Wreck sends Tony Eury Sr. to hospital
Monday, Sep. 14, 2009
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 03: Pops Eury (L), crew chief of the #88 Klondike Chevrolet, speaks with Dale Earnhardt Jr (R), driver of the #5 Fastenal Chevrolet, prior to the start of the NASCAR Nationwide Series Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona International Speedway on July 3, 2009 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)
Tony Eury Jr. (left), Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Eury Sr. at work in the garage area at Lowe's Motor Speedway after practice in May 2004. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
MOORESVILLE, N.C. - JR Motorsports crew chief Tony Eury Sr. was being treated for apparently minor injuries after a two-car accident.
Personnel at the race team said Eury was held overnight at Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast after the accident Sunday afternoon near China Grove. The team said he was expected to be released Monday afternoon.
Eury is the uncle of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and was his crew chief at the start of his Cup Series career.
He's currently crew chief for Brad Keselowski in the Nationwide Series. The team is third in the series standings.
The Nationwide Series has this weekend off.
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