Joe Gibbs Racing driver Daniel Suarez is scheduled to have his sore thumb checked out a little more closely on Tuesday, according to a team spokesman.
Suarez, caught up in Lap 2 wreck at Texas Motor Speedway that also involved Alex Bowman, Paul Menard, Austin Dillon and Ross Chastain, posted a video after the race that showed his left hand wrapped in a splint. A doctor will give it a closer look now that the driver is back in North Carolina.
“The impact on Lap 2 hurt my thumb a little bit,” Suarez said in the video. “I just left the care center at the track. Should be good, but I think they’ll look at it later in the week and see what we’ve got going on.”
Not the day we were hoping for. || No el dia que estaba esperando, veremos que dicen los especialistas sobre mi lesion. 👎🏼 pic.twitter.com/hMIbKHMavZ
– Daniel Suárez (@Daniel_SuarezG) April 8, 2018
Suarez was able to finish the race, logging 290 (of 334) laps to finish 29th.
“It wasn’t exactly what I was planning, obviously,” Suarez said. “We’re going to catch a break here pretty soon, I’m sure about that.”