Jason Leffler
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Jason Leffler (born September 16, 1975 in Long Beach , California - † June 12, 2013 in Chester , Pennsylvania ) was an American racing car driver .
Leffler was active in the three US NASCAR series from 1999 to 2013 . He started 73 times in the Sprint Cup , 294 times in the Nationwide Series and 56 times in the Camping World Truck Series . He has two wins in the Nationwide Series and one in the Camping World Truck Series. His best overall placement was third in the 2007 Nationwide Series. In addition, Leffler took part in a total of three races in the Indy Racing League in 1999 and 2000 .
Career
Leffler's motorsport career began in 1996 in the USAC series in Midget or Sprint Car vehicles, which were mainly driven on dirt tracks. He won the USAC National Midget Series three times in a row from 1997 to 1999 and the USAC National Silver Crown in 1998 . He remained active in the USAC championships until 2013.
1999 Leffler made his debut in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series , the second NASCAR division. He participated in four races for Joe Gibbs Racing and also failed once in qualifying. His best result in the race was a 20th place. He also took part in 1999 for Treadway Racing at the season opener, the TransWorld Diversified Services Indy 200 , the Indy Racing League . He was eliminated after two laps due to an accident. 2000 Leffler stayed with Joe Gibbs Racing in the Busch Grand National Series and received a full-time cockpit. He only failed to qualify in one race and started from pole position three times . A second place at the Outback Steakhouse 200 was his best placement. In the overall standings he was 20. He also took part in a race of the Craftsman Truck Series for Ultra Motorsports . In addition, Leffler was last active in formula racing in 2000 . For Treadway Racing he took part in two Indy Racing League races. A 15th place at the Vegas Indy 300 was his best result in formula racing. His second start was at the Indianapolis 500 . In this he was 17.
In 2001 Leffler rose to the NASCAR Winston Cup , the highest division. He was given a cockpit at Chip Ganassi Racing . He started from pole position once, but failed to qualify five times. His best individual placement was tenth. It remained Leffler's only top 10 placement in the Winston Cup. In the overall standings he was 37th. In 2002 Leffler lost his Winston Cup cockpit and switched to Ultra Motorsports in the Craftsman Truck Series as a full-time driver. He started from pole position eight times and crossed the finish line in 11 of 22 races within the top 5. But he did not achieve a victory. Six second places were his best placements. In the overall standings, Leffler came fourth. In addition, he contested the last two races of the season in the Winston Cup for Ultra Motorsports.
In 2003 Leffler was without a permanent cockpit and drove in all three NASCAR divisions. In the Craftsman Truck Series, where he took part in 16 of 25 races for Ultra Motorsports, he started twice from pole position and won his first NASCAR race at the MBNA Armed Forces Family 200 in Dover . In the Winston Cup he was given a cockpit at Haas CNC Racing for 11 of 36 races. He never made it into the top 20. In the Busch Grand National Series he took part in six races for Haas and achieved fourth place as the best result. In 2004 Leffler was initially a full-time pilot in the Busch Series at Haas CNC Racing. At the Stater Brothers 300 Presented by Gatorade in Fontana , he scored his first Busch Series victory. He lost his cockpit for the last seven races. In addition, Leffler took part in each race of the Nextel Cup, the successor series to the Winston Cup, and the Craftsman Truck Series. In 2005 Leffler took part in 19 of 36 Nextel Cup races for Joe Gibbs Racing. Twelfth place was his best result. He also started for Braun Racing in 15 of 35 races in the Busch Series. With a third place he reached a podium placement.
In 2006 Leffler started in the Busch Series exclusively for Braun Racing. He achieved pole position twice. A fourth place was his best result and he finished 13th in the drivers' championship. In 2007 Leffler stayed with Braun Racing in the Busch Series. He started the race from pole position again twice. He won the Kroger 200 Benefiting Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis . It was the first win for Toyota in NASCAR's second division. It was his third and final victory in a NASCAR series. In the overall standings, he improved to third place, which is his best overall NASCAR placement. He also took part in five races of the Craftsman Truck Series and came in four times in the top 10. In 2008, Leffler succeeded for Braun Racing in the Nationwide Series, the successor to the Busch Series, not starting from the successes of the previous season. With two fourth places as the best results, he was ninth in the overall classification. In addition, he entered five races in the Sprint Cup, the successor to the Nextel Cup, for Haas. He failed twice to qualify.
