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| | Sunday, October 29 CART race marred by pace car crash | |||||
| Associated Press FONTANA, Calif. -- Driver Andrew Bordin and a passenger were injured Sunday in a pace car crash prior to the start of CART's Marlboro 500 at California Speedway. Bordin, a competitor in the CART Toyota Atlantic development series, was giving a guest ride to Yoshimichi Inada, senior managing director of Pioneer Electrics, when he lost control of the specially built Accura NSX pace car in turn two on the 2-mile oval. Dr. Steve Olvey, director of medical affairs for CART, said Bordin fractured and dislocated the fourth cervical vertebrae and Inada was unconscious briefly at the scene of the accident. Both were transported by ambulance to Loma Linda Hospital for further evaluation and treatment. Olvey said both were conscious and alert when they left the track. | ALSO SEE Rain postpones Marlboro 500 after 33 laps | |||||