NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died after crashing during a heat race at Bridgeport Speedway in New Jersey on Wednesday. Leffler, 37, had to be extricated from his vehicle and was taken by medevac to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 9 p.m. “NASCAR extends its thoughts, prayers and deepest sympathies to the family of Jason Leffler who passed away earlier this evening,” NASCAR said in a statement. “For more than a decade, Jason was a fierce competitor in our sport and he will be missed.” From Long Beach, Calif., Leffler made 423 starts in NASCAR’s three national series, but won just the two Nationwide races and one Truck Series event in a career that began in 1999.
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