Serious Injury At Daytona

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no details but looks like one of the track workers has seriously injured in the DASH series race...
 
damn for them to red flag it and to take this long it must be bad
 
For those not watching... there was a caution due to an accident...

Then a car not in the accident was shown with some extensive damage. Then the red flag was thrown. It's been at least half an hour.

Speed Channel annoucners did say that a rescue worker was injured under the caution.
 
Think it had to do something with that #0 car that for no apparent reason had its rear half of the car missing. The guys in the booth pretty much was baffled as to what happened as well. I am sure they caught it on tape and Mike Joy must have watched it becuase his voice is bumming right about now.
 
Don't understand why it is taking so long to start race again. If the safety worker was hurt just get another one and get things going?
 
Still why the long delay, don't meen to sound so crass, but if some one was injured in a car and taken by life flight they would already of started the race . Doesn't make sense.
 
Originally posted by Mopardh9@Feb 8 2004, 05:34 PM
Still why the long delay, don't meen to sound so crass, but if some one was injured in a car and taken by life flight they would already of started the race . Doesn't make sense.
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If somebody died, don't the cops have to investigate on how he died?
 
Hmm possibly , but why haven't they announced anything? I would think Nascar would review the tapes,or in this case who ever is the sanctioning body of this series.
 
Forgot the privacy laws don't allow for the information to be made public right away. Just looked on Thatsracin.com and the police are investigating, that is what is taking so long. You were right steveluvs3.
 
Okay stupid question... but what is the DASH series?
 
Used to be the NASCAR Goody's Dash series....

NASCAR dropped it after 2003 and it's basically running as it's own sanctioning body in 2004 with something sponsor I've never heard of before....
 
YAHOO NEWS

This a photo caption of the #0 car....

Track workers pick up debris from the rear of the No. 0 car, driven by Ray Paprota, during the IPOWERacing DASH 150, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. A track safety worker was struck by a car and killed during the race. (AP Photo/Glenn Smith)
 
sounds like an epidsode of CSI and that's whats probably has to be done
 
That's Racin

Track worker struck by race car
The Associated Press

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - A track worker was struck during a race for compact cars Sunday at Daytona International Speedway.
The worker was picking up debris in the second turn when he was struck. The IPOWERacing 150 was red-flagged for more than two hours as police conducted an investigation.

Neither the worker nor the car involved was identified. Track officials said they could not immediately comment on the accident because of privacy laws.
 
Originally posted by DeeDee@Feb 8 2004, 06:32 PM
Okay stupid question... but what is the DASH series?
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Dee, the Dash series uses compact cars like the Pontiac Sunbird.

I believe it is 4 or 6 cyl. engines. The series has been around awhile but as someone said here, Nascar is no longer part of it.
 
Track worker struck, killed
by race car at Daytona
Dash race followed Daytona 500 qualifying
By PAUL NEWBERRY
The Associated Press

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - A worker at Daytona International Speedway was struck and killed by a paraplegic driver going more than 100 mph during a race for compact cars Sunday.
The worker, 44-year-old Roy H. Weaver III, was standing in the middle of the track picking up debris during a caution period when he was hit by a car driven by Ray Paprota of Birmingham, Ala., track spokesman David Talley said.

Paprota, who doesn't have use of his legs and drives a car equipped with hand controls, was trying to catch up the main pack of cars after a two-car crash at the opposite end of the track brought out a yellow flag. Weaver was struck in Turn 2 on the 21/2-mile trioval.

"The worker was standing right in the middle of the track when he hit him," said Jeff Tillman, who was behind Paprota when the fatal accident occurred. "It flipped him over the car."

Several drivers said Weaver's body already was covered by a tarp as they continued to circle the track under a yellow flag. Eventually, the IPOWERacing 150 was red-flagged for about 11/2 hours, finally running to the finish under the lights after police investigated the scene and took pictures of Paprota's car in the garage.

Paprota was loaded into a wheelchair-accessible van and left the track without commenting to reporters.

"I'm sorry," he said. "I can't say anything."

Weaver was the supervisor of track crew. He had been with the speedway for seven years.
 
That is horrible!!!!!

I've never understood why if under caution they allow cars to run wide open to catch up. Isn't that how Steve Park got hurt so bad? Larry Foyt running wide open trying to catch up the field and Steve swerved in front of him?
 
Originally posted by Guido+Feb 8 2004, 07:25 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Guido @ Feb 8 2004, 07:25 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--DeeDee@Feb 8 2004, 06:32 PM
Okay stupid question... but what is the DASH series?
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Dee, the Dash series uses compact cars like the Pontiac Sunbird.

I believe it is 4 or 6 cyl. engines. The series has been around awhile but as someone said here, Nascar is no longer part of it. [/b][/quote]
Thanks Guido.
 
Wow this is really sad. Thoughrs and prayers to the deceased's family, but even more to the poor driver who struck him.

I do, however, need to ask....don't they have spotters? radio communication?
 
This is terrible... can't believe it...

Thoughts and prayers are with them both.
 
Doesnt Nascar have a rule about maintaining a certain pace during the yellow, regardless? I know this isnt Nascar but every series should adopt this rule. Steve Park was victim of it and now this poor gentleman was also. I really hope a rule like this goes into effect immediately. I just read that the driver was going 100 when he struck the safety worker. :(
 
They should adopt a rule about that....

This is just plain horrible. I'm stunned!
 
"I am not sure at what speed he (Paprota) was traveling," Claypoole said. "When the field is under caution and the driver leaves the pits he is instructed to catch up to the field - and obviously at a safe speed."
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Read the entire article at That's Racin.
 


Track Worker Killed by Race Car Going More Than 100 Mph


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Feb 8, 7:29 PM (ET)

By PAUL NEWBERRY
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A worker at Daytona International Speedway was struck and killed by a paraplegic driver going more than 100 mph during a race for compact cars Sunday.

The worker, 44-year-old Roy H. Weaver III, was standing in the middle of the track picking up debris during a caution period when he was hit by a car driven by Ray Paprota of Birmingham, Ala., track spokesman David Talley said.

Paprota, who doesn't have use of his legs and drives a car equipped with hand controls, was trying to catch up the main pack of cars after a two-car crash at the opposite end of the track brought out a yellow flag. Weaver was struck in Turn 2 on the 2½-mile trioval.

"The worker was standing right in the middle of the track when he hit him," said Jeff Tillman, who was behind Paprota when the fatal accident occurred. "It flipped him over the car."

Several drivers said Weaver's body already was covered by a tarp as they continued to circle the track under a yellow flag. Eventually, the IPOWERacing 150 was red-flagged for about 1½ hours, finally running to the finish under the lights after police investigated the scene and took pictures of Paprota's car in the garage.

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Paprota was loaded into a wheelchair-accessible van and left the track without commenting to reporters.

"I'm sorry," he said. "I can't say anything."

Weaver was the supervisor of track crew. He had been with the speedway for seven years.
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:(
 
well U know there's gonna be a rule change to keep this tragedy from happening again, and a sick note what if this tragedy was caught on tape? I hope it does'nt surface somewhere but in this sick world you know it will.
 
I think everyone there on the track and anyone who saw the incident will be haunted for the rest of their lives by that sight unfortunately. Horrible incident there.

My thoughts and prayers to everyone involved.
 
Originally posted by slick-nick@Feb 8 2004, 10:09 PM
Safe speed, yes, but not 100 mph around track workers.
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Pace speed is already 60-70 mph.
 
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