Martin Truex Jr., driver for Michael Waltrip Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series will be racing with a cast on his right wrist this weekend the team said Tuesday.
In a press release, the team said an MRI confirmed a scaphoid fracture and sprain of Truex Jr’s wrist as a result of an accident last Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. Truex was swept up in a multi-car crash on lap 448. Truex’s Toyota was sent careening into the outside wall and came to rest on the inside of the track. An in-car camera showed what appeared to be Truex reacting in pain shortly after the car came to rest.
Saturday night Truex was checked out at the track. Monday he had a follow up with doctors who diagnosed the injury. MORE>>>
Greg is a published award winning sportswriter who spent 23 years combined active and active reserve military service, much of that in and around the Special Operations community.
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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