At first, a punctured tire on the first lap of the Nashville 200 Truck Series race at Nashville Superspeedway didn’t seem like a big deal for Rick Ware Racing driver Brett Butler. But a bizarre injury made it a big deal for the 24-year-old driver. When the tire deflated, it blew out part of the crush panel in the floorboard of his truck and fiberglass from the tire got into Butler’s helmet cooling system, sending fiberglass into his face. Butler drove the rest of the race with his helmet shield open to help cool his face, which was cut and scratched from the fiberglass. He was also breathing carbon monoxide. Butler was treated in the infield medical center after the race, where medical personnel took fiberglass out of his face and eyes and treated him for carbon monoxide poisoning. He said he was given four different sets of eye drops that he used for the next two days. Butler said he will be ready for the May 2 Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway. “I’m fine right now,” Butler said. “We pretty much got everything taken care of in the infield care center.”(SceneDaily.com)(4-7-2010)
