Thought we all might like a good story for a bit. 
There is a NASCAR connection.
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At 6 mph, Darrell Gwynn presses on
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer
DAVIE, Fla.(AP)—The phone is ringing in Darrell Gwynn’s office, which is filled with reminders of a life that nearly ended two decades ago. From his windows, he sees cars being built and fiddled with in the garage, where stacks of racing tires are piled almost to the roof.
The former champion drag racer maneuvers his wheelchair toward the phone. With his right hand - his only hand - he pushes a button to lift the receiver an inch from the cradle. His wife is on the other end, they chat about lunch for a couple minutes, he presses the button again and the phone hangs up.
“Sorry,” Gwynn says, directing his chair away from the desk. “Important stuff.”
It’s all important stuff these days for Gwynn, whose driving career ended forever on April 15, 1990, when his dragster smashed into a wall on a track in England and became an instant fireball. Gwynn was paralyzed from the chest down, had to have his left arm amputated and easily could have died from his numerous injuries.
Today, he’s the driving force behind the Darrell Gwynn Foundation, a nonprofit group that is involved with research, prevention and treatment of spinal cord injuries and other debilitating illnesses. It’s a multifaceted organization, best known in the racing community for providing motorized wheelchairs - costing $20,000 and up - to patients that need them most and have nowhere to turn.
No more going 300 mph.
He’s quite content in his chair’s top speed, about 6 mph.
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There's more story
http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=txgwynnsfoundation&prov=st&type=lgns
There is a NASCAR connection.
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At 6 mph, Darrell Gwynn presses on
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer
DAVIE, Fla.(AP)—The phone is ringing in Darrell Gwynn’s office, which is filled with reminders of a life that nearly ended two decades ago. From his windows, he sees cars being built and fiddled with in the garage, where stacks of racing tires are piled almost to the roof.
The former champion drag racer maneuvers his wheelchair toward the phone. With his right hand - his only hand - he pushes a button to lift the receiver an inch from the cradle. His wife is on the other end, they chat about lunch for a couple minutes, he presses the button again and the phone hangs up.
“Sorry,” Gwynn says, directing his chair away from the desk. “Important stuff.”
It’s all important stuff these days for Gwynn, whose driving career ended forever on April 15, 1990, when his dragster smashed into a wall on a track in England and became an instant fireball. Gwynn was paralyzed from the chest down, had to have his left arm amputated and easily could have died from his numerous injuries.
Today, he’s the driving force behind the Darrell Gwynn Foundation, a nonprofit group that is involved with research, prevention and treatment of spinal cord injuries and other debilitating illnesses. It’s a multifaceted organization, best known in the racing community for providing motorized wheelchairs - costing $20,000 and up - to patients that need them most and have nowhere to turn.
No more going 300 mph.
He’s quite content in his chair’s top speed, about 6 mph.
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There's more story
http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=txgwynnsfoundation&prov=st&type=lgns
