Subject: Re: Earnhardt Crash
> Doug,
> Relax. The person who looked at the autopsy results and photos said the
> death was caused by severe whiplash and injury to the spine at the base of
> the skull. He also said in all probability the man was dead when the
> seatbelt broke and that the breakage caused visible injuries when he
struck
> the steering wheel but he feels that those did not contribute to his
death.
> If you remember Earnhart had a neck fusion between the 1999 and 2000
> seasons and it is rumored that he was advised by his surgeon to retire
from
> racing due to an increased risk of serious injury.
I have a friend who works for Dale Earnhart Inc. and he is not
> panicking about a big coverup.
> Howard Nafzger
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DOUG ODOM" <popms@thegrid.net>
> To: "LAND-SPEED" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 8:40 AM
> Subject: Earnhardt Crash
>
>
> > List, Just heard on the news that the results of the investigation on
> > the death will not be released till fall. They did say that the seat
> > belt did not have anything to do with the death. Now if they are not
> > done with the investigation how can they say that the seat belt is not
> > the cause? I think NASCAR is covering up something and not telling the
> > truth. I have been lied to by NASCAR time after time since 1964 when I
> > first was a member so this is nothing new. NASCAR owns the race track
> > and the association where the death occurred. If someone with integrity
> > like Gary Nelson looks me in the eye and says the belts had nothing to
> > do with the death, then I will believe it. But if NASCAR says it or Mike
> > Helton I don't think I will ever believe it for sure. Something was
> > wrong because the crash was not that severe.
> > Doug Odom in big ditch
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