Van Alst was released early Sunday from UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Ala., where he was taken following his involvement in a 10-truck crash at Talladega on Saturday.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Greg Van Alst fractured a vertebra in Saturday’s Love’s RV Stop 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, it was announced Sunday morning on his X account.Van Alst, 42, was released early Sunday from UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Ala., where he was taken following his involvement in a 10-truck crash with two laps remaining in the scheduled 94-lap race at the 2.66-mile track.
Stewart Friesen, who also was transported to a local hospital after a wreck early in the race, has been evaluated, treated, and released. Friesen was involved in a four-truck accident on lap 39.
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