Gordon 'fortunate' to return: NASCAR safety changes aid driver.

From: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) | Date: June 18, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Ed Hinton

Jun. 18--BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Jeff Gordon could be lying in a hospital, or worse. His crash last week was harder than the one that killed Dale Earnhardt in 2001.

"I feel very fortunate, I can tell you that," Gordon said going into Sunday's 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

"I spent most of the week getting checked out by doctors, because they couldn't believe, after seeing the numbers after the impact, that I w...

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