Funeral set for Troutman man, NASCAR crew member

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TROUTMAN, N.C. — Family and friends will say goodbye at a funeral Thursday to a Troutman man, and NASCAR crew member, who was killed in a car crash.

Michael Adam Wright was traveling on Flower House Loop in Troutman when he ran off the road and hit a tree, our partners at the Statesville Record and Landmark report.

The 33-year-old worked for Junior Motorsports owned by Dale Earnhardt Junior.

The team released a statement extending its thoughts and prayers to Wright's family and called him a friend.