Jason leffler race car driver lefturn inc linkedin. Statement from roush fenway racing driver ryan newman. Brian muir was in the late 1960s and early 1970s, one of the most successful drivers in touring car racing. He finished in the top ten twice, with his best finish in 6th position in 1982 at riverside.
Mcdaniels had started far back in the pack to cross the finish line 50 yards ahead of herring. Jason charles leffler september 16, 1975 june 12, 20 was an american professional openwheel and stock car racing driver. John leffler in his p4a at hume weir in early 1973. Marta leffler 19031990, american actress better known as marta linden. It is a twonight united states auto club nos midget championship race with over 90 cars entering the event. Much thanks and appreciation goes to the nascar media group for providing statistical content, video, images and all kinds of nascar love. In 2018, clauson was a elected on the first ballot into the national sprint car hall of fame. It was contested over thirtysix races, and began on february 9 at daytona international speedway with the budweiser shootout exhibition race, followed by the 50th daytona 500 on february 17. Chaotic qualifying is entertaining and shouldnt change march 8, 2019 6. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for brian wong on.
Blessed with skills, experience and great looks, long comes at no. February 12, 2020 brady bacon raced to the usac national sprint car championship in both 2014 and 2016. John leffler racing career profile driver database. Mar 19, 2017 nhra race car driver i spend the day as one of the crew at the nhra drag racing. If hed held on to the 917 for longer, it could have paid for a comfortable retirement. This beautiful american professional stock car racing driver is a household name among nascar fans. Jason leffler, a versatile driver who won championships in openwheel divisions and attempted at least one full season in each of nascars three national series, died wednesday night after a crash.
Mario andretti is auto racings definition of been there, won that. See more ideas about racing, indy cars and race cars. Race car driver bryan clauson died from injuries he sustained during a crash at the belleville midget nationals in kansas over the weekend. Brian tyler born october 27, 1967 in albion, michigan is an american auto racing driver. Professional race car driver brian olatunji and the leadfoot motorsports team are revving up the 2014 racing season with a big announcement. During a sprint car race at bridgeport speedway in new jersey, nascar driver jason leffler was involved in a horrible crash and he later died. Braun motorsports, formerly known as braun racing, is a former american professional stock car racing team that last competed in the nascar camping world truck series. Brian henton born 19 sep 1946 castle donington, leicestershire. There is some sad news coming out of nascar tonight. Sudden deceleration can cause the aorta to rip from its attachments in the upper chest. The 2008 nascar sprint cup series was the 60th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 37th modernera cup season. Jun 20, 20 a memorial service was held wednesday at grace covenant church in cornelious, n.
Lane spun out in the northeast turn in this race and the caution flag was out until his car could be removed from the racetrack. Alison east leffler nascar driver jason leffler exwife. Hall of famer harness driver brian sears accused of. Contentsshow background muirs early career was largely uncharted, until he rose to prominance in the australian touring car.
Nascar drivers remember jason leffler motorsportstalk. Samuel j leffler, computer scientist, known for his extensive work on bsd, from the 1980s to freebsd in the. Ickler started in offroad racing when he was 14 years old. Top 15 hottest female race car drivers in the world. View jason lefflers profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. He had 107 top 10 finishes and two career wins in his nascar career. Vickers was the 2003 busch series champion, and at age 20, was the youngest champion in any of nascars three toptier series until chase elliott in 2014. Nascar driver jason leffler died after an accident wednesday night in a heat race at a dirt car event at bridgeport speedway in swedesboro, n.
The 37yearold leffler, a twotime winner on the nascar nationwide series who had the nickname lefturn above the drivers side window on. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for brian donley on. Girlfriend of nascar driver killed in crash is forced to deny relatives evil claim he did not do enough to provide for his son, five. Racing aces like michael schumacher, lewis hamilton and dale earnhardt jr. He was a threetime usac national champion and won two usac national sprint car titles. At 17, he was score rookie of the year, lite champion, and the winner of the score baja, baja 500. He raced in the 19801983 seasons, with career starts, including the 1980 indianapolis 500. Brady bacon racing is proud to announce the addition of a. An update on 20 recently retired nascar drivers thethings. Greg leffler born december 27, 1951, is a former driver in the cart championship car series. Feb 10, 2018 feb 10, 2018 sprung like a log wagoneek. Comprehensive nascar coverage from ap, including the latest news, nascar standings, nascar schedule, driver pages and dispatches from ap reporter jenna fryer. This event promotes organ donation through registration, and carries his car number, 39, as the race distance.
Profile for racing driver brian muir from australia. His professional driving career spanned more than four decades and includes pitstops as a formula one driver 1978, an indy 500 winner 1969, the daytona 500 1967, and four cartusac openwheel racing national championships. Jun, 20 35yearold alison courtney east was born on april 10, 1978 in indiana to janice east and bob east, a well known in the racing world for his beast midget chassis design, her siblings are amy east cook married to the nascar craftsman truck series driver terry cook is a former espn broadcaster who covered usac racing, the nascar camping world truck series, and the indy pro series, alisons. Brian joscelyne racing career profile driver database. Prda prda polish racing drivers of america official. He won both 1974 british formula three championships and the 1980 european formula two championship. Apparently his sprint car flipped when he hit a stretch of the 58. The story of an accident, a porsche 917 and steve mcqueen. Jason leffler race car driver seeking sponsorship charlotte. Leffler, american historian, and edward stettinius professor of history at the university of virginia. He made 10 starts in the indy racing league indycar series in 1998 and 1999 for 3 different teams with a best finish of 6th at the las vegas motor speedway.
