Benny Alfonso, a Blown Pro Modified racer from Bohemia, N.Y., was in critical condition overnight Sunday following a top-end crash during the ARDL.us Shakedown at E-Town VIII at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park at Englishtown, N.J.
 
Alfonso reportedly was conscious, alert, and talking with emergency medical personnel while the rescue team was extracting him from his '68 Firebird with the help of the Jaws of Life equipment. He was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in nearby New Brunswick.
 
Alfonso was admitted to the hospital, and according to nursing supervisor Karen Spooner, he is listed in critical condition. She was not permitted by law to say whether Alfonso is scheduled or had undergone surgery or to disclose the kind or extent of his injuries.

Midway through eliminations Sunday at the ADRL.us Shakedown at E-Town VIII, the Old Bridge Township Raceway Park crowd received positive news about injured Blown Pro Modified driver Benny Alfonso.
 
The Bohemia, N.Y., veteran reportedly had feeling in his legs following back surgery to repair a damaged disc earlier in the day at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at New Brunswick.

Hospital personnel refused to comment on Alfonso's condition. The information about his condition came from his family.
 
Alfonso was hurt in a crash that occurred just past the finish line that ended Saturday qualifying.

1:15 AM, EST - Benny Alfonso, a Blown Pro Modified racer from Bohemia, N.Y., was in critical condition overnight Sunday following a top-end crash during the ARDL.us Shakedown at E-Town VIII at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park at Englishtown, N.J.
 
Alfonso reportedly was conscious, alert, and talking with emergency medical personnel while the rescue team was extracting him from his '68 Firebird with the help of the Jaws of Life equipment. He was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in nearby New Brunswick.
 
Alfonso was admitted to the hospital, and according to nursing supervisor Karen Spooner, he is listed in critical condition. She was not permitted by law to say whether Alfonso is scheduled or had undergone surgery or to disclose the kind or extent of his injuries.
 
The accident occurred just past the finish line during the class' third and final qualifying session . His car had hugged the center line, then made a sharp right into the guard wall. He began his day in fourth place, then dropped to seventh place in the second session.
 
His crash forced race officials to halt Saturday's activity for the Northeast doorslammer classic around 9:25 p.m. Dangerously cool temperatures were beginning to set in and the extensive cleanup would have pushed racing past the 10 p.m. curfew.
 
Blown Pro Mod was unable to finish its time trials, and the Nitrous Pro Mod and 1/8-Mile Challenge classes did not have a third session. Race officials had not decided immediately whether to resume qualifying Sunday morning or begin the day with eliminations.

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