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Long Beach Native, NASCAR Driver Jason Leffler Dies in Speedway Crash

NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died Wednesday after crashing at the Bridgepoint Speedway.

Leffler, a Long Beach native, "made 423 starts in NASCAR's three national series but won just the two Nationwide races and one Truck Series event in a career that began in 1999," according to an ESPN.com report.

Read the full report here.

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