tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714012520565321069.post5959938694401174544..comments2024-03-19T10:45:41.318-04:00Comments on This Day in Motorsport History: "Remembering" Neil Bonnett Dave Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851937568494291684noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714012520565321069.post-46761490485590938012017-03-16T14:33:15.262-04:002017-03-16T14:33:15.262-04:00Actually Neil's injury at the 1990 Darlington ...Actually Neil's injury at the 1990 Darlington race wasn't life threatening but was a severe case of amnesia thought to have been brought on by the concussion he suffered when he crashed into the passenger side of Sterling Marlin's nearly stationary car in the big wreck in that race. Neil had suffered several concussions in his racing career and it is believed that the amnesia was a result of the cumulative effect of these concussions.<br /> <br />It was a sad day in 1994 when Neil lost his life. For me that was when NASCAR died.Earl Naglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400092845352420821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714012520565321069.post-79827495312511256932016-02-12T00:12:38.101-05:002016-02-12T00:12:38.101-05:00This article left out the fact that Bonnett was in...This article left out the fact that Bonnett was injured in the World 600 in 1987 where he had a permanent steel rod in one leg and a hip replacement. Following that, he returned to racing and wrecked again, breaking his breastbone. Thus, he earned the name racings "Bionic Man"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com