LORAIN, Ohio -- NASCAR and the Lorain Speedway will go to trial Monday to decide if NASCAR is at fault for a fatal crash at the speedway five years ago.

In July 2001, Virginia Wyleth, 65, was sitting in the bleachers when two cars jumped a guardrail. As the back of the pack rounded turn four in the third race , two cars at the rear on the right collided. At about 75 mph, their momentum pushed the cars into a crowd of spectators.

Wyleth was killed, 14 others were injured, making it one of the worst racing accidents in NASCAR history.

The Lorain County Speedway became part of the NASCAR circuit in 2001.