Pro Mod driver Roger Burgess had to be cut out of his ’68 Camaro after a high-speed accident Saturday night at Bristol Dragway. Burgess bruised his left heel in 
the wreck but was otherwise unhurt. He was examined by track medics and released.
The 60-year-old businessman from Duluth, Ga., had just completed a 6.040-second, quarter-mile pass at 221.31 mph when his ProCare Rx-sponsored racecar suddenly veered across the track and violently impacted the left-side retaining wall. The car was on the right two wheels at the time of collision and momentarily burst into flames.
Pro Mod driver Roger Burgess had to be cut out of his ’68 Camaro after a high-speed accident Saturday night at Bristol Dragway. Burgess bruised his left heel in the wreck but was otherwise unhurt. He was examined by track medics and released.
The 60-year-old businessman from Duluth, Ga., had just completed a 6.040-second, quarter-mile pass at 221.31 mph when his ProCare Rx-sponsored racecar suddenly veered across the track and violently impacted the left-side retaining wall. The car was on the right two wheels at the time of collision and momentarily burst into flames.
“I can’t believe I’m getting this much attention for a Round 1 win but it was on a holeshot so I guess I understand,” Burgess joked. “Seriously, I’m okay. I have a severally bruised heel that I’m icing at the moment. We don’t think anything’s broken in there but we’re going to monitor the situation tonight and take appropriate action in the morning.
“The Safety Safari was there immediately and we signaled back and forth to each other that I was okay. The fortunate thing was there was no fire because the steering column broke and I couldn’t get out. On top of that I was pinned against the wall. They eventually had to cut me out of there and the car is totaled.
“I will say that all the safety equipment worked exactly as it should and John (Medlen, VP of Research and Development at R2B2 Racing) was pleased with how well the cockpit looked. I’m very lucky.”
Burgess jumped out to a big headstart on opponent Kenny Lang, leaving the starting line with a .030-second reaction time to Lang’s sluggish .123-second launch. His car moved towards the centerline soon after his launch and stayed right next to the stripe most of the way down the racetrack until he lost control just past the finish line.
“I got pushed over early and I didn’t see Kenny so I stayed with it,” Burgess said. “I knew exactly where I was the whole time and what was happening. When we hit the second set of bumps out there the car made that big move and I hit the wall very hard. I never lost consciousness or anything like that, but it was a good hit.
“We’ve all been fighting the bumps out there. We’ve lost two Pro Mod cars here this weekend, mine and Rickie Smith’s, and its due to the bumps that have formed over the tunnels. These suspension cars just can’t get over them cleanly. Something needs to be done.”
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