Johnny Benson released from hospital, recovering from injuries
Defending NASCAR Truck series champion Johnny Benson was released from the hospital Tuesday and is home recovering from injuries sustained in a crash Saturday at Berlin Raceway, according to a note on his fan site.
Benson was competing in an International Supermodified Association Super Modified race at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Mich. According to the Web site for WZZM 13, an ABC television affiliate in Grand Rapids, Mich., Benson and another driver touched entering Turn 4 on the first lap of the featured race, sending Benson spinning and crashing driver’s side into the outside wall. Benson's car reportedly came to rest in the middle of the track, where it was engulfed in flames before safety crews arrived.
Benson, who recently parted ways with his Red Horse Racing Truck team, told local television station WOOD TV8 that he had broken his collarbone in two places, his wrist and three ribs. He also cracked his scapula, the bone connecting the arm to the shoulder, as well as suffering "bumps and bruises, those are free" and burns on his elbow.
