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As of 8/24/03
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total Grand
IRL Oval Oval Oval Oval Oval Oval Oval Oval Oval RC RC RC RC RC RC RC RC RC Total
No. Head Injuries 3 12 3 0 2 6 11 4 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
No. Back/Neck/Hip/Pelvis Injuries 3 4 3 2 3 1 6 7 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
No. Shoulder/Arm/Wrist/Hand Injuries 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 7 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
No. Leg/Ankle/Foot Injuries 4 5 2 1 2 4 3 6 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
No. Rib Injuries 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
No. Misc. Injuries 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
No. Fatalities 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total Injuries 14 23 10 3 8 13 26 24 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121
No. Races 5 8 11 10 9 13 15 13 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84
CART                                      
No. Head Injuries 1 3 1 3 3 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 14
No. Back/Neck/Hip/Pelvis Injuries 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 9
No. Shoulder/Arm/Wrist/Hand Injuries 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 4
No. Leg/Ankle/Foot Injuries 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9
No. Rib Injuries 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
No. Misc. Injuries 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7
No. Fatalities 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3
Total Injuries 6 4 3 7 4 7 0 0 31 2 2 1 2 2 4 3 1 17 48
No. Races 6 7 8 9 9 9 5 2 55 10 10 11 11 11 12 14 11 90 145
Grand Total Injuries 20 27 13 10 12 20 26 24 152 2 2 1 2 2 4 3 1 17 169
                                     
Number of total races since 1996 229                                    
Percent of total races on ovals:     139 61%                                  
Percent of total races on road courses:       90 39%                                  
Percent of races run by IRL       84 37%                                  
Percent of races run by CART     145 63%                                  
                                     
Number of total injuries: 169                                    
Percent of total injuries from ovals:     152 90%                                  
Percent of total injuries from road courses:       17 10%                                  
No. injuries in IRL     121                                    
No. of injuries in CART       48                                    
Percent injuries by IRL 72%                                    
Percent injuries by CART 28%                                    
Injuries per race in IRL  1.440                                    
Injuries per race in CART  0.331                                    
Likelihood of getting injured in IRL vs. CART race 435%                                    
                                     
Number of total head injuries 55                                    
Percent of total head injuries from ovals: 53 96%                                  
Percent of total head injuries from road courses: 2 4%                                  
                                     
Number of total back/neck/pelvis/hip injuries 38                                    
Percent of total back/neck/pelvis/hip injuries from ovals: 34 89%                                  
Percent of total back/neck/pelvis/hip injuries from road courses: 4 11%                                  
                                     
Number of total shoulder/arm/wrist/hand injuries 20                                    
Percent of total shoulder/arm/wrist/hand injuries from ovals: 17 85%                                  
Percent of total shoulder/arm/wrist/hand injuries from road courses: 3 15%                                  
                                     
Number of total leg/ankle/foot injuries: 36                                    
Percent of total leg/ankle/foot injuries from ovals: 34 94%                                  
Percent of total leg/ankle/foot injuries from road courses: 2 6%                                  
                                     
Number of total rib injuries 3                                    
Percent of total rib injuries from ovals: 2 67%                                  
Percent of total rib injuries from road courses: 1 33%                                  
                                     
Number of total misc. injuries: 13                                    
Percent of total misc. injuries from ovals: 10 77%                                  
Percent of total misc. injuries from road courses: 3 23%                                  
                                     
Number of total fatalities 4                                    
Percent of total fatalities from ovals: 5 = 63% 2 50%                                  
Percent of total fatalities from road courses: 3 = 37% 2 50%