At the Lawrenceburg Raceway in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, race car driver Justin Owen was fatally injured in a crash during his qualifying lap on Saturday night.
The age of Owen was 26.
According to a story from Fox News, Owen was trying to qualify for the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship when his car crashed into a wall at the third turn of the dirt track, throwing it into the air.
Several times, the vehicle reportedly flipped, according to accounts.
Following the collision, the race was called off, and according to USA Today, the announcement of Owen’s passing came just after midnight.
The Dick Gaines Memorial was one of Owen’s two feature victories at the Lawrenceburg track, where he also claimed the championship in 2022, according to The Associated Press.
According to USA Today, the NASCAR Sprint Cup driver grew up just 20 minutes north of Lawrenceburg in Harrison, Ohio, and was the defending champion at the circuit in southeast Indiana.
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During the weekend, condolences flooded in from family, friends, and members of the racing community. Kenzie Knapp, Owen’s fiancée, updated her Facebook profile image to photograph the two of them kissing while saying, “I love you more than you’ll ever know.”
“It’s never easy to be reminded how quickly things happen in this sport or that we’re not promised tomorrow,” the Tony Stewart Racing team tweeted. “Keeping the family, friends and fans of Justin Owen in our prayers. We’re so sorry for your loss.”
NASCAR driver JJ Yeley called Owen’s de@th “sad news” and sent “thoughts and prayers to the Owen family.”
The announcer at Lawrenceburg Speedway, Chad Cunningham wrote on social media that “the nights don’t get any tougher” than Saturday night.
“Praying for peace and comfort for all,” Cunningham added. “Will always love [Owen] and never forget.”
During the weekend, lifelong friends also posted about their sorrow on social media.
“Justin was a friend of mine since grade school,” Harrison High School teacher and basketball coach Connor McCurley tweeted. “Such a fun and charismatic spirit who was loved by everyone around him. Gone far too soon — Fly high and race fast up there.”
The Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series, which Owen raced for throughout his career, said in a memorial post on Facebook that “words cannot express what we are feeling right now.”
“If you were fortunate enough to know him, then you know what the world has lost,” the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series said. “If you didn’t know him, you missed out on a guy who lived life to the fullest. Justin was always upbeat and positive and could light up a room or a pit area with his smile and demeanor. Most of all, he was a hardcore race car driver.”
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