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A family relative posted on Facebook about 20 minutes ago that he passed away. Sadly it appears legitimate. RIP #41. What a horrible blow for his wife as she was Kevin Gobrecht’s girlfriend when he passed away in late 90’s. She met Jason shortly after that per her open red interview just this week.
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June 24, 2018 at
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https://youtu.be/26kH5pXpKbA
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June 24, 2018 at
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Posted By: chathamracefan1 on June 24 2018 at 07:50:35 AM
A family relative posted on Facebook about 20 minutes ago that he passed away. Sadly it appears legitimate. RIP #41. What a horrible blow for his wife as she was Kevin Gobrecht’s girlfriend when he passed away in late 90’s. She met Jason shortly after that per her open red interview just this week.
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Do you have a link to that? Nothing on Twitter so I'm holding out hope.
Nevermind, he's passed. RIP.
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June 24, 2018 at
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Did not have a link. Team just confirmed it on the team twitter account.
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June 24, 2018 at
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Posted By: chathamracefan1 on June 24 2018 at 08:11:45 AM
Did not have a link. Team just confirmed it on the team twitter account.
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Yeah after I posted that it hit twitter. What an awful thing to happen. Great driver, sounds like he was an even better man.
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June 24, 2018 at
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RIP from central Pennsylvania.
Jason Johnson was a great addition to the local tracks the year he spent driving the Kline No. 22 in Pennsylvania.
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June 24, 2018 at
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Not the news I wanted to hear this morning. Very sad. RIP Racin' Cajun
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June 24, 2018 at
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Posted By: singlefile on June 24 2018 at 08:24:23 AM
RIP from central Pennsylvania.
Jason Johnson was a great addition to the local tracks the year he spent driving the Kline No. 22 in Pennsylvania.
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Absolutely awful. Thoughts are with Bobbi and the rest of the family. A good person like that shouldn’t have to go through this twice.
We as fans know that heavy weight we carry in our stomach when we first witness or hear about those kind of wrecks. Just hoping and wishing for the sake of the family that we don’t have another ”one of those mornings”. Yet, I’m guessing I’m not the only one staring at my coffee because even just a couple tears makes it too bitter this morning.
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June 24, 2018 at
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Posted By: Dryslick Willie on June 24 2018 at 06:06:01 AM
I agree completely, and it makes me sick too. There are a good number of tracks that have safety issues like this. In many cases it's spectator fencing that isn't safe. In other cases it's an issue that affects the drivers, like this one. I remember the accident in 1989 that killed Ron Hughes Jr. out at Devils Bowl. This was another case of a cage impact on top of a concrete wall. I've always thought that a fence on top of the concrete might have saved his life.
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Absolutely heart broken right now. Jason was a bad ass. Great driver and a great human being. RIP#41. I hope this incident makes the WoO start taking a serious look at the safety of the facilities they race.
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June 24, 2018 at
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I knew that Jason Johnson's wife, Bobbi, was a central Pennsylvania girl, but I didn't realize until this morning that she was also Kevin Gobrecht's fiancee when he was killed at Greenwood, Nebraska, in September 1999. That is just awful. The couple had planned to marry in November of that year.
Here is an article that references Jason Johnson's wife, Bobbi, being Kevin Gobrecht's fiancee at the time of his death. The linked article is a sad one that talks about Gobrecht's fiancee at the track on the night was killed.
https://www.kevingobrecht.com/tributes_StaceyJackson.html
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June 24, 2018 at
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Posted By: duffyjr73 on June 23 2018 at 11:54:31 PM
He hit steel beams holding up the advertising signs... Prayers for everyone!!!
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time for a major change nation wide concerning beams and signs...not acceptable by any means!!!
Ascot was the greatest of all time..
West Capital wasn't half bad either..
Life is good...
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June 24, 2018 at
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Just now heard the news. Such a terribly sad deal. I never met the man but he seemed to always be one of the happy ones. Continued prayers for the family.
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June 24, 2018 at
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Wow, woke to this news this morning!! Just makes me want to cry:( My heart felt prayers go out to Bobbi, Jaxx, crew and the entire Johnson family!! Can’t even begin to wrap my head around this tragedy! Great racer and even better man! Watching him win the Nationals is one of my greatest racing memories! This just hurts really bad! RIP JJ 41!!! Lost my dad when I was seven, my heart hurts so bad for Jaxx right now! Can’t even put it into words:(
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June 24, 2018 at
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This just sucks. So much. There's nothing fair about it, for anyone. Goddamnit, RIP JJ.
