I think I'll be fine." Not long after, though, he was absent from the series' fan autograph session held post-practice in the paddock at the team transporter. When asked by NBC Sports on the Peacock broadcast the state of his wrist and, Johnson said, "I think (it'll be okay). In the seconds after the accident, you can see his left hand still fidgeting with controls on the steering wheel, with his right hand noticeably out of the frame.
Based on video replay of the crash from his in-car camera, it appeared Johnson failed to let go of the steering wheel before impact, a common fear in Ind圜ar crashes because of the force of the wheel spin on impact. Johnson ran over the raised curbing in the apex of Turn 5 and bottomed out, losing control and slammed the nose of his car into the tires. "I really don't have any clarity at this point and I look forward to updating you all very soon." "I'm on my way to be further evaluated just to get a good, honest look and understand what my options are. "As you can see, I'm a little banged up here," Johnson said in the video. Several hours later Friday evening, he posted a video on his Twitter account wearing a splint on his right wrist, stating he was off to be "further evaluated" to determine whether he'd be able to race. 48 Honda head-on into the Turn 5 tire barriers.
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The Chip Ganassi Racing driver crashed his No. I feel very good about how things are now and am willing to try in practice, but I really won't know until I'm out there in the practice session and feel the demands of the racecar to know if I can go further and into the race." "Again, working with the team to make sure my cockpit is as comfortable as it can be. "It's really just take it how it comes from here," he said in the video.
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He said he'd worked with his Chip Ganassi Racing team, along with Ind圜ar, to create a carbon fiber splint that series medical officials approved him to run in to test his physical capabilities. In a Twitter video posted less than an hour before cars hit the track Saturday morning, Johnson confirmed his injury after getting a second opinion following his crash into the Turn 5 tires midway through the 45-minute Friday afternoon session. 2 of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach after suffering a broken right hand in a Friday afternoon practice crash. "To actually be racing on the streets with all the energy that Nashville has, I love it and am so excited to be coming back and hopefully have a little more luck.LONG BEACH, Calif - Jimmie Johnson will attempt to run Saturday morning's practice No. "I truly love Nashville I'm usually there at least once a year just to have some fun if it's going to the Country Music Awards or just coming in to meet with friends and catch some live music," Johnson said. Johnson's car was damaged during a major crash involving several cars on that lap. He was disqualified on lap 18 after his team worked on Johnson's car under a red flag. The Music City Grand Prix marked a low point in Johnson's rookie year. You have to beat up the brakes, you have to beat up the tires to turn them on and make them work." "It's been an interesting journey for me to try to forget everything that I've done over the years little instinctive sensations like, be gentle with the tires, take care of the car, take care of the brakes," Johnson said. TIM MCGRAW: Tim McGraw tour 2022 includes Nashville concert before Music City Grand Prix Ind圜ar race TRYING NASCAR: Ind圜ar driver Josef Newgarden will give stock car racing a try at Nashville Fairgrounds The biggest thing Johnson has learned since moving from NASCAR is that there are fewer similarities to Ind圜ar than he first imagined.ĭISQUALIFIED IN NASHVILLE: Jimmie Johnson disqualified on lap 18 of Ind圜ar Music City Grand Prix in Nashville.
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