Burtons team to wear helmets too: Ward Burtons [#22] crew will apparently wear helmets of some kind in Sundays NAPA 500. “It is very tight on pit road everywhere we go,” Burton said. “Were (drivers) all doing everything we can to get that extra spot on pit road. Thats the nature of the business. Things just get bottled up and thats when there is a greater chance of accidents happening on pit road. Those guys that go over the wall are so vulnerable to injury; theyre out there doing their jobs, and they cant pay attention to what anyone else is doing and that puts them at greater risk.” Crew chief Tommy Baldwin bought three different kinds of helmets to try out, hoping to balance safety with a model that does not impede movement.(Gaston Gazette)(11-17-2001)
