Prayers for Richard “The Rock” Burton, critically injured in lightning strike yesterday

Turns out the Englewood bicyclist injured in a lightning strike earlier this week is accustomed to traveling in faster vehicles. He's Richard "The Rock" Burton, a well-known figure on the local racing circuit; for instance, he won the Snap-On Tools Pro Truck race at Colorado National Speedway almost exactly a...
By Michael RobertsSeptember 11, 2009
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Turns out the Englewood bicyclist injured in a lightning strike earlier this week is accustomed to traveling in faster vehicles. He’s Richard “The Rock” Burton, a well-known figure on the local racing circuit; for instance, he won the Snap-On Tools Pro Truck race at Colorado National Speedway almost exactly a year ago. BigWestRacing.com has become one of the main places on the web for Burton’s friends and colleagues to share their thoughts and convey their best wishes to him and his family. The site put up a thread called “Prayers for Richard Burton,” and as of now, the comments stretch over eleven pages. Clearly, there are a lot of folks out there hoping that Burton’s life gets back on track.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

michaelrobertscolo@gmail.com

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