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ALLGAIER TEAM CREW CHIEF INJURED AT FLORIDA TRACK

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Three spectators were injured Sunday night at a sprint car race at Volusia Speedway Park near Barbervill­e, Fla., including a crew chief for Justin Allgaier Motorsport­s. Justin Allgaier, a regular in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, was participat­ing in a DIRTcar Nationals World of Outlaws event at the track when a car went through the catchfence in Turn 2 near where crew chief Kelly Kovski was standing in the pit area. Kovski was among those who suffered injuries and were transporte­d to nearby Halifax Health Medical Center. The Volusia County Sheriff ’s office tweeted that two of the three individual­s were listed as trauma alerts. One of the injured, Gary Streek of the United Kingdom, has been discharged. Video shows sprint cars getting tangled on the halfmile dirt oval. One of the cars flips several times and clears the fencing that surrounds the track. People can be seen watching the race and walking along the outside of the track. According to Speedsport.com, Dale Blaney’s car flipped after contact with Ri

co Abreu — who competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2016 — and Ja

son Sides during the World of Outlaws Craftsman sprint car series feature. All three drivers walked away after the crash. Kovski remains in stable condition, according to a statement issued Monday by Justin Allgaier Motorsport­s.

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