Dirt-track racer Tim McCreadie, who won the 2006 Chili Bowl Nationals, was injured during Wednesday’s second night of competition at the 23rd annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals indoors at Tulsa Expo Raceway.

McCreadie was leading the night’s first A Qualifier when the rear axle snapped in his machine and sent him into a violent flip over the catch fence at the fifth-mile dirt track.

Tim has been fitted for a back and neck brace. They are all anxious to hear what Dr. Trammell has to say once he gets a chance to talk to the doctors in Tulsa and review the MRI showing the fractured T3 vertebrate and bone fragments.

Tim makes his living as a short-track racer and does not have health insurance. The process to setup a trust to help a racer in need is quite involved and takes a while. In the meantime, Kevin Miller, Jason Smith and James Spink at USAC, with the appreciation and support of Chili Bowl promoters Emmett Hahn and Lanny Edwards, have offered to help manage the many offers from the racing community to assist with Tim's medical and recovery expenses. Donations should be made payable to:

USAC
C/O Tim McCreadie Support Fund
4910 West 16th Street
Speedway, Indiana 46224