Fire Rescue at

1997 GATEWAY 300 NASCAR

BUSCH GRAND NATIONAL SERIES.

In Terry Labonte's Pit

This is when the track temperature in pit row was 158°F 

and the asphalt track was coming apart.

Labonte's car slid in the loose asphalt

and he kissed the wall between turns 1 and 2.

(Like everyone else.)

The only damage was a bent rim,

but he had already used his last tire change.

his car was shaking too bad to continue.

People in the stands were dropping like flies from the heat.

Last Updated: August 15, 1999

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