J.J. YELEY CRASH

Posted 08/25/09 at 1:52 PM PDT by | Email This |

J.J. Yeley was taken to the hospital following a short track crash on Saturday night. According to Racin' Today, Yeley reportedly suffered three broken vertebrae in the crash. He was competing in a race in the Sprint Bandits Series at the half-mile dirt Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. Yeley made 95 Sprint Cup starts between 2004 and 2008. He was the 2003 USAC Triple Crown champion. Video of the crash can be found after the jump.

J.J. Yeley Crash Video

J.J. Yeley injured in short track crash (Racin' Today)

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Anonymous (not verified)4 years ago

Get well soon, JJ

Anonymous (not verified)4 years ago

I miss JJ racing in the cup series and hope he gets back there- These cars are soooo dangerous. And I agree- Where was the coverage on this? Nothing on any of the NASCAR news sites? Whats up with that?

Prayers for a speedy recovery JJ! Your a great guy and a hellava racer! hope to see you back soon!

Thanks for the report!!!!! and the video!!!

Anonymous4 years ago

yeley in the gibbs 18.Ahhh , those were the good ole days

Sue (not verified)4 years ago

Thanks for letting us know. I hadn't heard this before.

Hoping for a full recovery for J.J. Hate to hear of any driver hurt. :( You're in my prayers J.J.


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