It seems cruel injustice that it should strike again and rob us of another young talent that belonged to our sport. It all began back at the Daytona 500, when we were treated to Michael Waltrip s first Winston Cup points event victory. We laughed, we cried, we shouted that it was about time. Since the tragic opening race of the 2001 season, Junior s zealous driving has been an inspiration to thousands of fans grieving the unfortunate death of his father. Winning the Daytona race in July seemed to help their deep sense of loss.
Little e proved triumph prevails over tragedy.
They had been running from the law in their souped up cars for many years and now they needed another place to run their cars as fast as they could. Or if there were it was limited to how many times around the track to run and how to tell who won the race. Kenny Wallace had some thoughtful words to say about the national emergency Tuesday. 9.20.01-Steve Park's condition continues to improve. Crew chief Paul Andrews talks to or sees the driver almost daily, and he said that Park steadily is getting better and has regained most of his memory.