NASCAR stock car driver Mike Stefanik was killed in a small plane crash Sunday in Connecticut. He was 61.
Stefanik was won of the most accomplished drivers in Modified series, winning seven championships, and another two in the Busch North Series. Police say he took off in a single-seat Aerolite 103 plane in Coventry, Rhode Island and crashed into a wooded area just over the border in Connecticut. (ESPN)
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- Stefanik holds the Whelen Modified Tour record with 74 victories from 1985 to 2014.
- Another modifed racing legend, Ted Christopher, died in a plane crash almost two years ago to the day.
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