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BORN
1975
DIED
2013
Jason Leffler Obituary
He was 37.
Leffler was racing at Bridgeport Speedway in Swedesboro, a five-eighths-mile, high-banked dirt oval.
The NJSP launched an investigation into the accident, which is required by state law. The only information available on the accident was it involved "a malfunction of the car," police said.
Leffler was extracted from his car and airlifted to Crozer Chester Hospital in Chester, Pa., where he was pronounced dead at 9:02 p.m.
Leffler ran eight laps in Sunday's Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. It was his first start of the season in any of NASCAR's three national series.
"NASCAR extends its thoughts, prayers and deepest sympathies to the family of Jason Leffler who passed away earlier this evening," NASCAR said a statement.
"For more than a decade, Jason was a fierce competitor in our sport and he will be missed."
From 1990 to 2010, at least 382 drivers have died while racing in the United States, according to an Observer analysis of track deaths. Those include 196 deaths on small ovals and 95 deaths on drag strips.
At least seven drivers have died on New Jersey tracks since 1999, including two on small ovals, data show.
According to the Observer's records, the most recent small oval death in New Jersey took place in 2002 at Wall Township Speedway.
Leffler spent most of his decade-plus career in the Nationwide Series, running full schedules from 2006 to 2011. He had two wins, 42 top-five and 107 top-10 finishes.
His biggest break in NASCAR came in 2005, when Joe Gibbs Racing hired him to drive fulltime in the Cup series with a newly created team. Leffler, however, struggled from the beginning and was released after 19 starts.
Leffler began his career racing midget cars and was just the third driver to win three consecutive midget car championships.
He made his first and only start in the Indianapolis 500 in 2000 with Treadway Racing, with backing from Roger Penske's United Auto group.
Leffler qualified and finished 17th.
Leffler lived in Huntersville and is survived by 5-year-old son, Charlie Dean.
- By David Scott. ... Gavin Off contributed to this article.
Memories and Condolences
for Jason Leffler
163 Entries
Kallieolivia Lefflertingle
March 22, 2019
To my amazing Dad Jason, I miss you so much every time I am not feeling good I wish you were here taking care of me and If God had the power to bring back anyone from heaven, I would want that to be you I know right now we would be cuddling up together and watching NCAA sports together Dad I miss you too much every day I thank God for giving you as my dad and the song by Sugarland stuck like glue reminds me of me and your father and daughter. And the song by Sara Evans, you will always be my baby reminds me of me and you cause you may be in heaven but I will always your baby there are so many songs that reminds me of me and you and when I am in pain or have a migraine attack you would cuddle up with me until it goes away cause I know you love me I know that God waited till the last minute to tell you and me that you are my real dad and that I am your daughter I still wear our last name Leffler proudly sadly your baby girl me is going to turn 28 without you still your the best present and like Sara Evans song I really can't ask for more I got you hey dad you may be in heaven but you're still doing a good job taking care of me love always your baby girl Kallie Maddisen Leffler Hardcore redneck just like my dad Jason Leffler
Kallie/olivia Tingle/leffler
January 28, 2019
To my wonderful amazing future father I miss you like crazy wishing you were here picking me up and taking me home to North Carolina I love you more than words can say I just want to thank god for letting me know that he had a surprise for me and that was you I know he probably told you I know that god took you too soon and that I will still be your baby girl and together we still remain father and daughter and I am not going to give up on you I will always look up in the sky and tell you what's up don't worry no piercings or no tattoos cause I know you would give me the look love you Dad xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Harry Simpson
June 12, 2018
Godspeed Jason... Now racing in the Ultimate Venue..
Scott Chamberland
June 11, 2014
Please accept my Deepest Sympathies
Lisa Weiner
December 15, 2013
To Jason Leffler,
I just want to say that you were a grea race car driver. My prayers go to you and your family. Lisa Weiner
October 11, 2013
To the Leffler Family & Friends,
To lose a loved one is like losing a piece of yourself...but the love Jason brought you did not leave...the essence of him lingers, it can't escape your hearts for its been there for so long. Cling to the memories and let them find their way to heal your broken hearts, and no matter how long or how short that you all were blessed to have such a precious gift in your lives.
Matthew 5:5-"Happy are the mild-tempered ones since they will inherit the earth."
"Those we have held in our arms for a little while, we hold in our hearts forever"
Jason is gone but he will never be forgotten by all who knew and loved him very much!
