he died in new jersey at a sprint car race and today he is being honored at a sprint cup race in michigan by fellow nascar driver denny hamlin. he changed the color of his number 11 toyota to majority white. that's the color leffler used driving that car during the sprint cup series in 2005. i can tell you leffler was a real gentleman on and off the track. he was generous with his time. two years ago at the charlotte motor speedway not only taking me for a spin around the oval but revealed his deep love for driving. jason leffler considered this a privilege. getting behind the wheel of a race car. taking it to top speed at open wheel divisions and all nascar series. but his career started and tragically the end would be on dirt. that was wednesday night in new jersey at the bridgeport