Chase Elliott is out indefinitely after undergoing a successful three-hour surgery to repair a fractured tibia, Hendrick Motorsports general manager Jeff Andrews said Saturday.
Andrews said there was no timeline on when the star NASCAR driver would return. Elliott injured his left leg Friday while snowboarding in Colorado. Josh Berry will drive the No. 9 Chevrolet in place of Elliott in Sunday's Cup race in Las Vegas.
Brad Keselowski, who won the series championship in 2012, said he wouldn't have a problem if Elliott received a waiver. "I'm going to be learning a new car here in an hour or so, so at least having some success on the track, I think that definitely gives me more confidence in what I'm doing," Berry said Saturday."It's been a wild couple of days. You never know what will happen when you wake up."
Three-time Daytona champion Denny Hamlin missed four races in 2013 after suffering a compound fracture in his back during a crash with Joey Logano.
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