Tuesday, March 18, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.
If NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver John Nemechek survives, it will be months before physicians know the extent of his inoperable head injuries and the final outcome of his condition, doctors said Monday.
Nemechek was on life support after suffering a "severe brain hemorrhage" in a crash at the Florida Dodge Dealers 400 in Homestead Sunday.
The brain injury is inoperable, said Dr. Phillip Villanueva, director of the neuro-trauma at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
"The bruises are located within the brain stem and do not lend themselves to surgical intervention," he said. "The injury would be described as an eight-and-a-half on a scale of one to 10."
Nemechek's brother, Joe, drove in Sunday's Las Vegas 300 NASCAR Busch Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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