Tatnell hopes to return for Cornhusker Shootout
Tatnell Hopes to Return for Cornhusker Shootout By Richard Day BARTLETT, TN (September 6) -- Brooke Tatnell, injured in a crash at the Eldora Clash in mid-July, says he expects to be back in the ...
Tatnell Hopes to Return for Cornhusker Shootout
By Richard Day
BARTLETT, TN (September 6) -- Brooke Tatnell, injured in a crash at
the Eldora Clash in mid-July, says he expects to be back in the #6 Casey's
General Stores Maxim for the Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series' Cornhusker
Classic at I-80 Speedway.
Tatnell hit the first-corner wall and flipped into World of Outlaws
Gumout Series points leader Craig Dollansky early in the "A" Feature July
14th at Eldora Speedway. The impact bruised the femur in Dollansky's right
leg, while Tatnell suffered two broken vertebrae, a fractured sternum and
a broken scapula in his right shoulder.
"I'm going back to the doctor (Dr. Terry Trammell in Indianapolis)
Tuesday and start a training regime," Tatnell said from his shop
Wednesday. "I hope to be back in the car when we race in Nebraska. I won't
make it to Chico (the 47th Annual Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver
Dollar Speedway, September 14-16). I still have to see the doctor and find
out where I'm going physically so I'll know if I'm ready to race. I'm not
going to push it. Hopefully, he'll give me clearance and we'll go from
there."
Tatnell attended the Amoco Knoxville Nationals (August 9-12), but only
as a spectator.
"I had a pretty good week at the Nationals," Tatnell said, "but, with
this, the changes can be pretty dramatic. Walking around at Knoxville put
me back again. It's like I took three steps forward and two steps back."
Jimmy Carr, the Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series Rookie of the Year in
1991, has been in the #6 the last eight events after Brian Paulus drove it
for seven. Tatnell recorded four top-10 finishes in 28 "A" Features, while
Carr and Paulus have combined for two in the top 15.
I-80 Speedway will host the Cornhusker Shootout September 21-23.
Ironically, TNN televised the Eldora Clash when Tatnell suffered the
injury and will welcome him back during its live coverage September 23rd.
WoO
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