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Posted By: singlefile on June 24 2018 at 09:28:36 AM
I knew that Jason Johnson's wife, Bobbi, was a central Pennsylvania girl, but I didn't realize until this morning that she was also Kevin Gobrecht's fiancee when he was killed at Greenwood, Nebraska, in September 1999. That is just awful. The couple had planned to marry in November of that year.
Here is an article that references Jason Johnson's wife, Bobbi, being Kevin Gobrecht's fiancee at the time of his death. The linked article is a sad one that talks about Gobrecht's fiancee at the track on the night was killed.
https://www.kevingobrecht.com/tributes_StaceyJackson.html
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Thanks for sharing...a very moving article. I feel heartbroken for her having to endure the pain once again....
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June 24, 2018 at
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Posted By: DakotaDude on June 24 2018 at 12:38:12 PM
Thanks for sharing...a very moving article. I feel heartbroken for her having to endure the pain once again....
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No problem. The article is pretty poignant is light of what happened Saturday night. Like I wrote earlier, I am from PA and did not even realize that about Johnson's wife.
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June 24, 2018 at
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Although prayers are nice for Jason Johnson, Prayers are really needed for his wife and son Jaxx..They will need all the help they can recieve..This is her second death and she's going to really need spiritual and psycilogical help..Best to them..RIP Jason Johnson..Wearing my "Ragin Cajen" shirt as I type this,so sad..
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June 24, 2018 at
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https://www.gofundme.com/JasonJohnsonForever41
Outlaws have set up a fund for the family. Donate if you can.
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June 24, 2018 at
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Although prayers are nice for Jason Johnson, Prayers are really needed for his wife and son Jaxx..They will need all the help they can recieve..This is her second death and she's going to really need spiritual and psycilogical help..Best to them..RIP Jason Johnson..Wearing my "Ragin Cajen" shirt as I type this,so sad..
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Don't forget about Daryn Pittman either. I can't even imagine how he must feel right now. I'm sure this is very tough for him.
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June 25, 2018 at
08:24:27 AM by SAF92
I keep seeing references to the "steel beams" and the catch fence not being directing above the concrete walls. Whenever I'm in the pits at a sprint car race I'm constantly looking at frames of these cars thinking how could they be safer. That being said I was watching dirtvision live when it happened and I saw the youtube clip while it was posted... and it immediately had my mind racing. It appears to me the hardest blow was the car contacting the concrete wall before launching into the air and eventually the billboards. The point of this reply isn't to speculate what caused Jason's death but how we could learn from this, prevent similar accidents, and prevent any track bashing towards Beaver Dam.
In my opinion I dont believe moving the catch fence closer to the concrete wall would've change the outcome. The catch fence being closer or on top of the wall just would've stopped him more abruptly without changing the fact he hit a concrete wall, at top speed, at a bad angle. Short-track/dirt racing will always have questionable safety until all tracks implement some sort of soft-wall seen at all NASCAR tracks. I know this is difficult as most dirt tracks probably lack funding for all of this but how many times have we seen it save a NASCAR driver? Obviously open wheel racing will always present more risks than stock car racing but its a start...
Mansfield is one of the few dirt tracks I know that uses safer barrier technology. This is due to the fact they hosted the NASCAR truck series prior to it being converted back to a dirt track in 2017. https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/richlandsource.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/40/f406654a-b430-11e7-8a87-d3fe662e380e/59e79c4234314.image.jpg?resize=1700%2C1131
Heres an example of a soft-wall absorbing a ton of energy in a head on collision during a NASCAR truck series race: https://cdn.racingnews.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Safer-barrier-flex.jpg
There's a somewhat cruel quote that comes to mind when I see wrecks like this... "Speed has never killed anybody, suddenly becoming stationary is what will get you." I hope people aren't offended by this quote or think that is comes from poor taste. I just truly believe that any measure taken to reduce sudden impact in wrecks like this could make a difference in the future. A soft wall could've absorbed a large amount of energy, instead it was transfered directly to the frame of the car. While Beaver Dam doesn't have soft walls or safer barrier technology.... hardly any dirt tracks in the country do either. From all of this I hope dirt track owners and promoters attempt to take the steps to make their facilities safer for the sport we all love so much.
Lastly, my thoughts have been and will continue to be with Jason's family, friends, & fellow competitors; especially Bobbi, Jaxx, and Daryn Pittman. Godspeed #41
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