Leffler killed in sprint car race accident

[BlueGin]

How sad

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The NASCAR community was left stunned Wednesday night by the news that driver Jason Leffler had been killed in an accident during a sprint-car race in New Jersey.

Leffler, 37, died in a crash at Bridgeport Speedway, a five-eighths mile high-banked dirt track in Swedesboro, N.J. He was pronounced dead shortly after 9 p.m. Eastern time, according to the Associated Press.

A native of Long Beach, Calif., Leffler has been a fixture at NASCAR's national level since 1999. The two-time winner on the NASCAR Nationwide Series leaves behind a young son, Charlie.

"NASCAR extends its thoughts, prayers and deepest sympathies to the family of Jason Leffler who passed away earlier this evening," NASCAR said in statement. "For more than a decade, Jason was a fierce competitor in our sport and he will be missed."

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[dblack]

Both of my brothers race sprint cars. They both have young children. It's a sobering story for our family to say the least.

 

[Moonglow]

It's very dangerous sport.

 

[Mad Scientist]

He was from Long Beach so I'm sure he attended a few races at ASCOT Park before it closed in 1990.

R.I.P.

 

[BlueGin]

It's very dangerous sport.

A fact that we sometimes take for granted when we see all of the really horrendous crashes that some of these drivers just dust themselves off and walk away from.