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NASCAR driver Jason Leffler was gravely injured in a horrific Sprint Car crash at Bridgeport Speedway this evening. He was extricated from his car and reportedly died of his injuries once he reached the hospital. Our thoughts are with the Leffler family.

Welcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from Hooniverse, Darren Heath, Man of the World, and Curbside Classic.

Every time I see a Smart Fortwo on the road, and it's not decked out in Car2Go livery, I have just one thought: "You didn't pay for that with your actual money, right?"

I don't like most new cars. That doesn't mean I don't think they're fine vehicles, but they're just not for me. Should I even bother complaining about them?

Ain't no party like a Bay City, Michigan party, 'cause a Bay City, Michigan party don't stop. Even when an angry man in his 80s shoots up a parked car outside said party.

Two Germans get a ride in a front-loader thanks to the floods across Europe. This happened on Monday in Magdeburg, Germany.

After the debacle with the chrome Fisker Karma, I believed that Justin Bieber's taste in automotive decoration couldn't get any worse. My God, was I wrong. We were all wrong.