Only three men have won the
USAC National Midget Championship three years in a row. They
are Shorty Templeman, Jimmy Davies and Jason Leffler. Leffler
won his titles in 1997, ’98 and ’99. He also won “The National
Driver of the Year” point battle in 1999.
At the time of his induction into the National Midget
Auto Racing Hall of
Fame in 2003 he had 18 National
Championship feature wins including the Hut 100 and the
Belleville Nationals in 1997, the Turkey Night Grand Prix and
the Copper Classic in 1999 and the Night Before the 500 in
2002.
When Roger Penske attended the 1998 Hut 100 to accept
Ralph Patt’s induction into the Hall of Fame he met Jason and
it was through Penske’s backing that Leffler was able to
compete in the Indianapolis 500 in 2000 where he recorded the
8th fastest lap of the race.
Besides midgets Jason has successfully competed in
Sprints, Silver Crown, Winston Cup, NASCAR's Busch series and
the NASCAR Truck series.
