India, March 4 -- Chase Pistone, former NASCAR driver, died at the age of 42. Pistone came from a generation of racers, and his father was a race car driver as well. His grandfather, Tom Pistone, famously won the NASCAR Cup Series twice.

The news of Chase's demise was shared by his brother Nick on Facebook. "Well My 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!!!!!!!", he wrote.

While Chase's brother Nick did not mention any cause of death in the Facebook post, he and Tom made a request to Legends Nation, which might provide a little more insight.

Legends Nation posted ...