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Following a non-racing accident, three-time Sprint Cup Series Champion Tony Stewart has been hospitalized with a back injury.
Stewart-Haas Racing spokesman Mike Arning told the Associated Press that Stewart is awake and alert, and able to move his extremities. Arning added that there would be no updates on Stewart’s condition until Thursday afternoon.
From @StewartHaasRcng: "The accident happened while Tony was driving an all-terrain vehicle on the West Coast." @NASCARONFOX
— Alan Cavanna (@AlanCavanna) February 2, 2016
Details continue to surface with regards to what happened, with sources telling Motorsport.com that it happened east of San Diego, hanging out with friends after attending the Barrett Jackson Collector’s Car Auction. Those same sources added that the injury is a “serious back injury” that “could require extensive recovery time”. The full article can be viewed by clicking here.
Stewart announced during the second half of the 2015 season that the upcoming 2016 season would be his last year behind the wheel full-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Stewart finished 28th in points this past season with three top-10 finishes.
