Jones, 27, suffered a compression fracture of decrease vertebra in a head-on crash at Talladega Superspeedway final month.
Jones was drafting in a single-file line together with his fellow Toyota drivers after the ultimate cease of the race. On Lap 157, a push into the nook unsettled the pack. The bump from behind began a chain-reaction crash that noticed Jones’ automobile hooked nose-first into the surface wall. The wreck collected 4 of the seven Toyotas within the group together with Bubba Wallace, John-Hunter Nemechek, and Denny Hamlin.
Jones instantly complained about again ache over the radio, however was initially checked and launched from the infield care middle. He later returned and was transported to UAB College Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, the place he underwent additional analysis from specialists. He was discharged later that evening.
The 70G impression compelled him to overlook the race at Dover the place LMC reserve driver stuffed in for him. It was Heim’s NASCAR Cup Sequence debut, ending twenty fifth.
The crew launched the next assertion on Thursday:
“Erik Jones has been cleared to race by medical doctors and accepted to return by NASCAR, however out of an abundance of warning, Legacy Motor Membership has opted for Jones to relaxation for an additional occasion. Corey Heim will drive the No. 43 Greenback Tree Toyota Camry XSE at Kansas Speedway this weekend. “
Jones will journey to Kansas and make his return at Darlington after lacking the final two races. He’s a two-time Cup winner at Darlington Raceway, each coming within the prestigious Southern 500. NASCAR has already granted Jones a medical waiver, so he stays eligible for the Cup playoffs.
Jones posted the next message on social media: I agree with Legacy Motor Membership‘s determination to make sure correct relaxation earlier than I get again within the automobile. I will likely be in Kansas this weekend to proceed to help the No. 43 crew and Corey Heim and I sit up for being again behind the wheel at Darlington.”
Jones was twentieth in factors after his Talladega DNF, dropping to twenty third after lacking Dover.
