GRAY RECOVERING IN HOSPITAL AFTER WOOOSTOCK CRASH
After qualifying his blown '69 Camaro 12th with a 3.76 at 199.47 mph in the Noonan Pro Mod class at Wooostock 2020 at Darlington Dragway, Tommy "Undertaker" Gray lined up beside James Beadling in a similar machine for round one of racing Saturday afternoon.
Gray and Beadling launched hard on a side-by-side run, but nearing the 330-foot cone, Gray's car shot across the track from the right lane behind Beadling to heavily sideswipe the left guardwall. It then crossed both lanes to strike the right guardwall past the quarter-mile mark, crossed the track once more and hit the left wall well into the shutdown area and then again recrossed the track to bounce off the right side one last time before slowly rolling to a stop against the left wall.
Track rescue workers were arriving on the scene even before Gray's car came to a halt. Wooostock promoter Keith Berry later said Gray was reported awake and aware, though complaining of significant left side body pain and a headache. Upon being transported to a local hospital, Gray was found to have seven broken ribs with surgery scheduled for Monday to reset them. Unconfirmed reports also suggest he suffered a concussion and possibly a broken left wrist.