KANSAS CITY, Kan. —
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Late in the race at Talladega, John Hunter Nemechek appeared to bump the rear of Bubba Wallace, who then clipped Jones and sent him crashing hard into the outside wall. He was initially examined and released from the infield care center, but Jones’ team said after the race that he had been transported to UAB University Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, for more testing.
Jones, 27, returned home to North Carolina that Sunday night and met with specialists in the Charlotte area. They determined that the driver had suffered a compression fracture in a lower vertebra.
Heim, 21, finished 25th in his Cup Series debut at Dover. He will also drive his regular Truck Series ride for Tricon Garage in Saturday night’s race at Kansas, where he finished second in the spring race a year ago.
