There was a scary moment Thursday night on the Sprint Car circuit when a racer was airlifted from the racetrack.
Kevin Swindell went crashing into the wall during a qualifying heat for the Knoxville Nationals in Knoxville, Iowa.
Swindell flipped through the air and slammed into the wall along the front straightaway during the second night of qualifying. According to PennLive.com, the race went under a red flag as medical personnel removed Swindell from the car. According to the report, he was placed on a backboard and then into an ambulance.
See the scary wreck below.
Swindell eventually was airlifted to Des Moines Mercy Hospital, his family announced in a statement.
There was no update on his status — other than that he’s undergoing tests — as of Friday morning, but PennLive.com reported, per officials, that Swindell was talking to medics as he was lifted from the car and taken into the ambulance.
Furthermore, Swindell was able to tweet early Friday morning.
[tweet https://twitter.com/KevinSwindell/status/632083207110963200 align=’center’]
There was also this:
[tweet https://twitter.com/JoArmstrong01/status/632091075436351488 align=’center’]
Swindell received plenty of support from the racing community, including well wishes from Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart.
[tweet https://twitter.com/DaleJr/status/632154823727677440 align=’center’]
[tweet https://twitter.com/TonyStewart/status/632093068292956160 align=’center’]
