#94-Stanton Barrett was examined and released from Loma Linda Hospital following his crash on the 22nd lap of Sunday’s Auto Club 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at the two-mile California Speedway. Barrett’s #94 AmericInn Chevrolet hit the fourth-turn wall, where SAFER barriers had been added earlier this year. “It felt like a tire was going down and that’s how things got started,” Barrett said. “I didn’t have any control after that. I definitely commend NASCAR and California Speedway for the SAFER barriers. I started shooting up the track and, for some reason as I headed toward the wall, I remembered they were there. I thought, ‘Hey, maybe this won’t hurt as bad,'” he said. “It still hurt . . . but not as bad as concrete. I’m really glad those were in place, and I think every driver in NASCAR should be happy too.”(Williams Company PR)(5-3-2004)
