Man, this sucks... I was refreshing my Twitter feed over and over again last night, looking for news, but reports were so varied that you couldn't really believe any of them. It was an all around crappy night of trying to get more info, and then having your heart sink as the official word breaks out.

He had such a diverse career, and though he never got any solid opportunities in Cup (first year, new team at JGR shouldn't really count), I think he might have been able to accomplish something with just a bit of stability with a strong team. That 01 car he drove (in '01) was one of my favourites schemes that year, so I rooted for him quite a bit that year.

God speed, Jason.

Jason Leffler's death caused by blunt force neck injury, according to Delaware (Pa.) County ME office.

I read that there were a lot of rumors and speculation flying around twitter last night. Fortunately some of the people I follow like Mike Joy and Jeff Gluck were only reporting information that was confirmed by either local media and/or law enforcement.

Gotten questions about if Jason Leffler was wearing a HANS. Team says it was a Simpson hybrid head and neck restraint system.

Man, this sucks... I was refreshing my Twitter feed over and over again last night, looking for news, but reports were so varied that you couldn't really believe any of them. It was an all around crappy night of trying to get more info, and then having your heart sink as the official word breaks out.

He had such a diverse career, and though he never got any solid opportunities in Cup (first year, new team at JGR shouldn't really count), I think he might have been able to accomplish something with just a bit of stability with a strong team. That 01 car he drove (in '01) was one of my favourites schemes that year, so I rooted for him quite a bit that year.

God speed, Jason.

"There are little things you can do," Keselowski said of Ford-backed teams opening up lines of communication in an effort to improve performances on the track. "What keeps it from going too far is the fact that Hendrick and Gibbs have this nasty little habit of going to other teams and outbidding other people and taking those employees and stealing our information, and, when that happens, that puts walls up between the camps because you are giving up more than one piece of information — you are giving up two companies' information and trying to protect yourself against that, it forces you to put up walls.

"It doesn't necessarily lend itself to working together. But still, we are going to put in a valiant effort where we can and where it makes sense to put Ford in a position to have the best results possible."

Keselowski cited two incidents where he claimed Hendrick and Gibbs — who between them run the likes of series points leader and five-time Cup champ Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. — lured away Ford team employees with big offers.

"Gibbs stole the Roush aero director and took all the information," said Keselowski, who drives the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion. "And Hendricks took three employees from our Chase-winning team last year."

Keselowski likened it to baseball.

"There's a reason those two teams (Hendrick and Gibbs) are higher up on the boards than us — they have more money and sponsors to do so; it's almost like Major League Baseball in that sense. The Yankees and Red Sox are always going to outbid the Oakland Athletics. That's just part of the deal. So, you find yourself trying to play moneyball to beat them."

Not so good for racing? "It is terrible," said Keselowski. "But it is what it is."

“Roger Penske and I are great friends and have raced together for years. We’ve always competed with the utmost respect, and I have immense admiration for his organization. You won’t find anyone at Hendrick Motorsports who feels differently.

“The comments Brad reportedly made were misinformed. The truth is that we hired one tire changer, who was a backup for Penske and whose contract was up. We also brought over one mechanic from their Nationwide program and, when the Penske engine shop was closing, added a few of those people. What Brad left out was that his organization also hired one of our tire changers.

“All of this was aboveboard and is part of doing business in a competitive environment. I take no issue with any of it, and I expect Roger would say the same.

"Brad misrepresents the facts and spends a lot of time making insinuations and accusations about other teams when he should be focused on his own program and competing at a high level. I hope he figures that out and begins representing himself and the sport with more class.”