Kevin
Hamlin Statement Regarding No. 31 Hood Incident at Daytona
WELCOME, N.C. (July 7, 2003) — Following is
a statement from Kevin Hamlin, crew chief of the No. 31 Cingular
Wireless Chevrolet driven by Robby Gordon, concerning the incident
Saturday evening at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway in which
the hood of the No. 31 Chevrolet flew off the car.
"Following the accident, we took our
time and made all the proper repairs to the Cingular car and prepared
to return Robby to the race. We correctly secured the hood and the
hood tethers per NASCAR’s specifications. NASCAR is investigating
how and why the hood flew off in an effort to ensure this does not
happen again."
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