NASCAR driver Jason Leffler involved in accident at track, airlifted to hospital
NASCAR's Jason Leffler was airlifted to a hospital after an accident at a track on Wednesday. (Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NASCAR driver Jason Leffler was airlifted to a hospital following an accident driving a sprint car Wednesday night and is said to be in critical condition, reports the Sporting News.
Leffler was involved in an accident while competing in a heat race in the 410 Sprints division at the Bridgeport (N.J.) Speedway's 0.625-mile dirt oval. The remainder of the racing scheduled for Wednesday night was postponed because of the accident.
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Leffler, 37, has 73 career Cup starts, including one last week for Humphrey Smith Racing at Pocono. He finished 10th in the 2001 season finale driving for Chip Ganassi Racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway. His one pole came earlier that year at Kansas.
That season was his best in Cup as he finished 37th in the standings. He ran the first 19 races of 2005 for Joe Gibbs Racing before being replaced eventually by Denny Hamlin.
