Sad News: Grand Am series driver Jeff Clinton was killed today when he crashed during practice at Homestead-Miami Speedway, team owner Mike Johnson said. Clinton’s car veered off the course as he entered Turn 1 and started flipping repeatedly. He died at the scene. Clinton, 38, was driving his second season for Archangel Motorsport. The St. Louis native finished 54th in last month’s Rolex 24 at Daytona. This was the second deadly crash at Homestead-Miami Speedway. NASCAR truck racer John Nemechek died March 21, 1997, five days after sustaining massive brain injuries during a crash at the 11/2-mile oval. The Grand Am circuit is a support series for the Indy Racing League. More at the Daytona Beach News Journal.(no word if he wore a head and neck restraint of any kind – but team officials refused to say whether Clinton was wearing a head-and-neck restraint)(3-1-2002)
