Tony Stewart breaks leg in Iowa sprint car race

Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart broke his right leg and had surgery following a crash in a sprint car race at Southern Iowa Speedway Monday night. A spokesman for Stewart said the 42-year-old driver broke his right tibia and fibula.
A scheduled test for the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing NASCAR team at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Tuesday was canceled. No replacement driver for this weekend's race at Watkins Glen was immediately announced.
The accident came a day after Stewart finished ninth in the NASCAR race at Pocono Raceway. He's 11th in the Sprint Cup standings with five races to go until the Chase for the championship field is set.
Stewart was leading the 30-lap feature in a 360 winged sprint car with five laps to go when a lapped car spun in Turn 4 and collected Stewart and two others.

MCF Member's, please update `if you have more infor on `Tony (?)

 

 

Just saw that on the news. Shows they should stick with Sprint Cup, but I understand it is his passion. So, whatever makes you happy. Maybe he will bring Steve Park in....Doubtful

 

I'm hoping he will bring Bobby Labonte in, as JTG is kicking him out of the ride this week. Wasn't looking forward in watching the race without Bobby, really hoping that's who he picks!

 

Tony Stewart undergoes 2nd surgery on broken leg

<cite class="byline vcard">By JENNA FRYER (AP Auto Racing Writer) | The Associated Press – <abbr title="2013-08-08T21:45:16Z" class="updated">6 </abbr></cite>

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<meta content="2013-08-08T21:45:16Z" itemprop="datePublished"> <meta content="The Associated Press" itemprop="provider"> <meta content="Tony Stewart undergoes 2nd surgery on broken leg" itemprop="headline"> <meta content="JENNA FRYER (AP Auto Racing Writer)" itemprop="author"> <!-- google_ad_section_start --> CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart underwent a second surgery on his broken right leg in North Carolina on Thursday and remains hospitalized under observation.
The surgery was to insert a metal rod inside the tibia. Stewart broke both the tibia and fibula in his right leg Monday night in a sprint car race in Iowa. He underwent a first surgery in Iowa to clean and stabilize the injury.
Stewart is out indefinitely and Max Papis will drive his No. 14 Chevrolet this weekend at Watkins Glen International.
Stewart-Haas Racing has not named an interim driver for beyond this weekend and said no discharge date has been decided for the 42-year-old driver.