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"Danger. It&amp;#039;s part of racing. A central element of the mystique and excitement of motorsport, regardless of the level of competition. And because on many levels racing is safer than ever, we take for granted the risks every driver assumes when he or she straps in. We see spectacular wrecks. People walk away. Tragically, 37-year-old Jason Leffler could not do so last night at New Jersey&amp;#039;s Bridgeport Speedway after his accident during the dirt track&amp;#039;s Night of Wings sprint car race. Leffler crashed badly. After rescue personnel extracted him from his mangled car, early news updates said he was seriously injured. Then the follow-up reports started flowing in via Twitter with the words no one wants to hear. Jason Leffler had succumbed to his injuries. It doesn&amp;#039;t matter whether you&amp;#039;re a casual race fan, or a hardcore racing junkie. It&amp;#039;s the worst kind of reminder of the risks inherent to the sport. A young man, a father, had passed far too early. Jason Leffler rose through the USAC ranks, winning three national Midget championships and a USAC Silver Crown championship in the late 1990s. He climbed the ladder to NASCAR, where he never saw great success in 73 Cup starts. His efforts were far more fruitful in the Nationwide Series. Over 294 starts, he won two races, had 107 top-10 finishes, and wound up third overall in the standings at the end of the 2007 season. Leffler also started the 2000 Indy 500 and raced in NASCAR&amp;#039;s Camping World Truck Series. His last NASCAR start was just last weekend in the Cup race at Pocono. This year, Leffler returned to racing open-wheel cars full time, going back to his roots in dirt racing. Instead of being just another chapter in his story, it&amp;#039;s the final one. Jason Leffler is survived by his five-year-old son, Charlie Dean. Our condolences go out to the family, Leffler&amp;#039;s friends, and all the fans and colleagues who will miss him. May he rest in peace.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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