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Post by pb1945 on May 14, 2017 20:23:23 GMT -5
Last night before I could even say to myself wonder how far back the 43 is WHAM.I think only just a couple years ago he would be dead. What a LICK. I think he was still doing over 100 when he hit.
I hope he doesn't have a long term problem with the back now. He's still pretty young and may heal quick, but the spine is just one of those places on the body that can give you problems for the rest of your life.
Get well Aric the 43 will still be there.
Dan 
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Post by pmossberg on May 15, 2017 9:05:45 GMT -5
From RPM press release...
Aric Almirola Released from Kansas Hospital
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – (May 14, 2017) – Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford, has been released from a local Kansas hospital and will fly back to his home in Mooresville, N.C. today.
Almirola suffered a compression fracture to his T5 Vertebra after a multi-car accident at Kansas Speedway Saturday night. Almirola is mobile and will follow-up with his doctors in Charlotte.
Richard Petty Motorsports will provide further updates when available.
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Post by jlp4345 on May 15, 2017 11:36:35 GMT -5
Was a very scary sight. I had him on raceview, and out of all the years I've been listening to the scanner on there, I've never heard anything like that. Joel the spotter asked him if he was alright, and he just screamed "My back, my back" and let out a very painful sounding yell. It didn't sound good at all. I'm glad it's not worse, but it sounds bad enough, and looks like he'll be out for several weeks, or even a few months. I hate it for all the 43 team, they've went from struggling at the beginning of year, to starting to show a little promise and progress, to Nascar penalizing them hard for hardly anything, to now this. I hope he can bounce back but it's a tough year here now.
Jason
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