A 2009 photo of Eldora Speedway, during the annual Prelude to the Dream charity event.
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A 35-year-old driver died after suffering severe injuries in a crash Saturday night at Eldora Speedway, the OH dirt track owned by NASCAR driver Tony Stewart.
A driver died in a wreck at an OH race track Saturday, an official with Eldora Speedway in Rossburg said. Fox Sports reports that the wreck occurred during a late restart for the second heat race of the World 100, when Unger and several other cars crashed in turn three.
Unger was 35 years old.
ROSSBURG, Ohio -A driver has died following a crash at Eldora Speedway.
Slack told USA TODAY Sports in an email that Unger’s auto was equipped with a HANS device, which stops a driver’s head and neck from moving forward in a collision. It also stated that emergency crews worked quickly to help Unger into an ambulance to transport him to the hospital.
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NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Tony Stewart, owner of the half-mile dirt oval, was competing at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday night and, according to a team spokesman after the race, had not yet been informed of Unger’s death.
