Dale Earnhardt Jr. to miss race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will absence this Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series chase at New Hampshire Motor Speedway because of “concussion-like symptoms,” according to a aggregation absolution from Hendrick Motorsports.
The advertisement came on Twitter on Thursday black at almost 5:30 p.m. ET.
The aggregation aswell declared that Alex Bowman would alter Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet for this Sunday's New Hampshire 301.
“I’m aghast about missing New Hampshire this weekend. I’m searching advanced to analysis with the ambition of accepting aback in the chase car if the doctors say I’m ready," Earnhardt Jr. said in a statement.
Missing even one chase at this point in the division could acutely accident Earnhardt’s affairs of authoritative the Chase for the Sprint Cup playoffs. Although it seems assertive that NASCAR will admission him some affectionate of abrasion abandonment agnate to the ones accepted to Kyle Busch endure division and Tony Stewart beforehand this seaosn, in both of those cases Busch and Stewart concluded up acceptable races.
Earnhardt currently sits 13th in the credibility standings and has yet to win a chase this season. Rules accompaniment that you accept to win at atomic one chase and/or be in the top 16 in credibility afterwards a achievement to authorize for the Chase. In the appropriate case of Stewart, who absent the aboriginal eight contest of this division with a aback injury, NASCAR disqualified the aforementioned as it did endure year in the case of Busch -- advertence that the disciplinarian in catechism could participate in the Chase if he won at atomic one chase and accomplished in the top 30 in points.
This is not the aboriginal time Earnhardt has had to absence a chase because of a concussion-related injury. He aswell absent two contest during the 2012 Chase afterwards abolition during a convenance affair at Kansas Speedway, and again aggravating his abrasion in a bones at Talladega anon thereafter.
In that instance, Earnhardt took the two weeks off based on a advocacy from Dr. Andrew Petty, the aforementioned neurosurgeon who endure anniversary recommended that Camping World Truck Series disciplinarian John Wes Townley sit out at atomic one weekend because of concussion-like affection Townley was experiencing afterwards a bones at Gateway Motorsports Park recently.
“I’m appreciative of Dale for continuing up,” said Rick Hendrick, buyer of Hendrick Motorsports. “The number-one antecedence is his health, so we’re traveling to accord him all the time he needs. We absolutely abutment the accommodation by the doctors and will be accessible to go win contest if he’s 100 percent. In the meantime, we accept abounding aplomb in (crew chief) Greg (Ives) and the team, and we apperceive they’ll do a abundant job.”
The advertisement came on Twitter on Thursday black at almost 5:30 p.m. ET.
The aggregation aswell declared that Alex Bowman would alter Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet for this Sunday's New Hampshire 301.
“I’m aghast about missing New Hampshire this weekend. I’m searching advanced to analysis with the ambition of accepting aback in the chase car if the doctors say I’m ready," Earnhardt Jr. said in a statement.
Missing even one chase at this point in the division could acutely accident Earnhardt’s affairs of authoritative the Chase for the Sprint Cup playoffs. Although it seems assertive that NASCAR will admission him some affectionate of abrasion abandonment agnate to the ones accepted to Kyle Busch endure division and Tony Stewart beforehand this seaosn, in both of those cases Busch and Stewart concluded up acceptable races.
Earnhardt currently sits 13th in the credibility standings and has yet to win a chase this season. Rules accompaniment that you accept to win at atomic one chase and/or be in the top 16 in credibility afterwards a achievement to authorize for the Chase. In the appropriate case of Stewart, who absent the aboriginal eight contest of this division with a aback injury, NASCAR disqualified the aforementioned as it did endure year in the case of Busch -- advertence that the disciplinarian in catechism could participate in the Chase if he won at atomic one chase and accomplished in the top 30 in points.
This is not the aboriginal time Earnhardt has had to absence a chase because of a concussion-related injury. He aswell absent two contest during the 2012 Chase afterwards abolition during a convenance affair at Kansas Speedway, and again aggravating his abrasion in a bones at Talladega anon thereafter.
In that instance, Earnhardt took the two weeks off based on a advocacy from Dr. Andrew Petty, the aforementioned neurosurgeon who endure anniversary recommended that Camping World Truck Series disciplinarian John Wes Townley sit out at atomic one weekend because of concussion-like affection Townley was experiencing afterwards a bones at Gateway Motorsports Park recently.
“I’m appreciative of Dale for continuing up,” said Rick Hendrick, buyer of Hendrick Motorsports. “The number-one antecedence is his health, so we’re traveling to accord him all the time he needs. We absolutely abutment the accommodation by the doctors and will be accessible to go win contest if he’s 100 percent. In the meantime, we accept abounding aplomb in (crew chief) Greg (Ives) and the team, and we apperceive they’ll do a abundant job.”
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