LOUDON, N.H. - The crew chief for Truck Series points leader Todd Bodine was on the job Saturday, a day after suffering a broken ankle in a pit-road accident.
Mike Hillman Jr. was hit by driver Zach Germain in the K&N Pro Series East race Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Hillman was helping on pit road for Miguel Paludo as a favor for Germain Racing, which owns Bodine's Truck Series team.
Germain Racing also owns the cars Paludo and Zach Germain were racing Friday, and Zach Germain is co-owner Steve Germain's son.
"I was looking to carry tires and wow, now I'm laid out on the ground," Hillman said Saturday. "I really don't remember a whole bunch about it. I banged my head a little bit and my leg."
Hillman broke his right ankle and tibia, and also tore ligaments. He will need surgery, but refused to miss Saturday's race.
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"I'm going to come out and call the race and hang out with them, but if I wasn't here, they could handle it because these guys are awesome," Hillman said before the race.
Bodine said there was no chance Hillman would have skipped Saturday's race.
"We can't do this without our coach," Bodine said.
Ambrose rethinking?
Marcos Ambrose raised more than few eyebrows when, after his fifth-place finish last week at Richmond in the Sprint Cup Series, he said he was second-guessing his decision to move to Richard Petty Motorsports next season.
Ambrose announced last month he was leaving JTG Daugherty Racing to replace Kasey Kahne in the No. 9 Ford next season for RPM.
Ambrose did not specifically address his second-guessing remark, but said he's honestly looking forward to the future.
"I've made a lot of choices in my life, and none of them you can go back on," Ambrose said. "I am just really pleased with JTG and … all my guys that we can have good runs like that at the end of the season. We want to say goodbye the right way."
Since announcing his intent to move, Ambrose has three top-10 finishes and contended for the win at Watkins Glen.
Hornish now looking
Sam Hornish Jr. is no longer discounting a potential return to IndyCar racing now that Penske Racing has given him permission to look for a new ride.
The three-time open-wheel champion is in danger of losing his Sprint Cup Series ride because sponsor Mobil 1 is leaving at the end of the season.
If sponsorship can't be found, Hornish could be out of a Cup seat with owner Roger Penske.
