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Stock and Super Stock have been postponed till Sunday morning. Wrecks and oil downs have delayed this event.

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Good thing I decided to convalese back home in Ohio....no oil here :D

Sorry I missed you guys, tried to get the old man to run down, but he seemed hell bent on getting home as well....Monday back down.

Then again hes 65 and got a good looking girlfriend , Im 38 and single.....hmmmm something seems wrong with this picture.

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Ya I was a little bummed I was ready for first round today. Ill be ready in the morning.

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Doug, you have the first Challenger on the track, now let's see you be the first to WIN.
Good Luck!

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Im going try real hard!

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DRC reported that one of the delays was for a medical emergency in the pits. Any word on who it might have been?




Hey Dan Moore, you're #1. :D

RIP Mark Graham

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Hey Joe, Heard it was Bart Graham s/st no word on cond. but heard he's at Shanes in G-ville

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A racer had an apparent heart attack in the pits. The Alatchua County F.D. and Safety Safari were right there. I am a 33 year veteran Firefighter/Paramedic and I can say the job done by all medical workers I witnessed was fantastic and professional. The racer had no pulse and was not breathing, when they loaded him into the Rescue Unit he had a pulse. Enroute to Shands Hospital after cardioversion (shock) in the unit he became wake and alert! The statistics on this happening is normally very low, about 2%. Truly a miracle! Jim

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Wow....no kidding...great work.....by them. GREAT.

Hope all goes well for him and his family.

Good thing I didnt witness it....that sort of thing "wrecks" me for weeks. May sound selfish but it really shakes me up.

Im glad it was handled well, that the important first step , without it, the second isnt so pleasant.

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This is unsettling news. For those of you that may not know, Bart is the son of Mark Graham who passed away last year after suffering from a heart attack.

I just spoke with Gainesville Raceway RFC track chaplan Phil Greene. He told me he was waiting for Tom Ratliff to return to the track from Shands hospital and he would call me with a update.

Please keep Bart in your thoughts and prayers.



Hey Dan Moore, you're #1. :D

RIP Mark Graham

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Good Luck Doug! Go get em!!!

Bill, Lonny, & Brian

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This speaks volumes about the EMT crew. My dad was in the area's best cardiac hospital and STILL couldn't revive him. Time is extremely critical with this sort of thing. And with G-ville track off the beaten path to the nearest hospital, like Jim said, this is nothing short of a true miracle.

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This is the outcome that we strive for in emergencys. Like it has been said in this thread, and in my thread "how safe are you at night in the pits" it is absolutely critical that life saving actions/measures be taken immediately. More than likely this was a "witnessed event" where someone saw the patient go down. They provided the "early intervention" buy acting (performing life saving measures ie CPR) and alerting (911, track officials and/or track EMS). All of the individuals involved should be commended for they are part of the "favorable outcome" of this patient. Be sure to congratulate and thank these folks for their service for they are WINNERS !

Wade Mahaffey

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good job to everybody involved in the life saving event. I work as a paramedic my ownself and a fellow stocker racer.

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Bart is one of the good guys, great job by Medical staff at track, great to hear a happy ending, get back soon.

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We were pitted next to Bart and have raced with him since he was a kid. Please post any info on any updates.
Thank you Jim and every one who helped before the medical personnel arrived and to everyone who prayed for him while we awaited word on his condition.

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I just got back from Shands where I talked with Bart for a few minutes. He is in very good spirits. He doesn't remember a thing fron the incident. He does know something happened as he has a couple of "Medical Taser" marks on his chest. Other than that he feels fine.
He had just won first round and was going up to watch some qualifying when he fell out.
Will post more updates if I hear any.

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Thanks for the update, this is truly good news :D

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Wade..........your so right on time!
Rick

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Just talked to barts wife and he is doing fine they did do a heart cath today they did find some blockeg in his main arterie but is going to be a ok and said he possabily be going home monday after noon and i want to thank every body that helped take the very best care of my brother me and bart grew up together at the track and and home and i could not be there this weekend until sunday and i just wanted to say THANK YOU ALL