Stewart
suffered a burst fracture of his L1 vertebra Sunday in a sand buggy incident in
the California desert. He was transported to a local hospital and evaluated,
before being flown to North Carolina facility Tuesday for further evaluation.
The three-time Sprint Cup Series
champion underwent surgery Wednesday
to remove dangerous bone fragments from the area of the fracture and stabilize
the affected vertebra. While many victims of burst fractures are forced to wear
a stabilizing brace for 2-3 months post-op, the procedure performed on Stewart reportedly
will not require a brace.
In fact, sources say Stewart was on his
feet and walking by Friday. Sources close to the situation say that on the
advice of his doctors, Stewart and his team have set a tentative return date of
May 21, the day of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor
Speedway.
Stewart is highly unlikely to return
earlier than that, and his timeline for return could easily be pushed back,
depending on the success of his rehabilitation program.
With opening practice for the non-point
Sprint Unlimited at Daytona set for next Friday at 5 pm ET, Stewart Haas Racing
is expected to name Stewart’s replacement in the next few days.
Please let me help you. I'm not a super hero but I know you need me.
ReplyDeleteThis wildly speculative story written by the person who rips others for being speculative. What a hypocrite.
ReplyDeleteZERO speculation. 100% confirmed information. Sorry to disappoint you, "Jonesy."
DeleteGuys done since ward incident. Hope he can find some peace and get his life back together.
ReplyDeleteTony, Please just walk away now. You've nothing to prove. I just love to see retired race drivers in one piece.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update. Just when many of us were hoping that Tony's run of bad luck was over . . .
ReplyDelete