Draftkings name and logo used for promotion and identity of the draftkings brand. He died from injuries sustained in a 410 sprint car race at bridgeport speedway in. Muir also took numerous class titles, and was one of the most popular drivers on the bscc grid during his career. Sprint car races at hutchinson, kansas on september 19, 1962. Jason leaves behind his fiveyearold son charlie dean from his marriage to ex wife alison east. Julianna patterson nascar driver jason lefflers girlfriend.
Brian muir was a british saloon car championship driver, who finished runnerup to fellow australian racer frank gardner in 1968. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and owners. Jun, 20 nascar driver jason leffler died after an accident wednesday night in a heat race at a dirt car event at bridgeport speedway. Brian ickler born september 17, 1985 is an american professional stock car racing driver. This list shows drivers that have a racing entry at driver database from the last two years. He was a backtoback usac national sprint car champion for larry contos racing in 1996 and 1997. Apr 26, 2020 so weve got to evaluate and look at what type of driver is going to suit that car. It was part of the 410 sprints division and took place on a 0.
Nascar driver killed in crash at local speedway nbc10. Brian henton born 19 september 1946 in castle donington, leicestershire is a former racing driver from england. The macho man begins his bid for a third series championship aboard the hoffman racing no. Leffler began racing in the openwheel ranks, competing in the 2000 indianapolis 500 before moving to primarily nascar competition. He died due to the accident at bridgeport speedway in bridgeport, new jersey due to injuries in a 410 sprint car race. He participated in 38 formula one grands prix, debuting on 19 july 1975, but never scored any championship points henton nicknamed superhen in. Hall of fame harness racing driver brian sears was arrested in florida earlier this week after allegedly groping a woman at a florida restaurant. Veteran nascar driver jason leffler died on wednesday after crashing during a 410 sprint car race at the bridgeport speedway, authorities said. Nascar racer jason leffler dead after crashing his car at. Taa later absorbed into qantas were the then government owned domestic airline carrier and provided great support sponsoring the taa driver to europe series for well over a decade, inclusive of providing some hosties at. He was for many years associated with the chevron marque, founded by. Something about nascar gets into the blood of those who compete in it so even if theyre not racing, they cant leave the sport altogether. Best known as one of the top independent xfinity series teams from 2003 to 2010, the team also made several starts in the sprint cup series. Ross primarily raced in the whelen modified allamerican series.
Rtv6 news brings you the best breaking news coverage in indiana. , for jason leffler, the long beach native who died june 12 from injuries suffered in a sprintcar racing accident. Roush fenway racing president steve newmark held a press conference sunday at las vegas motor speedway, which he began by reading a statement from driver ryan newman. A landowner, he holds equestrian events atnear his home in ingarsby hall, leicestershire. Aug 08, 2016 race car driver bryan clauson died from injuries he sustained during a crash at the belleville midget nationals in kansas over the weekend, usa today reports. Braun racing is a nascar team based in mooresville, north carolina. Brian tyler born october 27, 1967 in albion, michigan is an american auto racing driver he was a backtoback usac national sprint car champion for larry contos racing in 1996 and 1997. Of course as one of the two vp s of the prda, i am still racing today in vintage racing with my ole riam sponsored 1969 gurney eagle f 5000 car. Heres an update on what 20 recently retired nascar drivers are up to and how some are still very tied to the sport. Race car driver deaths due to sudden deceleration injuries to the aorta and other solid organs liver, vena cava, pulmonary hilum. Scott kalitta was a top fuel racer from the famous kalitta racing family.
Brian muir june 30, 1931, 11 september 1983 was an australian racing driver. Apr 19, 2015 the race leffler was running in was a sprint car heat race at bridgeport speedway in new jersey. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Jun, 20 nascar driver jason leffler died after an accident wednesday night in a heat race at a dirt car event at bridgeport speedway in swedesboro, n. Jun 12, 20 jason leffler, a versatile driver who won championships in openwheel divisions and attempted at least one full season in each of nascars three national series, died wednesday night after a crash. All competitors except mcdaniels and herring were eliminated within the first five laps. Leffler s car flipped during a heat race event in new. Jun, 20 as we mentioned 37yearold jason leffler passed away on wednesday, june 12, 2012 when he was involved in a car crash in a 410 sprint car race at bridgeport speedway in new jersey. Leffler, 39, was originally from long beach, california, and began racing openwheel cars before moving to nascar events. Ebullient and loquacious man, who is still involved in a motorsports marketing and events company. Nascar craftsman truck series race number 1 of 22 friday, february 15, 2002 at daytona international speedway, daytona beach, fl 100 laps on a 2. Hit reality series dreams to champions has joined discovery communications velocity network, set to debut this saturday.
Brian redman is a former factory driver for porsche, bmw, aston martin, ferrari, lola, chevron, jaguar winner of 9 road racing championships since 1959. Yes there really are some great polish racing drivers out there, one of the top f1 racers today is robert kubica. Jason leffler, a nascar nationwide driver who made one sprint cup series race this season, was killed in a crash at bridgeport speedway in swedesboro, n. A young charismatic female driver, johanna long is the winner of the 2010 snowball derby. Brian redman didnt make millions as a race car driver.