Crawford, Gordon leave hospital; Parker kept overnight
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Posted 11:22AM on Sunday, March 14, 2004
HAMPTON - NASCAR truck series driver Hank Parker Jr. spent the night in a hospital with injuries from a wreck at Atlanta Motor Speedway.<br>
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Parker has back injuries, the track said. Tina Gordon (broken right leg) and Rick Crawford (broken left foot), the two other drivers involved, were released from the hospital Saturday.<br>
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On lap 41, Gordon, one of two women in the race, spun off Turn 2 and slid into the path of Crawford and Parker on the backstretch. Both hit her and then slammed into the wall.<br>
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The race, the first for the series at Atlanta, was won by Bobby Hamilton.