Joe Gibbs Racing driver resting comfortably in hospital
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Kyle Busch underwent successful surgery on his left foot Wednesday in Charlotte, according to a statement released by Joe Gibbs Racing.
The team said that the surgery on Busch’s left mid-foot fracture was performed by Dr. Robert Anderson of OrthoCarolina. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver is resting comfortably and will remain hospitalized for observation.
Busch suffered the foot injury as well as a compound fracture of his right lower leg in a crash in Saturday’s XFINITY Series Alert Today Florida 300 at Daytona International Speedway. The accident forced him out of the season-opening Daytona 500, and his No. 18 Toyota Camry was driven by Matt Crafton.
On Tuesday, Busch was released from Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Florida, where he had surgery on his right leg, and he was transported home to Charlotte.
The team announced on Tuesday that David Ragan will serve as interim driver in place of injured Busch for the next several weeks beginning this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (1 p.m. ET, FOX). Erik Jones will sub for Busch in the No. 54 car in the XFINITY Series’ Hisense 250 (Saturday, 2 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1).
Samantha Busch tweeted about her husband’s surgery.
Kyle had surgery today on his left foot. Dr came by to tell me he was really happy w how it went n now Kyle is getting some much needed rest
— Samantha Busch (@SamanthaBusch) February 26, 2015
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