Lingenfelter OK - PRO CLASS CHEV HITS WALL OCT 27th
11-29-2002, 12:46 PM
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Lingenfelter OK - PRO CLASS CHEV HITS WALL OCT 27th
FYI for those that did not know -
Headed Home to Indiana
Story by Jim Samuel
November 20, 2002 - John Lingenfelter's condition has improved so significantly following his Oct. 27 crash in Pomona, Calif., that doctors at Pomona Valley Medical Center have allowed him be flown back to his homestate of Indiana to continue his rehabilitation. He is expected to arrive later today and check into an Indianapolis-area hospital.
"His recovery is still progressing," said Tom Cress of Lingenfelter Performance Engineering. "We're anxious to have John back closer to home and allow the doctors here to continue the work begun in California."
Lingenfelter was removed Saturday from the ventilator that had been helping him breathe since receiving a punctured lung in the accident and was able to whisper some words to family and friends.
Lingenfelter will receive treatment from renowned surgeon Dr. Terry Trammell, who has treated race drivers such as NHRA Top Fuel champions Shirley Muldowney and Tony Schumacher and open-wheel racers such as Rick Mears and, most recently and most dramatically, Alex Zanardi, who lost both legs in a race in Germany last Fall.
"He's going to be in great hands," said Cress.
During the NHRA Summit Sport Compact World Finals in Pomona, CA, on Sunday, October 27, Team Summit racer John Lingenfelter lost control of his Pro class Chevy Cavalier.
The Cavalier got away from John at mid-track and took a hard right into the wall. It is Summit Racing Equipment's understanding that the impact knocked John unconscious, because the car was still under power through the shutdown area and jumped the wall before coming to a stop upside down.
Safety personnel arrived on the scene and quickly removed John from the Cavalier. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment—he suffered injuries to his head, neck, and lung. The doctors have stabilized him and will perform surgery on his broken vertebrae.
Headed Home to Indiana
Story by Jim Samuel
November 20, 2002 - John Lingenfelter's condition has improved so significantly following his Oct. 27 crash in Pomona, Calif., that doctors at Pomona Valley Medical Center have allowed him be flown back to his homestate of Indiana to continue his rehabilitation. He is expected to arrive later today and check into an Indianapolis-area hospital.
"His recovery is still progressing," said Tom Cress of Lingenfelter Performance Engineering. "We're anxious to have John back closer to home and allow the doctors here to continue the work begun in California."
Lingenfelter was removed Saturday from the ventilator that had been helping him breathe since receiving a punctured lung in the accident and was able to whisper some words to family and friends.
Lingenfelter will receive treatment from renowned surgeon Dr. Terry Trammell, who has treated race drivers such as NHRA Top Fuel champions Shirley Muldowney and Tony Schumacher and open-wheel racers such as Rick Mears and, most recently and most dramatically, Alex Zanardi, who lost both legs in a race in Germany last Fall.
"He's going to be in great hands," said Cress.
During the NHRA Summit Sport Compact World Finals in Pomona, CA, on Sunday, October 27, Team Summit racer John Lingenfelter lost control of his Pro class Chevy Cavalier.
The Cavalier got away from John at mid-track and took a hard right into the wall. It is Summit Racing Equipment's understanding that the impact knocked John unconscious, because the car was still under power through the shutdown area and jumped the wall before coming to a stop upside down.
Safety personnel arrived on the scene and quickly removed John from the Cavalier. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment—he suffered injuries to his head, neck, and lung. The doctors have stabilized him and will perform surgery on his broken vertebrae.
