Barry Dodson, crew chief and part owner of rookie driver Mike Bliss’ #27 Pfizer/Viagra Pontiac, received the C&R Racing True Grit Award Thursday for his comeback in the Winston Cup series. Dodson’s two teen-age children were killed in a 1994 automobile crash and he was out of racing for about a year. He slowly worked his way back into the sport, then returned to NASCAR’s top series last year at the Brickyard 400. The award, which carries a $10,000 prize, is presented each year to a mechanic or crew chief at the Brickyard 400 and the Indianapolis 500 for outstanding achievement or for overcoming adversity. previous winners at the Brickyard were the Wood Brothers in 1998 and Buddy Parrott in 1999(Infobeat/AP)(8-4-2000)
