NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Series driver, Darrell LaMoure, was injured today while testing at Phoenix International Raceway. According to his wife, Shelley, his throttle stuck wide open and LaMoure was unable to stop the car, hitting hard into the Turn One wall.
LaMoure has broken two vertebrae in his neck and is being fitted with a Halo. It is possible that he will be released from Good Samaritan Hospital this evening.
It has been less than a week since mechanical failure sent David Pook, another NFSWS competitor to the hospital. Pook also suffered a broken neck and was released wearing a Halo.
Pook was wearing a HANS device. When we reported that LaMoure was also wearing a HANS device Jamie Reynolds, Host Racing RoundUp-Arizonam emailed, "Darrell was NOT wearing a HANS device in his accident. Check your facts before you broadcast information."
UPDATE: LaMoure being held overnight for observation. To leave a get well message for Darrell you may send it to: cares@racingwest.com
GET WELL WISHES FOR DARRELL LAMOURE
From Janet: Well, I guess this is the place to tell you to get well quick Darrell and offer you all my prayers....this time I will give my best to Shelley....I cannot imagine what she is going to be putting up with while you deal with your Halo! LaMoure with a halo? Hang in there Shelley!
From CLEAN LINE MOTORSPORTS: Brandon Whitt & Crew :
Darrell, Our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Thank you for all your support to our team.
From Roger & Cindy: Darrell, Hope you recover quickly. We're thinkin of ya.
From: Jon, Steph, Justin, and Shaun: Get well soon from all of us here in albuquerque. We will be wishing you
well and if you want to chat during your down time give me buzz.. get well
soon.
From Vince Little,Vincent Little Racing (DAVID Sunflower Seeds # 75 SWT): All I can offer you Darrell is my prayers. God is so good, and if we keep the
faith he will give us what we need. I know what disappointment and pain your
feeling but God can work through this with you. Remember Romans 8:28 And we
know that all things work together for the good to them that Love God, and
who are the called according to His purpose. Good Luck
From Eddie and Rae and all Bryans Racing #76: Darrell and Shelley, Sorry to hear what happened. Get well,and Darrell you do good listening so you can heal
We are thinking about you. Love and Prayers
From Nick Joanides: I'm so sorry to hear what happened at Phoenix. All I can say is I hope you feel better soon. We will all miss you at the track, you spice up the life of our series, so it won't be the same without you there.
From Auggie and the Vidovich Racing Team: Darrell,
Hope you get well real soon. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I'm sure your Dad and Shelly will take good care of you. God Bless you and our family.
From Stephanie & Scott Brandt Patricks Motorsports: Darrell, Shelly & Crew, Our thoughts and prayers are with you!! Get well soon Darrell... Shelly, you'll probably need a good dose of patience if he'll have to be out of the car for any length of time but we'll all be there to help you through! PLEASE do NOT hesitate to call us if there is anything we can do for you guys!!
From Kevin Hamlin, American Dream Motorsports: Get well soon Darrell!!! Our teams thoughts are with you and your family!
From Bob and Judy Inglebright: Get well soon hate to here about these things. will be thinking of you.
From Larry Collins and the Staff at Mesa Marin Raceway: We are very sorry to hear about your accident at PIR. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family and we look forward to seeing you soon at Mesa Marin.
From Bob And Olga Coply-- Pro Four Challenge Series: Darrell...Everyone here at the Pro Four Challenge hopes for your speedy recovery, We all enjoyed your win at Mesa Marin (with maybe the exception of the #2 yef-dog guy) Rest and get well soon.
From Clay and Debbie Winchester: Darrell and Shelley,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. We wish you a speedy recovery.
Also hope to see you guys real soon. All our love.
From Lee Elder: DeeLam, Amy and our kids join me in wishing you a speedy return to good health. You and the family will be in our prayers. Any help we can render, we're as close as the phone.
From Bob 99 Speedtruck: Darrell, Man don't know what to say, this sucks, I'm glad it wasn't any worse all our best and good luck.
From Wendy Z: Hey Darrell this is Wendy... heard the news about your crash at PIR this afternoon and wanted to send my best wishes for a speedy recovery. What a total bummer to start the season off this way... but look at it this way, while you're recovering you can read/send more dumb joke emails... but really, Ron and I feel just awful you got hurt and want you to feel better and recover fully. Take care and get lots of rest.... we are all thinking about ya here in So Cal. If you need anything...... let us know!
From Mark Reed: Darrell, Reed Motorsports is very sorry to hear about the accident. We wish you a quick recovery. Get well soon.
From the Trickles, Chuck, Barb, Chris and little Chris: Your family has supported us thru our tragedy and you know our prayers and thoughts are with you every day. No. 70
To our fellow NAPA driver,
From the NAPA Winston West #16 Team and Bill McAnally: Our heartfelt prayers and best wishes for a speedy recovery. May God be with you and your family during this difficult time. Get well soon!
