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closeBrad Keselowski released from hospital after crash in Busch race
The Associated Press
Sunday, Sep. 02, 2007
Rookie driver Brad Keselowski, airlifted to a hospital after crashing in Saturday night’s Busch Series race, has been released from Loma Linda University Medical Center.
Keselowski was released later Saturday night after undergoing CT scanning and X-rays of his left ankle and chest. Several hours earlier, he was in a four-car crash midway through the race.
The accident sequence began when A.J. Allmendinger, J.J. Yeley and Eric McClure bounced off each other while jockeying for position heading into turn one. Allmendinger slid down the banking, where he clipped Keselowski and sent him hard into the wall.
Keselowski’s car went up the wall and became momentarily airborne before bursting into flames. It slid several hundred yards along the top of the wall before flopping down on what remained of its wheels.
The race was halted for 28 minutes, and Burton was the eventual winner.
| TRACK FACTS Date Opened: June 20, 1997 First NWCS Race: California 500, June 22, 1997 Qualifying Record: Ryan Newman, 187.432 mph, (38.414 sec.), 4/26/02 Race Record: Jeff Gordon, 155.012 mph, 6/22/97 Owner: ISC President: Bill Miller Phone: (909) 429-5000 Tickets: (909) 429-7223 Shipping Address: 9330 Cherry Ave. Fontana, CA 92335 Mailing Address: 9330 Cherry Ave. Fontana, CA 92335 |
TRACK CONFIGURATION Distance: 2.0 Mile Oval Banking in Turns 1-4: 14° Banking on Trioval: 11° Banking on Backstretch: 3º Length of Frontstretch: 2,500 ft. Length of Backstretch: 3,100 ft. Grandstand Seating: 92,000 Miles/Laps: 500 mi. = 250 laps |