NASCAR Cup driver Aric Almirola, who suffered a compression fracture in his back in Saturday's fiery crash at Kansas Speedway, flew home to Mooresville, N.C., on Sunday, but it's unclear how long he'll be sidelined, a Richard Petty Motorsports representative said (via FOXSports.com).
“Almirola is mobile and will follow-up with his doctors in Charlotte,” according to rep, who said those meetings will give an indication how long Almirola will be unable to drive.
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He suffered a compression fracture in the T5 vertebra in the crash involving Danica Patrick and Joey Logano on Lap 199 of the 267-lap Go Bowling 400 at Kansas. Logano’s damaged car veered into Patrick, sending them both into the wall. Almirola, about 10 cars back, couldn’t stop and hit Logano’s car violently in Turn 2.
Almirola had to be cut out of his car and was airlifted to the University of Kansas Medical Center, where he spent the night Saturday into Sunday.
