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Gobrecht Suffers Fatal Injuries at I-80 Speedway By Richard Day GREENWOOD, NE (September 24) - Kevin Gobrecht suffered fatal injuries in a freak crash late in the Preliminary Feature Friday when the Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series opened the Channellock Fall Classic at NAPA I-80 Speedway. "Our deepest sympathies are with Kevin's family and friends," series Director of Administration Carlton Reimers said. "Such tragedies are hard to understand and never easy to deal with. Kevin was much more than an accomplished racer. He was an outstnding young man of good character, a man who made his family proud. He will be truly missed by us all." Gobrecht, a native of New Oxford, PA, started driving the #93 Amoco Maxim in April of this year. The 30-year-old driver competed in 44 Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series events, recording 19 top-10 finishes, including three in the top five. Kevin was sprint car racing's hottest driver in early August, claiming the $100,000 first prize in Eldora Speedway's Historical Big One and finishing third in the Amoco Knoxville Nationals one week later.