From Chuck & Kimi Miinch and Rick & Teresa Miinch: We wish you and your family the best. We will keep you all in our prayers. Get well and God Bless you.
From Greg & Heidi Pursley, Heather, Holly, Bonnie & family: Darrell, sorry about your crash. You are in our prayers for a very speedy recovery. You can write some more stories while your healing.
From Monaco Ent. Racing,Kevin Richards: Darrell,family,race team,So sorry to hear about the accident.Our thoughts and prays are with all of you.
Jennifer McCoun: Darrell, I am so sorry to hear about your injury. For those of us who watch from the sidelines every week, it is always tough to hear about drivers getting hurt, but the fact that it has happened to someone who has made such a positive impact on the sport and who is genuinely one of the nicest guys out there makes it even harder to stomach. I'm praying for you, Shelly and the rest of your family and crew.
From Todd and Kelly Souza: Darrell, Our prayers are with you and your family. Your faith will bring you strength and encouragement during your healing.
From Bryan Brown (former SWS #27) and Family: Darrell our hearts go out to you and your family. No driver likes to be on the sidelines. Keep good thoughts and we willl keep you in our prayers, hope for a quick recovery.
From Nick Lynch: Our prayers go out to you and wish you a quick recovery. You have been like family to us and we care a lot about you.
From Bruce Bechtel and Becky McBride: Hi Darrell, Becky and I want you and Shelley to know how are hearts sank when we heard the news today. Our prayers to your family from ours at Bechtel Motorsports. May the peace of our GOD enter your home this day and dwell within. Hope you recover quickly! Philippians 1:6
From Greg & Michelle Fowler: Darrell & Shelly, We cannot imagine what the start of our 2002 season is going to be like without a part of the FSWS family racing with us!! You all are in our prayers!!
Let us know if you need anything!! God Bless!!
From Jamie Reynolds, Host Racing RoundUp-Arizona: Darrell was NOT wearing a HANS device in his accident. Check your facts before you broadcast information.
From Thomas Martin: Darrell, You were there to make my dream of racing Phoenix become reality last season and its not right that you can't be there this year with us all. Phoenix brings out the best and worst of memories and I'm sure you'll have them all before its done. Figured if you couldn't be here atleast you know that you were the reason somone else was. The entire family and crew will be thinking of you for a speedy recovery. We wouldn't expect anything less.
From ktracingnascar.com and Dan Holtz: Get well soon, our thoughts and prayers are with you for a speedy recovery
From Joe Benedetti : Heal fast Darrell! I know you were looking forward to having an excellent season, but I have a feeling threre is a truckload of trophies with your name on them waiting to be won. Get well soon.
From Peggy Sievert-Williams BIG NASCAR FAN: I am very sorry to hear that you have been injured. I think NASCAR really needs to take a deep hard look at the safety issues that have been of concern. Good luck!!!!!!
From Brian and Marcy Cowan: Darrell we are sorry to hear about your accident,and we wish you a very speedy recovery. We are looking forward to see you back at the track soon. We will keep you and your family in our thoughts and prayers.
From Warner Racing: Get well soon Darrell. We will be thinking and praying for you!!!
From TGS Motorsports: Mike Hathaway & crew: Sorry to hear of your misfortunes at PIR. Get well soon Darrell!
From Derrick Shannon: Darrell and Shelley, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I hope for you a speedy and full recovery and look forward to seeing you very soon.
From Dave Reed Mary Berg: Our thought and prayers are with you and the family for Darrell's quick
recovery!
From Ed Coughenour - C & C Racing / www.pitstopusa.com: So sorry to hear of your accident Darrell. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and Shelley. You are truly one of the good guys in the sport and we will be anxious to see back at the race track. God Bless and best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery.
From : Team Walker MotorsportsDarrell, Team Walker Motorsports send there thoughts and prayers fto you and
your family for a speedy recovery.
From : The Avnet Kent TeamDarrell, Wishing you a speedy recovery. Hope to see you back in action real soon. All the best, Tanya Powers-Heidi Brown-Mark Del Gatto-Julie Dominguez-Scott Friedline
From John Shallow (Alias Bubbleboy): Hey Bro---sorry to hear about your crash at PIR---news travels fast. Get well soon and hang in there Shelly. Time heals all, and there are a lot of good thoughts happening for you at this time! Be seeing you soon.
From Craig Raudman and Melody Burns: Darrell, Shelley and Family - our thoughts and prayers are with you for a speedy recovery.
From Kippy: Darrell, Shelley and familyOur thoughts and prayers are with you and your family for a speedy recovery
From Pam & Shaun at CNS:
We hope you make a full and speedy recovery. It's a long time until August,
and we can't wait to see you again out in Erie, Colorado.