The Grant Fmily
Judith Warren
July 11, 2013
I am so sorry that jason passed away but i am sure the minute he passed through the gates of Heave the other drivrs were there to meet him with open arms and if theres a race track up there hes in the car now and with a smile on his face rip Jason
July 9, 2013
I am so sorry for your loss. Mr. Jason gone too soon. My sincere condolences to the Leffler family and friends.
Vivian Nelson
July 1, 2013
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
D
July 1, 2013
Sorry for the loss of Jason, may he rest in peace. Find comfort and strength in the fond memories.
Anita H
June 29, 2013
My deepest sympathy to the family and friends. There will be a time in the near future when death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore.
May God direct you through this grievous time in your life.
June 28, 2013
May the God of all comfort and strengthen the family during this difficult time.
James Harris
June 27, 2013
May god be with you and your family through this difficult time for the whole Nascar family. Rest in peace Jason.
Mariah
June 26, 2013
My deepest condolences goes out to the friends and family of Jason Leffler.Death is such an unfortunate thing. But there will be a time where death and sickness will be no more.....''no resident will say I'm sick''
candice love
June 25, 2013
May God be with his wife and kids.
rebecca
June 25, 2013
So sad :-(
Karla Sipka
June 25, 2013
RIP
zona
June 24, 2013
Rest in peace n now ur with the lord u n him could race together in heaven god bless u n ur family u will greatly missed
Cherie Ramos
June 24, 2013
You will be missed alot!,,,speed onto the stairway of heaven!,,God bless u and your family!
VRS
June 24, 2013
My sincere condolences to the family and friends. I am truly sorry for your loss, please take comfort in knowing that soon "God will actually swallow up death forever and will certainly wipe the tears from all faces."-Isaiah
Lori Noble
June 24, 2013
You will be missed
vicki brown
June 24, 2013
rest in peace jason... race in paradise.
Love you man have fun with Jesus
Jeff Saylor
June 24, 2013
I will miss Jason i was an honorary pit crew member at IRP race track for team ASE we will all miss you Jason God Bless You
Robin Moses
June 23, 2013
Forever in our hearts!
You will be missed so...so..much!
June 23, 2013
Salisbury NC. So sorry for the loss of this wonderful man. God bless his family.
Tom Toyer
June 23, 2013
Forever in our hearts and you will forever be missed! You are now an angel looking over us all! Thank you for putting your life on the line to entertain all of your fans, Jason!
June 22, 2013
I am very sorry for your loss. I offer my condolences during this sad time. May the God of all comfort strengthen you at this difficult time. 2Cor. 3:1.
pamela borders
June 22, 2013
HOW sad I am to hear of his passing on my birthday. JUST another reminder how brief our stay on earth is. To make our life right with Christ and enter into eternal bliss. GOD BE WITH YOUR FAMILY at this time
Jon Gilliland
June 22, 2013
May the Lord bless and keep his family may the Lords light shine upon them and keep them safe in Jesus name Amen
Donna Simpson
June 22, 2013
Jason will be missed our thoughts and prayers go out his family & little charlie.
Nikki Cook
June 21, 2013
Met him 10 years ago @ AMS. Great guy. So sad. Bless Charlie.
June 21, 2013
SORRY FOR THE LOSS OF JASON,MAY THE HEARER OF PRAYER,AND THE GOD OF COMFORT,BE WITH YU AT THIS TIME.2COR.1:3-PSLM.65:2........
Dale Stinson
June 21, 2013
May you Rest In Peace
Marvin craven
June 20, 2013
gods speed RIP
LANDON MANN
June 20, 2013
RIP, WILL MISS YOU RACING.
LANDON MANN
June 20, 2013
R I P ,Will miss you racing.
Shelbey A.
June 20, 2013
R.I.P.
Neili Eggert
June 20, 2013
My family's thoughts and prayers goes out to the Leffler family, friends, and fans of Mr. Jason Leffler. A true race always! He is going to win the big dirt track race in heaven!!
chris wagner
June 20, 2013
thoughts and prayers go out to the leffler family and jasons friends and crew members.i thought it was just a dream when i heard another young racer passed away.jason you will truely be missed.
Debora
June 20, 2013
MAY YOU REST IN PEACE
IM A FAN.
