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Trucks driver Dokken stable Posted: Friday July 25, 2003 5:04 PMUpdated: Saturday July 26, 2003 2:24 PM BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) -- Michael Dokken was in stable condition Saturday with a broken bone at the base of his skull, one day after crashing during a practice session in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Dokken broke his right occipital condyle, where the neck meets the skull, Michigan International Speedway said in a statement. No other information on Dokken's injury was released. Dokken hit the wall in Turn 3 on Friday, was cut out of the truck and transported by ambulance to a helicopter in the infield. He was taken to a hospital in Jackson and later transferred to the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. The 32-year-old from Thomasville, N.C., was awake and alert, and with his wife, Susan, the MIS statement said. Dokken's best finish in the truck series this year was a 14th at Memphis last month. He raced just three times last season as a substitute driver, and his best career finish was a third at Evergreen in 1997. Rick Ware took Dokken's place in Saturday's race for the MLB Motorsports Dodge team.ee times last season as a substitute driver, and his best career finish was a third at Evergreen in 1997.
Dokken was practicing for the Sears 200 scheduled for Saturday.
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