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Originally Posted by timspony
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Tim, Yes, I was at that race that day. It was a mixed emotional day. We had seats on the back stretch and I watched the accident happen through binoculars. I new it was serious when Kenny Schrader stopped at Dale's car on the cool down lap. When we left the track we saw Rusty Wallace speed to the hospital. Didn't find out that he died until the TV announcement a little later in the afternoon from Mike Helton, I think. I don't think it was Bill France that had the press conference. At that point it turned a very fun trip into kind of a downer.