Pressley Condition UPDATE 2: #77-Robert Pressley, who was in a hard wreck against the front stretch at Darlington, was listed as ok, but transported to a local hospital for observation(TNT Race Coverage)(9-2-2001) UPDATE: Robert Pressley was expected to be released from Carolinas Hospital in Florence late Sunday after X-rays and a CT scan following a vicious crash into the inside wall on the frontstretch on Lap 349. Pressley spun after getting hit from behind as he came off Turn 4. His car slammed into the wall on the right side and then lifted with two wheels off the ground as it kept sliding. Pressley got out of the car but slumped down against the wall until his team and emergency workers came to his aid. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital complaining of tenderness in his back and abdomen, but the test came back normal(That’s Racin’)(9-3-2001) UPDATE 2: Robert Pressley spoke about the accident and updated his condition Tuesday afternoon – Q) How Are You Feeling? “I’m doing pretty good. They checked everything from my toes to the top of my head. They told me I was a little smarter than they ever thought I was, but there are no broken bones or anything like that. I don’t have any problems with my head, neck, shoulders or ribs — no problems like that so everything is good. They released me Sunday night. We got out of there about nine o’clock and spent the night in Darlington before coming home yesterday (Monday). They did all the tests pretty much as a precaution and everything is good. I’m just sitting around taking it easy this week and getting ready for Richmond. We’re gonna go up there and get back on track.” You Seemed to Get Out of the Car Quckily with the HANS Device. “Yeah, that was quicker than I guess we had ever gotten out of the car before with the HANS on. When I hit the wall it just knocked the breath out of me really bad, so I wanted to get some air and probably got out of the car quicker than I needed to. I guess it knocked all of the panels out of the back and when the car was up on its side it got smoke inside the car. I thought we had a little fire going, so I wanted to get out of there to keep that from playing any role in it.”(Jasper Motorsports)(9-5-2001)
