Aric Almirola suffered a compression fracture or his T5 vertebra in a fiery crash Saturday night at Kansas Speedway, a spokesperson for Richard Petty Motorsports said Sunday morning.
The good news is that Almirola has been released from a Kansas hospital and will fly home to Mooresville, N.C., today, the team said, noting that “Almirola is mobile and will follow-up with his doctors in Charlotte.”
Under the circumstances, that’s about as good a news as can be expected following the horrific crash.
The incident occurred just after a restart on Lap 199 of the 267-lap Go Bowling 400 at Kansas.