Harold Moore
June 20, 2013
May u rest in peace
A true fan
June 20, 2013
May God remember him. (Psalms55::22)
June 19, 2013
We Had the pleasure of meeting Jason in Mooresville and he talked to us for a good while. He was super nice to us and we are glad we got pictures of him. We were deeply sadden to hear the news. We were at the Myrtle Beach Speedway when we heard the news.They announced the news. Mark&Jennifer May
June 19, 2013
Namaste
Andrew Simmons
June 19, 2013
RIP Jason, we'll miss you a lot. I'll never forget your win at ORP in NASCAR, my prayers go out to Charlie, and to your family and friends....GodSpeed Jason
Angie Johnson
June 19, 2013
May God Keep & Watch Over Your Family In This Time of Sadness. You will be missed.
Jeanetta Cavanaugh
June 19, 2013
So sad to lose you so young. Looking forward to the time when death will not exist and mourning will be no more and we can live in peace. Sincere condolences to your family.
Bennie Coleman
June 19, 2013
GOD bless he and son and the nascar fly.
Barb S
June 19, 2013
RIP, LEFTurn. You left this Earth too soon, but you will live on in and through Charlie Dean. I hope he and the rest of your family and friends will some day find comfort in knowing that you died doing what you loved.
Matthew Carpenter
June 19, 2013
Leffler Family In Memory Of Jason's Passing I Have His Nickname LEFturn taped to my computer and His name taped to it as well i will be thinking of Charlie if you need anything let me know
June 19, 2013
Our thoughts and prayers are with Charlie Dean and the Leffler Family. Rest in peace Jason! The Gerhardt Family, Kevin,Kent,Duane,Cody,Julie & Courtney
Protect Little Charlie Dean & Family
June 19, 2013
June 19, 2013
The Day God Took You Home
A million times I've needed you,
A million times I've cried,
If love alone could have saved you,
you never would have died.
In life I love you dearly,
In death I love you still.
In my heart you hold a place,
No one else can ever fill.
It broke my heart to lose you,
But you didn"t go alone
Part of me went with you,
The Day God Took You Home.
June 19, 2013
JOHN 14:27
PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU,
MY PEACE,
I GIVE UNTO YOU.
LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED.
Joy Hendrickson
June 19, 2013
RIP Jason, we will never forget you. Bless your family and know we will watch over Charlie Dean. Forever in our thoughts and prayers.
angela taylor
June 19, 2013
ride in the clouds and my prayers are with the family and his son Charlie dean
from the taylor family
Cheryl Blackmon
June 19, 2013
Resting in the arms of Jesus
SportsTopFan
June 19, 2013
We would like to offer our deepest condolences and sympathy to the family, friends and fans of Jason Leffler.
Rest In Peace (RIP) !!!
June 19, 2013
r.i.p. and may you continue to race above the clouds
from the fox family
Gwen
June 19, 2013
My prayers are with the family. May "the God of Comfort' be with each one of you.
Barbara & Charlie Kilbourn
June 19, 2013
RIP Jason, Thoughts an prayers with Charlie Dean and all of Jason's family
True Fan
June 19, 2013
My Thoughts and Prayers are with the family and a special prayer to Jason's son. He died loving the sport.May you all find comfort in knowing that.
June 19, 2013
My heart goes out to the Leffler family.
we are a Local Dirt track streetstock & Dirt LateModel team.from Concord NC area.
Kenny Hodges & family
June 19, 2013
we are deeply saddened by this loss of a fellow racer. Our prayers and thoughts are with Charlie Dean and the Leffler Family ,we all are in shock an disbelieve about this tragic event. We have had the Opportunity to meet face to face with Jason during the NASCAR event in Charlotte of last January of 2012 at the Hall of Fame preview of 2012 event and meet and talked with him at the dirt track where him us would race at when he was racing local in the Charlotte areas .our hearts are with all . sincerely from HODGES Racing and Family . Godspeed Jason Leffler,
Cliff Saxon
June 19, 2013
NASCAR Has Lost One Of Its Bright Young Stars. My Condolences To His family, Friends, And Fans. Thanks Jason For One Sweet Ride!!!
Mary Ann Meredith
June 19, 2013
My condolences to his family. He will always be remembered. May he now RIP...............
Cheryl Perez
June 19, 2013
May he rest in peace. My prayers are with his family
S. Allen
June 19, 2013
He may not have been one of the great of racing but he was obviously doing what he loved. May your son be comforted by that as he grows older. RIP.
June 19, 2013
So sorry for your loss. May you rely on Jehovah for comfort at this most difficult time.
Shirley Smith
June 19, 2013
Prayers are with the family
Jeannie Shults
June 19, 2013
You will be missed, but never forgotten Lefturn.
