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NASCAR driver Jason Leffler dies from injuries sustained in crash

Jason Leffler walks to his car on pit road prior to the start of the NASCAR NextEra Energy Resources 250 truck race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on February 24, 2012. UPI/Martin Fried
Jason Leffler walks to his car on pit road prior to the start of the NASCAR NextEra Energy Resources 250 truck race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on February 24, 2012. UPI/Martin Fried | License Photo

SWEDESBORO, N.J., June 12 (UPI) -- NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died Wednesday from injuries sustained when he crashed during a race at Bridgeport Speedway in Swedesboro, N.J., officials said.

Leffler died at Cooper Trauma Center after being extricated from his vehicle and flown by helicopter to the facility, NBC-TV, Philadelphia, reported. He was 37.

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He began racing at age 12 and drove the No. 19 Toyota for Humphrey Smith Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

He won four USAC championships and was inducted into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2003.

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