Former crew chief Barry Dodson recovering from auto accident
By Steve Waid |
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 3:00 AM EDT
Former NASCAR Cup crew chief Barry Dodson suffered multiple injuries in an automobile accident on April 10 in Pawley’s Island, S.C.
Dodson was taking a test drive at a dealership when he says the car’s accelerator hung. He crashed into two cars on the lot, totaling both, before he struck a steel pole.
Dodson suffered neck, shoulder and closed-head injuries and remains under a physician’s care.
“The only escape route I had was a busy four-lane highway,” Dodson said. “So I chose to crash into the cars on the lot rather than taking a chance on injuring someone else.”
He declined to identify the dealership.
Dodson served as a crew chief for more than a decade and won the 1989 Cup championship with driver Rusty Wallace.
