DAYTONA BEACH, FL. – NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Preece was discharged from Halifax Health Medical Center early Sunday morning following his accident Saturday night in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
The driver of the No. 41 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing is on his way home to North Carolina.
Preece was awake, alert, and mobile and was communicating with family and friends after the accident and was transported by ambulance to Halifax Health Medical Center for treatment.
Preece underwent another evaluation by medical personnel on Sunday before being released.
Preece was transported to the hospital after being involved in a violent accident with six laps to go in Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400. After an errant bump draft spun him across the nose of Chase Briscoe’s car and into the Daytona International Speedway infield, Preece’s car became airborne and then flipped nearly a dozen times.
Preece’s car went skyward after spinning through the infield road course section of Daytona’s backstretch, then flipped 10 times in total with his car launching into the air through high velocity rolls through the grass.
After being attended to by the AMR Safety Team, Preece was able to climb out of his car before lying down on a stretcher, and he was then transported to the track’s infield care center. Following the conclusion of the race, Preece was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.
Per Preece’s personal public relations account, he was awake and alert but “obviously shaken” after his crash, and he’s undergoing standard tests.
