World of Outlaws
Hamilton hires Max Dumesny
HAMILTON HIRES MAX DUMESNY AS TEMPORARY DRIVER OF ...
Edited: May 8, 2001, 12:19 PM
Copy link
Share on Viber
HAMILTON HIRES MAX DUMESNY AS TEMPORARY DRIVER OF #77 By Richard Day MANHEIM, PA (August 1) - With Jeff Shepard still recovering from injuries suffered at Eldora Speedway on July 22nd, Al Hamilton hired Austrailian Max Dumesny Monday as the temporary driver of #77 MAC Tools J&J. "Max is going to drive the car until we see what happens with Jeff," Hamilton said. "Jeff is still in the hospital (Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, OH), and we really don't know at this point when he'll be able to race again. His nose was broken in several places, and they put plates in both of his eye sockets. They also put plates in his cheek bones. "Jeff is still a member of our team, and will be getting back in the car as soon as he's ready. At this point, I can't speculate on the time frame. He's in good spirits - he'd like to think he could come back and race right now, but he knows he can't. He's been in the hospital almost two weeks - and they haven't released him yet - so we had to make a decision to get a driver in the car." Dumesny, who raced at Knoxville Raceway for parts of five seasons, just arrived in the United States a week ago. Hamilton said Dumesny would be in the #77 when the World of Outlaws sanctioned Lernerville Speedway's Silver Cup III race Tuesday. "This worked out quite well," Dumesny said. "I don't think Mr. Hamilton could have made a better choice. I raced at Lernerville once about five years ago. I guess I'll be in the car until Jeff gets fully recovered." Hamilton added that Shepard would be at the Knoxville Nationals (August 17-20) with the #77 MAC Tools show car. "He's really looking forward to going to Knoxville," Hamilton said. "I don't think he's planning to race there, although miracles can happen." WoO *eot
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article BUSCH: Point standings through 94-08-14
Next article Motorsport News International launches new website at www.motorsport.com
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
Latest news
IndyCar 2026 season review: Dale Coyne Racing
IndyCar
Indy IndyCar 5 min
IndyCar 2026 season review: Dale Coyne Racing
Noah Gragson apologizes to Daniel Suarez for spinning him at Homestead
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Homestead-Miami
18 min
Noah Gragson apologizes to Daniel Suarez for spinning him at Homestead
Ex-DTM champion Guven fails to clear Formula E license hurdle: What is Porsche doing?
DTM
DTM DTM 24 min
Ex-DTM champion Guven fails to clear Formula E license hurdle: What is Porsche doing?
Ferrari explains tyre pressure mistake in Monza WEC
WEC
WEC WEC
Monza
27 min
Ferrari explains tyre pressure mistake in Monza WEC
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe