![]() He is expected to make a "full recovery," according to Stewart-Haas Racing, the NASCAR team he co-owns. It only worsened as the race wore on, prompting Stewart to ask crew chief Greg Zipadelli that. Tuesday night and underwent surgery Wednesday. Stewart complained of soreness, particularly in his lower back. Stewart was flown back to Charlotte, N.C. He walked around with the doctor early in the morning with a walker." It was just going to be where they were going to put a support on him. It didn't look like he was going to have to be operated on. The three-time Nascar champion Tony Stewart was hospitalized Tuesday with a back injury, and Stewart-Haas Racing said the team was unsure of the extent of his injuries. He looked at me like he could just get up and walk out of there, but he couldn't. "We sat in the room and he was showing us X-rays and s*** and talking," Prudhomme said. 'Very shocked.' YouTube screen grab The 'slide job' During the nighttime feature race, Ward spun out after Stewart crowded him into the barrier during a 'slide job' on Lap 14 of the 25-lap race. Prudhomme described Stewart as "tough son-of-a-bitch" to NBC Sports, admitting the incident "scared the s*** out of us guys." He and Pratte visited Stewart the next day in the hospital. Ray was the best guy for the job, so he went with Tony and looked over Tony until midnight." ![]() The pilot said he was going to Palm Springs Hospital and got on the radio. "Ray got in the helicopter to go to the hospital. He was walking real slow and we got him into the helicopter and laid him in the back seat. Tony had his arm around my shoulder and had another arm around Ray's shoulder and Gordon was holding him up by the belt. "Ron has a place in the area, so he had his helicopter fly over and land on this pavement because he couldn't land on the sand. (Tony) was holding himself up, as if his ass was real sore. Basically we got (Tony) into Ron's cart and Ron drove him real slowly out of there. Coach Jefferson was Tony Steward (former Bills linebacker) and Willie Harveys (former Browns. "He's been around situations like this before. All of our defensive coaches have major ties to the school. "Ray Evernham is a real good guy, a real responsible guy," Prudhomme said. Stewart was alert and conscious throughout the ordeal. Evernham is Gordon's former crew chief with the pair winning three Cup Series championships in the 1990s. Stewart's buggy never flipped or rolled, according to Prudhomme, who credits Evernham with taking charge and assuring Stewart was taken care of properly. We made sure he could move all his legs and everything, so everything was good there." ![]() "We pulled up, asked ‘How you doing, dude?' He was on the ground and said his back's hurt. It was like, BAM! He hit really hard, but we were running pretty fast. Taye McWilliams (22) Running Back - 2022 (Junior) Earned the starting running back job in the preseason and played in the first two games of the year before. What happened then, it drove the seat up into his ass, basically. "What happens in the dunes, there was kind of a big mound and he flew over it and came down hard on the shocks," Prudhomme said. Prudhomme recapped the series of events to Jerry Bonkowski of NBC Sports, saying Stewart was not "driving reckless or crazy," but merely took a wrong turn and became separated from the party for roughly 90 minutes. Stewart was part of a group that included Gordon, Evernham, Prudhomme, Rusty Wallace, Greg Biffle and car collector Ron Pratte when Stewart unexpectedly flew over a large sand mound and landed with such force it caused a burst fracture of his L1 vertebrate. 'Very shocked. © 2023 THE TENNESSEE TITANS.Jeff Gordon, Ray Evernham and NHRA legend Don Prudhomme all played an instrumental role in aiding Tony Stewart, who was injured while driving a dune buggy in the Southern California desert Sunday. Terrell Williams Assistant Head Coach - Defense/Defensive Line Coach.John Streicher Director of Football Administration.Tyler Rouse Sports Performance Assistant.Frank Piraino Director, Sports Performance.Justin Outten Run Game Coordinator/Running Backs Coach.Charles London Pass Game Coordinator/QB Coach Menard, William Clark, Jr., Asa Brigham, George Washington Barnett, Charles Stewart, R.M.and walked onto the dirt track where Stewart and others went zooming by. All of the injured were treated and back to duty by the next morning. Chris Harris Defensive Pass Game Coordinator/CB Investigators continue searching for clues after NASCAR champ Tony Stewart. Seaman Mack McKinley Shockley and Ships Cook 2 class Tony Baynes drowned.Justin Hamilton Defensive Quality Control.Brian Bell Assistant Director of Sports Performance Tony Stewart and the parents of Kevin Ward Jr.
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