Originally Posted by Speedwrench:
I don't remember the circumstances that caused to car to end up where it did. All I know is that Cliff was lucky to come out of that one alive.
Cliff's son sometimes posts on here. If he sees this maybe he could supply more details.
Yea, you know I'm not sure what broke but I do know that he hit the edge of it with the cockpit horizontal. He sustained a fractured pelvis, severe bruising, and lots of pain lol. I think a man by the name of Mike Johnson who lived on the hill in Martinsville? let my mother stay there with them the whole time dad was in the hospital. I know he was always very grateful to them.
You know it's funny sittin here talkin about stories that happened long before I was even born but dad was always a good storyteller so I bet there arent alot of them I havent heard and most probably 3 times. I was reading a interview with Wolfgang today on luvracin.com and he talks about the 70's-80's and what it meant to Sprint Car Racing, there just never will be another time like the 60's-70's-80's. Those guys stood for what racings all about!!