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Report: NASCAR driver Jason Leffler dead after Sprint Car crash at Bridgeport Speedway

NASCAR driver Jason Leffler is dead after a crash during a Sprint Car race at Bridgeport Speedway in Swedesboro, New Jersey, according to a report.

    by Philly.com Staff
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NASCAR driver Jason Leffler is dead after a crash during a Sprint Car race at Bridgeport Speedway in Swedesboro, New Jersey, according to NBC Philadelphia. 

Leffler made 73 starts over nine years in the Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR's top circuit.

"Leffler had to be extricated from his vehicle and was taken by medevac to Cooper Trauma Center where he later died from his injuries."

More from Yahoo! Sports' Jay Busbee on the crash:

"Leffler apparently flipped in the track's front stretch and, according to eyewitness accounts, was extracted from the car on a board." 

Leffler was 37 years old.

More to come.