[tomspoumn]

I as flipping through the channels yesterday after the Nationwide race and lucked upon a legends kind of race on espn that happened right after the nationwide race. 35 laps around Bristol in hooters cars with a bunch of old drivers. They were turning laps in 15 seconds in these cars and most of them had open face helmets on. The hooters pro cup cars are just as powerful but lack some of nascar's safety requirements.

David Pearson's son Larry lost it in a turn and spun down the track, Charlie Glotzbach hit him right in the driver door at full speed. It seemed to take forever to get him out of the car, I was scared he was killed. Luckily it seems that both are in the hospital but ok.

BRISTOL, Tenn -- Larry Pearson, son of three-time Cup Series champion David Pearson, was airlifted to a nearby hospital after a frightening crash Saturday during a legends race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Pearson, a two-time Nationwide Series champion, was knocked unconscious after the car of Charlie Glotzbach slammed into the driver's-side door of Pearson's late model stock car in Turn 2 at the high-speed .533-mile short track. Emergency workers extricated Pearson by cutting the roll cage of his car.
According to ESPN analyst Dr. Jerry Punch, who spoke with Pearson's brothers, Ricky and Eddie Pearson, Larry Pearson regained consciousness before he was lifted out of the car on a backboard and transported by ambulance to a waiting helicopter.
Punch said the brothers described Larry Pearson as "awake and alert." Later in the evening, family members reported that Pearson remained awake and alert at Bristol Regional Medical Center and said that Pearson suffered a compound fracture to his left ankle and will undergo surgery Saturday night to repair the injury. Family members also said that Pearson has a fractured pelvis and a fractured right hand.
Through BMS spokesperson Lori Worley, hospital officials also confirmed that Glotzbach was listed as being in good condition.
David Pearson, who also was competing in the 35-lap event, withdrew from the race to visit his son in the hospital. The 71-year-old Glotzbach, clearly shaken up, walked gingerly away from his car after the accident and was taken immediately to the infield care center. After being examined there, he was also transported to a local hospital for further examination.
The 35-lap race between former NASCAR drivers, including Cale Yarborough, Dave Marcis, Harry Gant and others, was won by Rick Wilson, who passed Phil Parsons in the final laps after a long red-flag delay following the Pearson-Glotzbach incident. The legends race was not a NASCAR-sanctioned event.
Joe Menzer contributed to this report. http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/head...ted/index.html

[trubreTab]

Glad to hear everyone is OK! I'll admit NASCAR racing and the like can be quite boring if you actually watch all of it, but the crashes peppered in do add some excitement to an otherwise rather bland event. However, it can be a bit unnerving to see some of those instances look as though they just may have gone horribly wrong. I just wish some of these groups mandated the same basic safety equipment the mainstream groups do. HANS device, full face helmet, and adequate safety belts all within a decent roll cage is a great start.

[Inenuedbabnor]

Glad to hear everyone is OK! I'll admit NASCAR racing and the like can be quite boring if you actually watch all of it, but the crashes peppered in do add some excitement to an otherwise rather bland event. However, it can be a bit unnerving to see some of those instances look as though they just may have gone horribly wrong. I just wish some of these groups mandated the same basic safety equipment the mainstream groups do. HANS device, full face helmet, and adequate safety belts all within a decent roll cage is a great start.

Bristol is never boring! Next week won't be either.

[VawSwaspamups]

Bristol is never boring! Next week won't be either.

I remember when I could sit through a whole race and actually watch pretty much the whole thing. Now I end up napping for part of it or doing something else and checking in here and there to see how the race is going. I still enjoy NASCAR, but not like I used to. Perhaps it's the changes the sport has gone through or the whineyass drivers who now populate the sport. Perhaps it was the death of Sr. I just am not as into it as I was.