Jordan Anderson escaped the burning car under his own power; airlifted to Birmingham (Ala.) hospital.
Chris GraythenGetty ImagesNASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Jordan Anderson was transported to a hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, after a fiery crash during Saturday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Anderson, 31, was able to pull himself from the car after it caught fire during a crash in Turn 1 came to rest against an inside wall at the track. Remarkably, Anderson was already trying to exit the car as it slid toward the wall.
Anderson was taken to the infield care center at the track before being airlifted to a local hospital for treatment of burns and for further evaluation.
NASCAR reported that Anderson was “awake and alert” at the hospital.
NASCAR reports that Jordan Anderson is awake and alert after this scary crash at Talladega. pic.twitter.com/z3qe4VpWWz
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Mike Pryson Mike Pryson covered auto racing for the Jackson (Mich.) Citizen Patriot and MLive Media Group from 1991 until joining Autoweek in 2011.
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