NASCAR defends safety efforts at Dover:

  • NASCAR investigated the safety team’s response time to #17-Matt Kenseth’s wreck last weekend’s race at Dover, but found no shortcomings, NASCAR President Mike Helton said. Kenseth was one of three cars to spin in oil dropped on the track by another car in the late stages of the race. His #17 DeWalt Ford came to rest alongside the pit road wall on the frontstretch. He then walked back to the garage area and complained that an ambulance never came to check on him. “They (safety teams) were moving in the proper amount of (time) of the command to go,” Helton said. “The track did everything they were supposed to do. The workers at the track did everything they were asked to do when they were asked to do it. I don’t have an answer past the point that if it took too long to get to him, we’ll fix that.”(ThatsRacin.com)(6-12-2004)