MWR crew member injured during Dover Cup race-UPDATE
Quote selected text Published September 24th, 2007 in NASCAR News
UPDATE:
According to Michael Waltrip Racing, Harris was treated and released Sunday afternoon.
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Art Harris, the gas can man for Michael Waltrip Racing’s No. 55 Nextel Cup car, was injured Sunday when he was hit by a flying tire that had been hit by another car during a busy pit-road period of the Dodge Dealers 400 at Dover International Speedway.
Harris was awake and alert and was being taken to a local hospital for further evaluation.
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My mom was watching the race and she saw that happen..i got a phone call from her screaming, “AND YOU THINK YOU’RE GOING TO BE OUT THERE CHANGING A TIRE AND DOING WHAT NOT OUT THERE!?! NO !!!!” haha! [i'm training to be on a pit crew]… Sometimes you just can’t help the accidents that happen out there with the pit crew..it’s the risk you take when you take on that job.
sushstewart20 wrote:
HAHAHHA. That’s what I want to do as a profession too. I’ll be
training some time soon. But that’s funny, I saw it and was like..
“Maybe I’m gonna have second thoughts” LOL. Accidents happen.
That was scary though. Hope he turns out alright.
You just have to use your heads and do your jobs guys. Oh and say a little prayer before you go out. It’s always good to have your momma say a little prayer too and set your angels out around your pit. Ha Ha if that doesn’t work nothing will!
Good luck to ya both with that. =]
Glad to hear this dude’s okay; that was scary to see.