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Father's Day wasn't too pleasant for NASCAR stars Allison, Petty

Mille LIFE MOTE Davey Allison, left, and his father Bobby, shared a light moment before Sunday's Miller 500 at Pocono International Raceway where Bobby was seriously injured in an accident in the first lap. (AP Laserphoto) Father's Day wasn't too pleasant for NASCAR stars Allison, Petty By Scott Walsh trip, Bobby," who came explained all Michael the Walup way TIMES SPORTS WRITER from 30th position to finish second. "When we came off of LONG POND - It was not a three to get the green flag, his pleasant Father's Day for a pair I started right (Allison's) car, wiggled. It of famous NASCAR racing dads looked like flat tire. in the Miller High Life 500 at behind Bobby. "I got ahead of him, so I don't Pocono Raceway Sunday. When we came off know what happened. I just pray Both Bobby Allison and Rich- to the. Lord Bobby's okay.' ard Petty were involved in sepa- of three to get the Geoff Bodine, who took the rate accidents that cost both at his checkered flag in the Miller 500, Victory Lane. But while green flag, car said the severity of Allison's Petty* was able to walk away wiggled. It looked accident proves that NASCAR from his mishap, Allison wasn't needs to have an official medias fortunate. like he had a flat cal rescue team to travel around The 50-year old driver from tire. from track to track, instead of Hueytown, Ala., had to be flown each track having its own medivia helicopter to the Lehigh cal personnel. Valley Hospital Cente. in Allen- "It took a long time for them town following an accident in to get Bobby out of the car," turn two with Jocko Maggia- MICHAEL WALTRIP Bodine said. "I'm not knocking como on the very first lap of the those people. I'm sure they did a race. Speaking about the good job. But myself and the Before the incident occurred, crash which seriously other drivers would feel better Allison had radioed his pit crew Allison in that situation if we knew the that he had cut a tire just as he injured Bobby medical team was experienced. crossed the start-finish line after *All I know was that it was a getting the green flag. bad scene to keep driving by." But before he could get around Robert Yates, team manager for Petty's accident also occurred to the pits, the tire blew heading the younger Allison, said, "It in turn two on lap 146 after King into turn two, sending Allison was pretty apparent he was Richard had fought back from a into the outside wall. His car worried about Bobby, like you'd lap down to take the lead in the was then broadsided by Maggia- expect him to be on Father's race eight laps earlier. como's car, which had no place Day or any other day.' Petty had the lead coming out to go. of turn one, but was being chalHospital officials reported Other drivers also expressed lenged by Bodine, Rusty WalSunday night that Allison sus- their concern for Bobby Alli- lace and Ken Schrader. All three tained a cerebral concussion and son's condition. drivers went to the inside, while was unconscious. He also suf- After a blown engine on lap 93 Petty stayed high. He spun sidefered a broken left leg and blunt knocked him out of the race, ways and collided with the wall. abdominal trauma. He is in two-time defending Winston Cup "I got in the wrong place at critcal, but stable, condition fol- champion Dale Earnhardt im- the right time racing with them. lowing treatment, hospital offi- mediately asked "How is Bobby Nobody to blame but me," Petty cials said. Allison? Does anybody know said. While Bobby's son Davey, who anything for sure?" when he "Physically, I'm all right. I finished fifth in the race, could returned to the garage area. made a mistake and here I am, not be reached for comment "It sure did look awful bad, sitting.' since he was en route to the know that," Earnhardt added. Petty finished 26th, while son hospital to be with his father, * started right behind Kyle placed 12th.

Article from 20 Jun 1988The Tribune(Scranton, PA)

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