Two pit crew members were injured in separate accidents on pit road during the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Both men were transported initially to North East Medical Center’s Quick Care facility. Charles Hylton, a tire changer on Mark Martin’s #6 Valvoline team, received a slight contusion on his right foot when Jeff Burton ran over it with his #99 Exide Batteries Ford. X-rays were negative. The jackman on the #21 CITGO Ford driven by Michael Waltrip was not as lucky when his right lower leg was run over during a pit stop. Both bones were found to be broken with one diagnosed as a compound fracture. He was transported to a hospital in Winston-Salem where he underwent surgery on 5-26-97.(5-27-97)
