Dan Pardus Press Release-Sept. 11, 2000

September 11, 2000

Irv Continues Recovery at Home...

(9/11/00) Irv MacDougall, team manager for Dan Pardus who was injured in a motorcycle accident in August, is now recovering at home and doing very well. Irv's recovery has been nothing short of miraculous. If all goes well Irv should be back 100% in the upcoming months. His plans are to take the rest of the season off and return to the track for Speedweeks 2001.

Irv and Linda MacDougall have been a part of Dan's racing career since 1990, providing sponsorship in his Nascar Dash Series years and even providing shop space to work out of during the mid 90's. Dan states that without Irv and Linda, he never would have been able to complete his first full season in the Nascar Goody's Dash Series.

Not short on emotion... Dan stated,

"Irv and Linda have been behind me all the way! Regardless of my struggles, whether learning about chassis, new race tracks, the intricacies of Nascar, heck, just going 100 laps without crashing and finishing in the top ten, they believed in me from the start. From my Mini Stock days at New Symrna Speedway, thru the construction of the #50 Winston Cup Midwest Transit Racing team as my general manager, Irv has always stood by me. He's a true competitor and has always been one to accept a challenge. Irv always keeps people laughing and is a pleasure to be around. To put it shortly, Irv is a great all-around person who I am proud to be associated with and count as a true friend. Irv had a saying that "the 'haves' help the 'have-not's'." Life is all about people helping people. No one person can be successful without the help of others, and it was with the help of people like Irv and Linda MacDougall, along with Jim and Judie Gardner, that got me to the Winston Cup series and where I am today. I thank God for helping Irv through this tough time and am grateful he is still with us. We really miss him being with the team..."

"Get well soon buddy!!!"