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Former NASCAR driver Dave Blaney hospitalized in sprint-car crash

Former NASCAR driver Dave Blaney was hospitalized Friday night after a violent sprint-car crash in qualifying at famed Eldora Speedway.

After a CT scan revealed no fractures, Blaney, 53, was released.

During qualifying for the #LetsRaceTwo at the Rossburg, Ohio, dirt track, Blaney's car hit the wall in turns 1 and 2, and then did a series of flips. Safety workers removed Blaney from the car and sent him by ambulance to a hospital.

A social media post showed Blaney's Motter Equipment car was demolished.

Here's what remains of Dave Blaney's car after his crash.