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NASCAR's Gordon Mourns Loss Of Driver's Ed Teacher

 width=NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon is mourning the loss of his driver's ed teacher.  Police say 78-year-old Larry Sparks and his wife were killed in a car crash in Tennessee on Monday while returning from watching the four-time Sprint Cup champion race.  WBIR-TV reports their vehicle went off Interstate 75 and hit a tree.  Sparks was both a teacher and principal at Tri-West High School near Indianapolis.  Gordon posted condolences on Twitter, "Larry Sparks was my driver's ed teacher but also 1 of my biggest fans.  He'll be dearly missed."  Gordon finished second to Dale Earnhardt Jr. in Sunday's race in Martinsville, Virginia. 

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