Kyle Busch leaves Florida hospital

Wife Samantha tweets photo of couple boarding airplane

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Kyle Busch, injured in a crash Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, is headed home to North Carolina.

Busch was released from Halifax Health Medical Center on Tuesday. A picture sent from the Twitter account of his wife, Samantha, showed the 29-year-old driver on a stretcher, set to be loaded onto a plane.

Off to NC! Thank u to everyone at Halifax for taking such good care of Kyle n to all of U for the continued prayers! pic.twitter.com/7SXHHb4UWl

— Samantha Busch (@SamanthaBusch) February 24, 2015

Joe Gibbs Racing confirmed to media members that Busch was due to be transferred to a North Carolina hospital for further treatment of his multiple lower-leg injuries, sustained in Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series season opener. A more in-depth update from JGR officials was forthcoming.

Busch underwent successful surgery Saturday night, hours after his severe wreck, to repair a compound fracture to his lower right leg. Busch also suffered a fracture in the middle of his left foot in the crash.

Matt Crafton, the two-time defending NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion, replaced Busch in the season-opening Daytona 500, finishing 18th in his Sprint Cup Series debut. The team announced Tuesday night that David Ragan would drive the No. 18 at Atlanta, and Erik Jones would drive the No. 54 Toyota in the XFINITY Series race.

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