Patrick Sheltra and Larry Hollenback remained in a Daytona Beach hospital Saturday night following wrecks in the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 season opener. Sheltra, 22 was rear-ended by a car driven by Hollenbeck, 60, of Kalamazoo, Mich., after an initial accident occurred in front of them. A Daytona International Speedway spokesman said Sheltra and Hollenbeck were conscious and alert when they were transported to nearby Halifax Health Medical Center. Bobby Gerhart, 50, a five-time winner of the Daytona race, was treated and released after an earlier incident in a race that featured six multi-car pileups. Emergency crews needed extra time to extricate Hollenbeck as well as Sheltra, who finished 15th in last year’s ARCA 200, his Daytona debut.(USA Today)(2-8-2009)
UPDATE: ARCA Series drivers Patrick Sheltra and Larry Hollenbeck were released from the hospital Monday, two days after being involved in a late crash during the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway. The series said both drivers were released from Halifax Medical Health Center to the care of their personal physicians.(ESPN/AP)(2-10-2009)
