Russell Charneski has been cleared to race this weekend after some vigorous impacts at Atlanta. The most violent was the drivers-side impact with Tony Pizzaro, causing the already destroyed Activision machine to fall into the clunker category by races end. It is a welcome distraction for the #17 team, as the initial headlines were pertaining to their reckless abandonment. Tim McDonnell is quoted as having "no concern" for his possible injury, stating that "his injured head should have been a warning sign to park".