Dale Earnhardt Jr. has actually dropped from the Sprint Mug race Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway as a result of symptoms of a concussion.
Earnhardt was evaluated in Charlotte, North Carolina, this week and doctors did not clear him or her to race. Hendrick Motorsports said Thursday it had no timetable for his return.
Alex Bowman will certainly drive in his place.
NASCAR’s the majority of popular driver, Earnhardt was associated with a 22-Automobile wreck in Daytona this month and likewise wrecked last month at Michigan Global Speedway. He says he was feeling great last week and believed the problem was allergies. As soon as that didn’t help, he met along with a neurologist.
Earlier this year, Earnhardt pledged his mind to researchers looking in to the connection in between concussions and traumatic mind injuries.
“I’m looking forward to treatment along with the target of obtaining spine in the race Automobile As soon as the doctors point out I’m ready,” Earnhardt said.
Earnhardt Jr. at the very least two times in his occupation hid concussion symptoms to stay clear of being removed from his car. In 2012, he sought medical focus several days after a crash at Talladega as a result of symptoms he knew were concussion-related. Throughout that examination, it was determined he’d went through two concussions in 6 weeks and was sidelined for two weeks of healing.
NASCAR needed the next year for drivers to submit a baseline neurocognitive assessment. As soon as a driver in NASCAR can’t return his damaged Automobile to the garage, a quest to the care focus is required, and under a Brand-new three-step process, if a driver shows any type of indication of a head injury they go without delay to a hospital. Concussed drivers need to be cleared by a neurologist or neurosurgeon prior to they can easily get hold of spine in a race car.
The 41-year-old Earnhardt is winless this season and 13th in the points standings. since he will certainly not begin every race, Earnhardt will certainly requirement a waiver from NASCAR to compete in the Hunt for the Sprint Mug championship, if he’s meets various other eligibility requirements.
Hendrick Motorsports will certainly give an update next week on Earnhardt’s status for the July 24 race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
“I’m proud of Dale for status up,” group owner Rick Hendrick said. “The number-one priority is his health, so we’re visiting provide him or her all of the moment he needs. We forever sustain the decision by the doctors and will certainly be prepared to go succeed races As soon as he’s 100 percent. In the meantime, we have actually complete self-confidence in Greg (Ives) and the team, and we already know they’ll do a terrific job.”
The 23-year-old Bowman has actually not raced in the Mug collection this season and had no top-10 finishes in 71 begins over the 2014-2015 seasons. He steers part-time in the second-tier Xfinity collection for Earnhardt’s JR Motorsports team.