Two time Busch Series champ driver Sam Ard was involved in a rollover accident on his ATV last month in Pamplico, S.C. At nearly 70 years old, Ard broke several bones on the left side of his face in the accident where he apparently hit a rut in a bend on the road and crashed into a ditch. He is reported to be in stable condition and is responsive.

I haven't read anything about any safety gear Ard may have been wearing, like a helmet, but judging from the types of injuries, he either crashed really hard, hard enough to crack his helmet, or else he wasn't wearing a helmet at all.

Ard was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2005, and it is unclear whether the effects of that disease had anything to do with the accident.