Michael Beasley, 31, of Semmes, was shot and killed in the parking lot of Alabama's Bar and Lounge on Airport Boulevard in Mobile just before midnight on November 16, 2019, after a fight broke out. Wesley Ledbetter, 21, was also shot and was critically hurt.

Ledbetter was charged with murder once he got out of the hospital. He claimed self-defense, but a judge denied him immunity and the case went to trial. In May 2022 the jury convicted him of the lesser charge of manslaughter. Michael's family has said the long legal process was frustrating.

Michael was a mechanic and race spotter, well known at Sunny South Raceway, and he helped a lot of young racers. His family and friends have kept that going with memorial events and toy drives. If you raced with Michael or knew him from the track, what do you remember about him?