Thursday 13 June 2013

NJ authorities investigate fatal dirt track crash (The Associated Press)

FILE - This Oct. 16, 2009, file photo, shows driver Jason Leffler at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Leffler died after an accident Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway. The 37-year-old Leffler, a two-time winner on the Nationwide Series, was pronounced dead shortly after 9 p.m., New Jersey State Police said. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan, File)

BRIDGEPORT, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey State Police are trying to determine the cause of a dirt track crash that killed NASCAR driver Jason Leffler.