2009 Leffler improved again in the Nationwide Series overall standings to fourth place. For Braun Racing, two second places were his best results. He also took part in a race in the Camping World Truck Series, the successor to the Craftsman Truck Series. 2010 Leffler finished the Nationwide Series for Braun Racing in ninth place overall. Once again, second place was his best result. He also took part in the Sprint Cup six times. Twice for Braun Racing and four times for Prism Motorsports . However, he failed twice to qualify. After Braun Racing was sold at the end of 2010, Leffler started in 2011 for the successor team, Turner Motorsports . With a second place as the best result, he finished the season in sixth place. The 2011 season was Leffler's final season as a full-time NASCAR pilot.
In 2012 Leffler was again active in all three NASCAR divisions. He made the most starts with 10 of 22 races for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the Camping World Truck Series. Fourth place was his best result. He also took part in nine Sprint Cup races for various teams. He failed to qualify four times and never made it into the top 30. He also contested two Nationwide Series races for Turner Motorsports.
In 2013, Leffler received a Sprint Cup cockpit from Humphrey Smith Racing for the Party in the Poconos 400 at Pocono Raceway . He retired from this race after 8 of 160 laps due to a technical defect. Three days after the NASCAR race, Leffler took part in a sprint car race on Bridgeport Speedway , a dirt track. He had a serious accident. He lost control of the vehicle when exiting a curve after part of the suspension broke. He hit the wall and rolled over several times. On impact, it was traveling at a speed of around 217 km / h. Leffler was cut out of the wrecked vehicle and flown to the hospital in Chester. There he was pronounced dead about half an hour after the accident. Leffler's death was the fifth death on a dirt track in 2013. He died of a neck injury. The HANS system failed in the accident due to the force of the impact. He did not use the 180-degree headrest prescribed in the NASCAR series in this race. In contrast to all NASCAR ovals, the Bridgeport Speedway had no SAFER barriers . Leffler was 37 years old.
Personal
Leffler was a single father of one son. He lived in Huntersville , North Carolina until his death .
statistics
Career stations
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Individual results in the IndyCar Series
| year | team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | Points | rank |
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| 1999 | Treadway Racing | WDW | PHX | INDY | TXS | PPI | ATL | DOV | PP2 | LVS | TX2 | 2 | 48. |
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| 2000 | Treadway Racing | WDW | PHX | LVS | INDY | TXS | PPI | ATL | KTY | TX2 | 28 | 30th | |
| 15th | 17th |
( Legend )
Web links
- Official Website of Jason Leffler (English)
- Career Stats Jason Leffler (English)
- Driver statistics on racing-reference.info
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cindy Boren: NASCAR driver Jason Leffler killed in race. washingtonpost.com, June 13, 2013, accessed June 15, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Pete Fink: "Serious accident: Jason Leffler is dead". Motorsport-Total.com, June 13, 2013, accessed June 14, 2013 .
- ↑ Pete Fink: "Preview: A Party on the 'Tricky Triangle'". Motorsport-Total.com, June 5, 2013, accessed June 14, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Pete Fink: "Report: Leffler could still be alive ..." Motorsport-Total.com, June 21, 2013, accessed on June 26, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Pete Fink: "Despite HANS: Leffler died of a neck injury". Motorsport-Total.com, June 14, 2013, accessed June 26, 2013 .
- ↑ "Death at 37: Nascar driver Jason Leffler dies in a racing accident". spiegel.de, June 13, 2013, accessed on June 13, 2013 .
- ↑ Pete Fink: "First reactions to the death of Jason Leffler". Motorsport-Total.com, June 13, 2013, accessed June 14, 2013 .
- ↑ “About”. (No longer available online.) Jasonleffler.com, archived from the original on June 16, 2013 ; Retrieved June 13, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Leffler, Jason |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th September 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Long Beach , California , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 12th, 2013 |
| Place of death | Chester , Pennsylvania , United States |