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RANDY DAY RACING:
Last thursday 2 members of the Day Racing crew were involved in a
head on accident on M22 just north of Traverse City. Doug Day was driving the truck that was struck head on when a woman heading northbound
swerved to miss a turning car and went into the path of the truck. Both vehicles were estimated at over 50 mph at the point of impact.
Bob Day was the passenger and was treated and released Thursday
nite with cuts and bruises along with being very sore.Doug Day was
released monday and has a long road to recovery. Doug has a
compressed vertebra in his lower back, broken foot, along with cuts and bruises. He will have to do physicaltherapy and will not be able
to work for a long time. Both my dad Bob and uncle Doug are expected to make a full recovery. My dad said he plans on going to Kalamazoo Speedway this saturday and will help on the car as much as he canbut will not push
himself. My uncle is looking forward to the time he can return to the track. We thank everybody for their support they have given us
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DONNIE NELSON: (FROM THE GALESBURG SPEEDWAY WEBSITE):
Surgeon from Ann Arbor (Monday afternoon) As of today there is still no change in Donnie. There is a surgeon coming up this evening from Ann Arbor, more info will follow later today.
Still waiting on the Word (Sunday PM update) Well the word on Donnie is still waiting, but I will give you the updates that I know. I stopped at the hospital on Saturday night and they were not sure if he was going to make it, but the angels where watching over and the hope is still there. I went there Sunday and talked to some of the family and these are the updates that I have. He has a very serious neck injury involving the bone that connects the brain stem to the spine which is broke. They have compared this injury to the type that Earnhardt Sr. died from. If the bone in his neck would have broken any lower it would have killed him instantly they said. Both of his ankles are shattered. He is on life support, but is breathing 30% on his own. He is in a medically induced coma, and the brain swelling has went down. The next 4 to 10 days are the critical stages and it will just be time in finding out more info. He is still at Borgess hospital in the ICU unit and his condition is still very critical. I will be sure to let you know more info as I receive it.
Please remember to keep the family in your thoughts and prayers
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6TH ANNUAL CLF DINNER
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2008
DETAILS OF THIS EVENT WILL BE POSTED SOON!
Ken Coats Memorial Scholarship
All persons applying for the Kenneth Coats Memorial Scholarship must be affiliated with local short track racing, either by race track employee, participating or as a family member of a driver, crew member, or team owners of a racing team. You must be an entering college freshman at a maximum age of 19 at the time of award.
Applicants must submit a copy of their transcript with the application to receive scholarship. We will award 1-4 scholarships of $500 to $1,000 each.
Scholarship recipients will be announced at the 2008 Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan Dinner on August 14, 2008.
Download the KCMS Application here.
By: July 19, 2008
No applications will be accepted after this date
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