Track officials told deputies the vehicle was traveling at an estimated 140 mph when the driver lost control and hit both walls of the track, causing the vehicle to flip onto its roof.

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The driver, only identified as a man in his early 40s, was cut out of the vehicle and taken to Florida Hospital East where he was pronounced dead.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (center) is flanked by GOP whip Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (left) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as Thune speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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