Jason Fowler, rear tire carrier for Robby Gordon’s #31 Chevrolet, was taken to Bristol Regional Medical Center during Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway after sustaining an injury on pit road. Fowler sustained a cut to his left index finger and was being evaluated for possible nerve damage.( ThatsRacin.com )(3-24-2003) UPDATE: Jason Fowler, the rear-tire carrier for Richard Childress Racing’s #31 Chevy driven by Robby Gordon, is recovering from an injury. Fowler, 24, suffered a severed nerve, severed tendons and chipped bone in his left index finger while working on torn sheet metal during a pit stop. He was treated and released. He is expected to perform his tire carrier duties Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway.( The State )(3-25-2003) UPDATE 2: Jason Fowler, rear-tire carrier for Richard Childress Racings (RCR) #31 Cingular Wireless Chevy, will miss Sundays Samsung/Radio Shock 500 at Texas Motor Speedway as he recovers from an injury suffered to his left index finger last weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. Phil Gould, rear-tire carrier for RCRs #21 Payday Chevy Busch Series team, will fill in for Fowler at Texas. Fowler sustained a severed nerve, severed tendons and chipped bone in his left index finger while working on torn sheet metal during a pit stop on lap 229 of the Food City 500. He was treated at the infield care center and then transported to Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. Fowler is scheduled to see an orthopedic specialist in Winston-Salem, NC, Wednesday morning for additional treatment. His status beyond this weekends race is yet to be determined.( RCR Site )(3-26-2003)
