Kentucky Speedway will install 56 feet of the Steel and Foam Energy Reduction (SAFER) Barrier System across a section of its interior backstretch retaining wall prior to its third 2006 race weekend that will feature the ARCA RE/MAX Series “Kentucky 150” and Truck Series “Built Ford Tough 225 Presented by the Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers” races July 7-8. Two sections of system will close an opening in the interior wall previously used as infield access point for speedway Fire and Safety Team (F.A.S.T.) vehicles. The installation is being made on the recommendation of Dr. Dean Sicking of the University of Nebraska Roadside Safety Facility following a June 17 incident in which the #34 Busch Series car driven by Jeff Fuller suffered heavy damage after sliding into a rounded inside portion of concrete retaining wall on the left side of the opening. Fuller was attempting to avoid a spinning racecar coming off of Turn 2. The 48-year-old transported to a local hospital where he was diagnosed with a broken wrist and finger before being released June 18.(KentuckySpeedway)(6-27-2006)
