Updated: September 22, 2009, 1:52 PM ET
Tire changer out with broken foot
WELCOME, N.C. -- A tire changer for Casey Mears will miss the rest of the season with a broken foot sustained during a pit stop last weekend at New Hampshire.
Clint Pittman was changing Mears' rear tires when Denny Hamlin ran over his right foot during a routine stop.
Richard Childress Racing officials say Pittman will miss the final nine races of this season while his foot heals.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
