Grand Am series driver Jeff Clinton killed in practice
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Posted 2:34PM on Friday, March 1, 2002
HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA - Grand Am series driver Jeff Clinton was killed Friday when he crashed during practice at Homestead-Miami Speedway, team owner Mike Johnson said. <br>
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Clinton's car veered off the course as he entered Turn 1 and started flipping repeatedly. He died at the scene. <br>
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The 38-year-old driver from St. Louis was in his second season for Archangel Motorsport. He finished 54th in last month's Rolex 24 at Daytona. <br>
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``He was a great guy,'' Archangel team owner Mike Johnson said. ``This was his fifth race with us and we've just always had a lot of fun with him. <br>
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``He made it fun for us. He always brought the right attitude, the right style, the right everything. We're really going to miss him."