American racecar drivers]] [[Category:American crime victims]] [[Category:Murders by firearm in the United States]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Georgia (U.S. state)]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}