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Chuck Bown speeds along in test, ponders a return to racing. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

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| February 02, 1995 | Higgins, Tom | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ NASCAR driver Chuck Bown, sidelined since last June when an injury in a crash caused impaired vision, put himself through a high-speed test Wednesday and found dramatic improvement.

``I'm pretty darn close to being back where I need to be to start racing again,'' said Bown, who drove one of the Active Motorsports team's Chevrolets at Richmond Raceway. ``I'm very pleasantly surprised.''

Bown, 40, the 1990 Grand National champion, suffered a head injury when he hit the Turn 1 wall at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway during the UAW-GM Teamwork 500. The impact stretched a muscle between his brain stem and the right eye.

Upon returning to a race car Bown…

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