NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Nelson Piquet, Jr. suffered a
badly bruised arm in a recent karting crash. The injury is not expected to impact his availability
for the 2014 season, and Piquet should be fully recovered in time for
SpeedWeeks 2014 at Daytona International Speedway.
The second-generation driver
posted a photo of the injury on his Instagram account, before returning to his home in Brasilia, Brazil for the holidays. He was
unavailable for comment today.
Piquet struggled in his
inaugural season of NASCAR Nationwide Series competition with Turner
Motorsports, managing five Top-10 finishes in 33 starts en route to a 12th-place
finish in the championship standings. His best finish was an eighth in the Feed
The Children 300 at Kentucky Speedway in late June.
No announcement has been
made regarding his plans for the 2014 season.
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