Mast UPDATES: been asked, didn’t know, Lee Spencer answered some email at the Sporting News on what is up with Cup driver Rick Mast: ” Q: What’s going on with Rick Mast? I heard he was having health problems and that doctors were running tests on him. Could you please bring me up to date? A: Mast had been suffering from severe headaches and over several months lost an extreme amount of weight. He says he felt “deathly ill” after his last race in May at Richmond. With NASCAR’s help, Mast saw specialists at the Mayo Clinic, but they were unable to give him “definitive answers.” Although doctors found no signs of cancer, they did not rule out the possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning.(Sporting News) AND #90 Team Owner Junie Donlavey confirmed to XM/NASCAR Radio’s Chris McClain in an interview on Tuesday that Rick Mast is suffering from Carbon Monoxide poisoning. AND II: ESPN2’s RPM2Night host, John Kernan recorded an interview today for RPM Now on ESPN radio this weekend and plans to run a portion of it on RPM2Night tonight (6:30pm/et on ESPN2). Mast says the doctors have still not determined what is wrong with him and says carbon monoxide is a possiblity, but it has not been confirmed. Mast is also going out to Colorado in a couple of weeks for some more extensive tests.(8-22-2002)
