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Originally Posted by 14super
Tim was involved in a violent crash in Turn 1 last night while leading his qualifying semi at the second night of the Chili Bowl. The rear end broke right of center and sent him into a wild flip over the fence.
His longtime friend, James Spink who is now with USAC, is at the hospital with him. Tim has a fractured T3 vertebrate and floating fragments. The local specialist just saw him and does not think they are an issue.
USAC's Jason Smith has contacted Dr. Terry Trammel, the fantastic doctor from Indy who has helped so many racers over the years, who is going to call down here this afternoon after he gets out of the surgery he is currently performing.
Tim is a full-time racer and has NO health insurance, so hopefully we can think up some ways to pass the helmet to help him out.
Special thanks to James and Jason - this is not a USAC race but those guys are here in Tulsa for the show and have been a big help to Tim
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Thats Horrible News! And he walked with a collar after the accident? Maybe they should have waited and taken him by ambulance? I really thought he was okay when I heard he was walking. Scary Stuff! I will be saying prayers for him and maybe there is some address we can send a little $$ to?