Sometimes the life of a journalist can be difficult. Why just look at the photo above, which was taken at the Ohio Mile the moment Lohnes realized they ran out of the chilled Perrier and fresh lemons he demands in his contract rider. As difficult as that experience was for Brian, consider the case of NASCAR reporter Dustin Long: He was interviewing Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and fell off a scale in the pits, breaking his ankle in the process.
Dustin Long persevered, completing his interview with Junior before being taken to the hospital with an injury makes you wince just looking at it — WARNING: THIS PICTURE MADE ME WOOZY:
Verdict is in … Broken ankle. Got splint for now & crutches. Won’t stop me from working & covering #NASCAR 4 fans pic.twitter.com/3JGIJ9Ehbs
— Dustin Long (@dustinlong) June 7, 2014
Dale Jr. took the hit for Long’s accident:
.@dustinlong was interviewing me when he broke his ankle. He fell off @NASCAR scales. I lured him thru the area as a short cut. Feel awful.
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) June 7, 2014
…but the next day, Long was back at it, moving around under his own power on a pair of crutches:
@dustinlong still working on one wheel pic.twitter.com/roYFrjXHTs
— Nick Graff (@DXFlyers) June 8, 2014
Dustin Long writes for Motor Racing Network, and managed to file this story on Dale Jr. by 10:30 on Saturday morning.
Ha!