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Sprint car driver Greg Hodnett dies in crash

Hodnett was 49. (Via Knoxville Raceway)
Hodnett was 49. (Via Knoxville Raceway)

Sprint car driver Greg Hodnett was killed in a crash Thursday night in Pennsylvania. He was 49.

Hodnett was racing at BAPS Motor Speedway in York Haven, Pennsylvania. His car hit the wall and medical personnel were called to the scene. The rest of the evening’s activities at the track were canceled. Per CBS 21, the local coroner was called to the scene shortly before 9 p.m. for a “rollover crash with entrapment.”

Hodnett’s website was updated with a short message Thursday evening.

Please keep Sherry, the entire Hodnett family, and the Heffner racing team in your thoughts and prayers. Greg was a professional in every sense of the word, and will be desperately missed!

Hodnett started 14th and finished 15th in the feature race at the Knoxville Nationals in Iowa in August.

Hodnett is the second well-known sprint car driver to be killed in an accident in 2018. Jason Johnson was killed in June after his car flipped out of the track at a speedway in Wisconsin.

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Nick Bromberg is a writer for Yahoo Sports.

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