{"id":291795,"date":"2021-07-06T05:44:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T02:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/race-car-crashes-at-georgia-track-killing-audience-member\/"},"modified":"2021-07-06T05:44:56","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T02:44:56","slug":"race-car-crashes-at-georgia-track-killing-audience-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/race-car-crashes-at-georgia-track-killing-audience-member\/","title":{"rendered":"#Race car crashes at Georgia track, killing audience member"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Race car crashes at Georgia track, killing audience member<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-nypost-small-post is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Paul Ballenger Jr., 58, of Royston, passed away Saturday evening, July 3, 2021, from injuries at the Hartwell Speedway in Hartwell, GA\" class=\"wp-image-18730458 lazyload\" width=\"231\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/michael-mccaul-007.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/michael-mccaul-007.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/michael-mccaul-007.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/michael-mccaul-007.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=231 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/michael-mccaul-007.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=462 462w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 231px\"\/><figcaption>Paul Ballenger Jr. passed away July 3, 2021, from injuries at the Hartwell Speedway.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ginn Funeral Home<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A race car crashed into a wall at a Georgia track, killing a man in the audience and injuring a 9-year-old child, reports said.<\/p>\n<p>Spectator Paul Ballenger, 57, died Saturday at Hartwell Speedway when one of the cars hit a concrete wall, sending parts going through a chain link fence into the audience, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/georgia\/one-dead-two-injured-after-crash-georgia-race-track\/SWMMVET4MNEQNPRXZDGJWTUDJE\/\">WSB-TV reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 9-year-old and another man were also hurt, The Hart County Sheriff\u2019s Office said Sunday, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxcarolina.com\/news\/sheriff-confirms-one-dead-two-injured-after-crash-at-hartwell-speedway\/article_fec910b4-dc80-11eb-907b-57dcbfde1149.html\">Fox Carolina said<\/a>. But their condition wasn\u2019t known Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the car who lost control on the dirt track wasn\u2019t seriously hurt, reports said.<\/p>\n<p>The speedway posted a link to Ballenger\u2019s obituary and a brief tribute on its <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone at Hartwell Speedway ask that you please keep those involved in the tragic accident tonight at the Speedway in your thoughts and prayers,\u201d the post stated. \u201cWe would also like to thank all those who came to the aide of those injured.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"A race car crashed into a wall at a Georgia track, killing a man in the audience and injuring a 9-year-old child, reports said.\" class=\"wp-image-18730460 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/michael-mccaul-009.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/michael-mccaul-009.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/michael-mccaul-009.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/michael-mccaul-009.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/michael-mccaul-009.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The driver of the car wasn\u2019t seriously hurt.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WYFF4<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Paul Ballenger Jr\" class=\"wp-image-18730459 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/michael-mccaul-006.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/michael-mccaul-006.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/michael-mccaul-006.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/michael-mccaul-006.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/michael-mccaul-006.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1333 1333w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Paul Ballenger Jr. died when one of the cars hit a concrete wall.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ginn Funeral Home<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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