SBR DRIVER CHRIS MADDEN FRACTURES EYE SOCKET, WILL NOT COMPETE IN DIRT MILLION THIS WEEKEND

MOORESBURG, TN. — SCOTT BLOOMQUIST RACING HAS RELEASED SOME VERY UNFORTUNATE NEWS THIS MORNING OUT OF MANSFIELD OHIO, IN REGARDS TO THEIR DRIVER OF THE #0M, CHRIS MADDEN.

THIS MORNING CHRIS FELL OFF OF A GOLF CART AFTER HITTING A BUMP ALONG THE HILLSIDE NEAR THE PIT AREA IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SIMPLE GOLF CART ACCIDENT WITH A FEW BUMPS AND BRUISES HAS TURNED OUT TO BE MUCH MORE SERIOUS.

CHRIS WAS TAKEN TO THE ER AT AVITA HOSPITAL IN MANSFIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30PM THIS AFTERNOON.

AFTER BEING EVALUATED, AT 4:30 THIS AFTERNOON WE WERE NOTIFIED OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE INJURIES.

CHRIS HAS A FRACTURED EYE SOCKET ON HIS LEFT EYE AND HE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COMPETE IN THIS WEEKENDS DIRT MILLION EVENT AT MANSFIELD MOTOR SPEEDWAY.

CHRIS IS BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE OHIO STATE HOSPITAL IN COLUMBUS APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR FROM THE RACE TRACK AND HE WILL BE EVALUATED FOR AN EXPECTED SURGERY ON THE EYE SOCKET. 

FURTHER NEWS AND INFORMATION IS NOT YET AVAILABLE BUT WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP CHRIS AND HIS FAMILY IN YOUR THOUGHTS DURING THIS VERY DIFFICULT TIME.