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Driver killed in collision at sprint car track

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  • Associated Press

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. -- A race car has crashed into wall at an American sprint car track in Pennsylvania, killing the driver.

The Cumberland County Coroner's Office says driver James Campbell Jr. died after striking a guard rail Friday night at the Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg.

The speedway canceled Friday night's program because of the accident.

Spectator Cassie Reese says a car going around the track began to spew smoke before flipping and catching on fire.