Sandy H
June 19, 2013
RIP Jason, Prayer's for your family
Bill Walukonis
June 18, 2013
RIP Jason, May God hold your son in the palm of his hand
Renee Schweikart
June 18, 2013
My thoughts & prayers are with The Leffler Family and Jason's friends, fans & racing team. I will always remember his smile and his spiked hair! He will be deeply missed!
Cliff Saxon
June 18, 2013
NASCAR Has Lost One Of Its Brightest Stars. My Condolences To His Family, Friends, And To All Of His Fans. Thanks Jason For One Sweet Ride!!!
Kim H
June 17, 2013
I was devastated to hear about the passing of Jason. He was a genuinely nice guy. He never expected special treatment just because he was a NASCAR driver. I had the privilege of getting to know him over the years. His favorite conversation was about his son Charlie. May you RIP Jason!
Denise Weltzin
June 17, 2013
I first saw Jason race at IRP & the old 16th Street Speedway back in 1997. He was a great racer & champion. Thoughts & prayers to his loved ones, especially his precious son. RIP Champion...
Wayne Clark
June 17, 2013
I'll always remember the first time I met Jason. It was not long after we, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, had signed on as sponsors with the Braun Racing team. I noticed how small he was, yet athletic and in excellent shape. He was very quiet and unassuming, but truly friendly, affable and attentive. At the same time, he obviously wasn't overly excited about being gushed over by a sponsor who didn't know jack about the fine points of motor sports. Lol.
In our brief encounter he left me with the impression he liked living on the edge and all he'd ever done his entire life was race a car.
Jason's death is an absolute tragedy. It's also a stark reminder that motorsports is very dangerous. He had to know the risk of death followed every time he strapped on a helmet. So for living the life he loved, despite the dangers, Bettie and I give him a much deserved checkered flag and our deepest sympathies are extended to his son, his entire family, team and fans.
Wayne and Bettie Clark, Past International Presidents
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Debbie Call
June 17, 2013
It is never easy when you lose someone close, but we can keep his memory alive by remembering all the happy time that he spent with us. RIP Jason
Chris & Marlene White
June 17, 2013
Our thoughts & prayers are with Charlie Dean and his family. You will be missed. RIP Jason Leffler.
Metropolitan Ephraem Bertolette
June 17, 2013
"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints."-Psalm 116:15. What a blessing to give up the ghost when you are doing what you love the most. Rest in Peace
Scott Chamberland
June 16, 2013
Please accept my Deepest Sympathies
Nina Parkkari
June 15, 2013
As an avid race fan, I enjoyed watching Jason race no matter if I was at the track or in front of my tv.
My deepest sympathies to the entire family on your loss.
Charlie .... please know that your father will never be forgotten.
Anne Taylor
June 15, 2013
RIP Jason! Your family is in my thoughts and prayers. May God be with your family and especially your little boy. You were a great racer and will be missed by many.
Pam Solomon and Marlene White
June 15, 2013
RIP Jason, you are gone but will never be forgotten. Our hearts go out to your loving son Charlie Dean, he will surely miss you. We will also miss your smiling face along with all your NASCAR buddies. God Speed.
Harlin & Linda Kittleson
June 15, 2013
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you. Jason will never be forgotten. We loved watching him in our #2 Midget at Angell Park Speedway. Rest in peace Jason
amanda johnson
June 15, 2013
Rip jason a great racer, great dad. Never forget you. Payer for his little boy charle dean. Prayer for everybody that know him family, fans
Cathy Rooks
June 15, 2013
Rest in Peace Jason! God Bless little Charlie and your family! You will always be remembered!
Mary Rich
June 15, 2013
RIP Jason, your were and always a great racer,prayers to your family,friends and all that you have left behind.
Sue Taylor
June 15, 2013
As an avid Nascar fan my heart is broken. RIP Jason, in the palm of God's hand. You will be forever missed. Sue Taylor.
Brenda Coker
June 15, 2013
You will be sadly missed.Rest in peace Jason. My thoughts an prayers are with your family an your little son Charlie.
Robin Reeves
June 15, 2013
Thank you for loving racing but more importantly for setting the example of how to be an exemplary FATHER. Charlie Dean had a short time with you but it was quality time. Your face shines in every picture of the two of you. May you rest in peace in God's heavenly home and may God grant comfort and peace to precious Charlie Dean.
June 15, 2013
May you RIP Jason, my prayers go out to the family, so sorry for your loss.
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