SPARTA, KY - JULY 11: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Budweiser/Jimmy John's Chevrolet, and Kurt Busch, driver of the #41 Haas Automation Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts at Kentucky Speedway on July 11, 2015 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)
Les Huntley, a front suspension mechanic for Stewart-Haas Racing, suffered a stroke on New Year's Day, and was left with paralysis on his left side.
The Renwick, Iowa native also worked this past season as a crew member, filling the role of second gas man on SHR driver Danica Patrick's No. 10 Chevrolet.
As of Monday afternoon, A "Go Fund Me" account created for Huntley on Saturday had already surpassed its goal of $10,000 by raising nearly $18,000 to offset his medical expenses.
Not surprisingly, support has poured in from around the NASCAR world, which includes Stewart-Haas Racing crew chief Rodney Childers, who is doing his part to help.
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