American Flat Track racer Dan Bromley is dead at age 30 after an accident on the track during the Lima Half-Mile on Saturday, June 27, in Lima, Ohio.
The accident involved several riders, according to country music news and lifestyle website Country Rebel. One spectator told the outlet that Bromley was thrown from his motorcycle and into a fence. It is unclear how many others were injured.
“The American Flat Track community extend our deepest condolences to Dan’s family, friends, teammates, fellow competitors, and all who knew him,” a release from AMA Pro Racing read.
The organization’s CEO, Gene Crouch, also released a statement, praising Bromley, a third-generation flat track racer, and his family for their contributions to the sport.
“Few families have contributed more to the spirit and strength of flat track than the Bromley’s,” he said. “Dan carried that legacy with talent, humility, and a genuine love for the people around him. He was a true champion in every sense of the word. He earned respect as a racer, but his impact reached far beyond results on the track. His presence in the paddock made our sport better, and his loss will be felt across the entire flat track community.”
Bromley began racing in 2012, winning the 2018 American Flat Track Singles title and the 2025 American Flat Track AdventureTrackers crown over the course of his career.
He is survived by his wife, Connar, son Paxton, 3, and daughter Parker, 19 months.
Fellow racer Mitch Boehm remembered his friend in an essay for the American Motorcyclist Association titled, “The Nicest Guy in Professional Dirt Track Racing, and a Helluva Colleague.”
“It was Dan’s character and soft-spoken, friendly personality that made him a standout champion,” Boehm wrote. “Ask anyone who knew him or raced with (or against) him; they’ll tell you straight away he was a joy to be around, to pit next to, to race against, or just have a beer with after the race.”
He continued, “I first met Dan while working for American Flat Track during the 2018 AFT season, and I can tell you his positive gravitational pull was hard to escape. Walking the paddock, you couldn’t resist stopping into his EZ-up for a chat, and if then-girlfriend-and-now-wife Connar was there helping out as she always was, you’d end up with a cold drink and be asked to have a chair. They were just unbelievably nice people to be around, and totally unlike the grim-faced and sometimes humorless racer-types you often hear about.”
