been getting questions about a supposed skydiver accident at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on Saturday night before the Nextel All-Star Challenge. I was not there,just saw the little bit of TV coverage, have not heard or seen anything out there but was told that is was announced on LMS’s PA system that it was NOT a person that crashed/went into the parking lot, but did not specify what it was.
MORE Spectators and media alike thought a tragedy unfolded in Saturdays pre-race festivities when an unopened parachute plummeted to the infield ground. Fortunately, the chute had no skydiver attached to it and fell harmlessly to the ground. At the time, no one knew what had happened and spectators gasped at the thought of a skydiver taking a fall. An announcement from NASCAR shortly before the start of The Open put fans and media at ease.(Gaston Gazette)
AND there was concern about the cut-away canopy that landed outside LMS last night. The jumper was not happy with the way his primary canopy opened so he “cut-away” and deplyed his reserve. The jumper landed safely, on target, and on time, in the speedway along with the other two parachutists.(5-22-2005)
