Press Releases: Dana Moore

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September 23, 2003

Injury Curtailed 2003 Season/ Spinal Surgery Scheduled For 10/9/03

Dana Moore, who won 3rd place in points in the Legends Series competition in 2002 at Cajon Speedway, set the second fast lap ever in a Legends at Cajon Speedway only a 100th of a fraction away from the track record of several years ago and qualified 1st three consecutive weeks is scheduled for spinal surgery on September 26th.

Dana, of Crest, was seriously injured in a road race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in January of 2003 when a rookie driver stopped short in front of her as she raced around a corner. Her car went airborne as she tried to avoid a full impact on the other driver and drove up over his left fender. Not realizing she had a fracture, Moore refused medical treatment and raced the next day in another race starting in 24th and finishing 6th. By the time she took the checkered flag, Moore said, "I thought the race would never be over. I was in so much pain! Believe me, that was the longest race of my life." In spite of not being able to compete in the remaining races, she won a 4th place PRO trophy in the Legends Hitchin Post Las Vegas Road Racing Championship runoff. Kyle Busch who has gone on to join a NASCAR team won first place PRO in the same 2003 competition. Dana was running second in PRO when she fractured her neck. Moore also won 6th place PRO in the Southern California Legends Association although she didn't run a full schedule at Irwindale Speedway.

Moore's medical records were sent to Dr. Tramell, the well known Indy 500 orthopedic surgeon who informed her of the fracture. She sought a third opinion from an orthopedic surgeon in Northern California who concurred with the Indy doctor. Her surgery will be done by Dr. Lee at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego.

Unfortunately, Dana had to say no to two offers to run in the 2003 World Challenge Series (one in a Porsche and one in a BMW) where she would have had the opportunity to compete against the likes of Boris Said, another well known San Diego County driver.

Although she has had to sit out the 2003 season, Dana plans to campaign a Late Model at Cajon Speedway in 2004. She says she can't wait to get back in the car. "I'm going to be racing something somewhere," says Moore. Dana has won numerous driver awards and set track records throughout the United States on both oval and road racing courses competing in the American LeMans WGGT series, driving a Mark IV vintage road racing car and in her Legends competition in Southern California.

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