From Late Model Digest/Jim Carson: Wow, I guess it really can happen to anybody. Get well soon, and keep campaigning for the cause of awareness for missing children and adults. You're still Mr. Race Man!
From Burney Lamar and Family: Darrell I hope you have a speedy recovery. I need a chance to win my dollar back. Get well soon!
From Jerry & Patty (M K Kanke's team): Darrell we're so sorry to hear about your accident in Phoenix. We pray you have a speedy recovery! Shelley, we ask the Lord to give you extra patience during this time. God Bless! Eph 1:11:12
Darrell Evenson: Hi Darrell, Get well fast!! from all of us at #00 Racing up in Eureka CA!!!
Tim and Monica: Dear Darrell,
Our thoughts and prayers have been with you ever since we heard the news early this morning. We would have come right up to the hospital, but John suggested that we not do so and we took his advice. We heard you're coming home today and that is great news. We're pulling for you as always. We wish there was something we could do.
We'll call your dad tonight to check your status. Let us know if we can help in any way, at any time. We'll wait to hear from you and give you adequate time to mend at little before we barge down your door. We love you and are praying for your speedy recovery.
Didn't anyone say God speed and come home safe before you got into the car??! If Shel needs anything done around the house, please call us immediately, and again, we hope to hear from you soon or as long as we can control our patience.See you soon Your Napa-Family-hoes.
Tim and Monica
From Rocky and Sherri: So sorry to hear what happened. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Shelly and family. Its just not going to be the same without you there. Give me a call.
D --Email RacingWest for number if needed.
Carson & Ann, Carson Jr., Lowell and crew: Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time, we pray God blesses you with a speedy recovery. God Bless
From Mike and Sharon Bonicelli: Darrell,
It seems that Phoenix reaches out and gets our attention quite often. We can
never take for granted the drivers safety. We at Bonicelli Racing wish you a
complete recovery and you are in our prayers.
From Fast Fever Racing: Darrell and Shelley, Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I hope for you a speedy and full recovery and look forward to seeing you back on the track very soon.
From Jimmy and the #11 family: it’s hard to take when one of ours is injured. We are all praying for you and your family during your recovery.
From Dennis Dyer: Darrel, Upon my annual Phoenix test (remember last year?) I heard of your unfortunate incident in disbelief. I know in my heart that you’ll recover, particularly with Shelley and your whole, wonderful, fam damily’s support. Don’t ever lose the faith and keep that burning desire to succeed in your heart. See you soon! Your friend, Dennis Dyer
From Mike, Chris, Cale and Monica Kanke: Darrell and Shelley, we're so saddened for you and your team...we were looking forward to a fun year of racing with you. As we ourselves were reminded last year, God's timing is sometimes different than our own timing and hope your recuperation time will have some good purpose. We're thankful you
will recover and our family will keep you all in our prayers until
you're ready to come back. God bless.
From Don Lundgren (Bakersfield, Ca.): You can beat this. Stay positive and we all hope to see at the track soon. We need more drivers like you. Get Well.
From The Pattison Family, John, Mary, Pat, Chris, Matt, Melissa, and Kevin: Darrell It was bad news to here that you had been hurt in a testing accident at PIR. The whole west coast Nascar family will miss you as you recover. But we feel that you have a great recovery crew in Shelly and your father Roger along with the rest of your race crew and fans. Our prayers are with you and hope to see you soon.
From Don K.:
Just want to drop a message to a guy who REALLY cares about kids and racing. Get back soon. Hope to see you back at Phx. Int. Raceway leading again.
From David Glover and family: Darrell, saterday afternoon I got a call from my dad telling me about your accident at PIR .I said a prayer for you as soon as I got off the phone and thought about how long it's been since we have seen each other.I would like to come see you soon to catch up on whats been going on in our lives. May you have a speedy recovery and God bless you and your family .
From Mat: Sorry to hear of you plight -May God be with you and a speedy recovery-Darrell--Hi Shelley and the best to you and Roger! Luv Grandma
From Star Nursery Racing Team: - Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Best wishes for a quick recovery!
From Mark Loper and Family :We all wish you a speedy recovery, and thank God that you are still with us, and will be able to get back into the saddle again! Hang in there Shelley!
From Spangler Racing :We are thinking and praying for you and your family. We wish you a speedy recovery. We hope to see you soon at the races. Get well
From Richard Burton Racing & Family : We are all saddened to hear of your injuries. We all send you are prayers and get well wish. This team will continue to carry missing kids on our car and hope you are return soon to do the good things you do for kids and our sport. Thanks #36
Carson & Ann, Carson Jr., Lowell and crew: Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time, we pray God blesses you with a speedy recovery.
God Bless,
From Advantage Motorsports :Hurry and get well soon from the crew of Advantage Motorsports (#98 RBNWS). Our thoughts for a speedy recovery are with you. Get well soon from Rich and Brenda and the crew.
