Busch driver airlifted to hospital

UPDATE Brad Keselowski, who drives the No. 88 Chevrolet for Junior Motorsports in the Busch Series, was examined and released from Loma Linda University Medical Center, where CT scans and X-rays on his left ankle and chest Saturday night were negative.

Keselowski was airlifted to the hospital after a scary four-car crash in the Camping World 300 at California Speedway. Keselowski's car spun backward and made violent impact with the SAFER barrier.

As a standard procedure, Keselowski will have further evaluation by Dr. Jerry Petty, a neurosurgeon, this week in North Carolina.

Team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. talked Friday about Keselowski, saying he wants to hire him full time for 2008.

"I think Brad is really talented, and I think he's great for a team like ours," Earnhardt said. "We're going to sit down with his lawyer next week, but I also have to make sure the Navy folks are OK with it." ESPN.com

09/02/07 Brad Keselowski was transported to a local hospital after a vicious wreck during Saturday night's Camping World 300 Busch Series race at California Speedway. Keselowski was awake and alert when he was taken by helicopter to a medical center, complaining of foot pain. Keselowski was on the bottom of a four-wide situation and was the third car hit in a chain reaction, which sent him into the wall at 140 mph on impact, according to television telemetry. The violent collision resulted in Keselowski's #88 JR Motorsports Chevy spinning around and landing on AJ Allmendinger's hood before skating along the top of the wall with a trail of fire behind it. He was removed from the car but appeared to be in pain, and he was placed into an ambulance on a backboard. After evaluation at the infield medical center, he was airlifted to a local hospital. SceneDaily.com