Brad Smith Injury: Updates on ARCA Driver’s Ankle After Crash at Talladega

ARCA driver Brad Smith reportedly suffered a fractured ankle Friday during a scary crash at Talladega Superspeedway. He remains hospitalized as a result of the injury. Continue for updates. Smith Has Broken Ankle, Still in Hospital Saturday, May 2 Jeff Gluck of USA Today provided the details of the incident: Late in the race, as Austin Wayne Self's car spun out and moved up the 2.66-mile trioval, Smith stayed in the gas to try and drive through. But he hit Self's car instead, resulting in a stuck throttle that sent him careening toward an inside wall. Smith's car got air from a drainage ditch and crushed the SAFER barrier-protected wall nearly head on, then rocketed back onto the track. It caught fire, but Smith was able to guide it b...

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