A driver Sunday was flown via helicopter to an area hospital after an on-track accident at Butler County’s Lernerville Speedway.
Authorities have not released the man’s name or extent of his injuries.
Emergency crews were dispatched to the Buffalo Township race track at 2:37 p.m., a Butler County 911 dispatcher told TribLive.
According to Lernerville consultant Anthony Mariani, the accident happened during Sunday’s 100-lap enduro race, part of the inaugural Geibel Fest Day of Destruction.
It was the final event of the year for the dirt-track speedway, a nearly half-mile oval owned by local business Tomson Scrap Metal.
Geibel Fest, which also included a demolition derby, truck-boat and trailer race and other contests, proceeded after the accident.
Mariani said the speedway will not publicly discuss the driver until getting approval from his family.
“We pray for a speedy recovery, and we certainly have great concern for him and all racers,” he said. “Safety is an issue that is addressed in every event we have.
“Every car is checked to make sure it complies with technical requirements,” he added.
