Roush No. 6 Cup hauler involved in injury crash

Roush Racing confirms that the No. 6 Nextel Cup transporter was involved Wednesday in a multi-vehicle accident with injuries in Sierra Blanca, Texas.

The hauler was in route from Las Vegas, where two days of preseason testing concluded Tuesday, to Concord, N.C.

The accident occurred on Interstate 10, 85 miles east of El Paso, Texas, shortly after 9 a.m. local time, near the Border Patrol checkpoint.

According to Border Patrol officials at the checkpoint, the hauler struck a motor home, which then struck another 18-wheeler, that then struck a second tractor-trailer.

Jesse Bear, a truck driver who witnessed the scene, told ABC-7 TV in El Paso the tractor-trailer struck a motorhome in the rear. Bear added there were "a few other vehicles in the wreck, but everything was crushed together."

According to ABC-7 reporter Darren Hunt, the front part of the rig's cab was completely torn off.

Emergency radio transmissions indicated that at least one person was rushed to Thomason Hospital with serious injuries. Emergency officials add there were three other persons transported to local hospitals. Emergency crews with Culberson and Hudspeth counties in Texas, and the city of Fort Hancock, Texas, all responded to the scene of the accident.

The hauler was only transporting the No. 6 racecar. Driver David Ragan was not involved in the wreck.

We will provide additional details as they become available.

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That's not good news.

Hope everyone's okay!

That's not good at all. I hope everyone is ok.

Hope they're okay!

there is an update, but dont know how to copy/paste over here, but what i remember is the driver was in critical and the others had non lifethreatening injuries. the driver was a former cup driver.....dont remember his name........
hope all goes well for him...........

From Nascar.com:

According to the El Paso Times, Joe Milliken was taken by ambulance to Thomason Hospital in El Paso, Texas. Three other people, including Milliken's driving partner, suffered nonlife-threatening injuries. They also were taken to Thomason. Their names were not available.

Milliken made 78 Cup starts from 1979 through 1986, compiling 10 top-fives and 38 top-10s. His best season was in 1979, when he posted 20 top-10s in 31 starts and finished sixth in points behind Richard Petty, Darrell Waltrip, Bobby Allison, Cale Yarborough and Benny Parsons.

Oh man, that really sucks! Hope everyone is ok and recovers.

I hope everyone is ok!