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Driver killed in crash at Penn. sprint car track

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  • Associated Press

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. -- Sprint car driver James Campbell Jr. was killed Friday night in a crash at Williams Grove Speedway

The Cumberland County Coroner's Office says Campbell died after striking the wall on the half-mile banked clay oval.

The multi-car accident happened during warm-up laps.

The speedway canceled the rest of the program after the accident.

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  • Maurice HamiltonClose
      • Veteran F1 journalist, covering the sport since 1977
      • Motor racing correspondent for the Observer for 20 years
      • Has written several books and covered F1 for BBC Radio 5 Live

      Don't know about you, but I've found it difficult coming to terms with enjoying our F1 summer holiday and yet having soccer filling the sports pages once more.