Pro Stock driver Ken Koretsky returned to his home in Richboro, Pa., Monday, Oct. 10, to continue his recovery from injuries he suffered when his Nitrofish Dodge Stratus Pro Stocker collided with Bruce Allen’s car during Friday night qualifying for the O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec at Texas Motorplex. Koretsky’s injuries include a broken arm and wrist, two cracked ribs, a cracked tailbone, and a bruised heart.
BRUCE ALLEN:
Groggy from the ordeal and numbed by medication, Allen finally relived the accident at the same time millions of stunned viewers did, watching the race coverage on ESPN2 Sunday afternoon. Like everyone else, the 55-year-old veteran of 31 Pro Stock seasons was horrified by what he saw.
How could I live through something like that? How could that be me? How can I be sitting here virtually unscathed after going on a ride like that? What happened?
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"I've seen a lot of things in my life, but if you asked me if I've seen a wreck worse than that one I don't think I could come up with one right now," Allen said. "I'm pretty beat up. I feel like I've been in a 100-round axe fight and I lost my axe in the first round. But I'm sitting here talking, and I don't have any broken bones. I feel very lucky."
We'll need time to reorganize," Allen said. "I'll need to heal some more. My three main fingers are ground down from the tips to where the fingernail starts. Saturday I was so tired that if I stopped talking I'd just fall asleep. I couldn't believe how tired I was. It got a little better [Sunday] and a lot better [Monday]. If this keeps up, I should feel normal in a few more days.
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Truely amazing both these guys are O.K.
