It's been announced that the 2011 Daytona 500 winner, Trevor Bayne, has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
No symptoms have been reported yet, and like a true champ, has announced that he plans on racing and has been medically cleared to continue to compete in NASCAR.
"Multiple sclerosis is a more serious, less predictable disease of the central nervous system which interrupts the flow of information between the brain and the rest of the body, and symptoms can range from numbness and tingling to paralysis in extreme cases."
This caps what some would call his mystery ailment that he experienced back in 2011 when Trevor took a break from racing after experiencing numbness in his arm.
For now, he's focused on closing out the season and competing in the Nationwide series in 2014.
[NASCAR]
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Showing posts with label health issues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health issues. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Monday, October 14, 2013
Brian Vickers out for Rest of 2013 Season
Michael Waltrip Racing announced that Brian Vickers will be missing the rest of the 2013 Sprint Cup racing season due to "health issues."
After an exam, Vickers' doctor put him back on blood thinner meds after a clot was discovered in the calf region of one leg.
It's expected that he'll be back in race shape long before the 2014 race season gets underway.
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That's a shame, considering I think this was a great match up for both the team and Vickers. (Barring the obvious scandals, the team can still perform)
But this casts a shadow over Vicker's as a driver, doesn't it? I don't mean his talent, but what of his health?
If you get sponsors based on a driver, or the driver brings sponsors, will sponsors still be willing to back a driver whose underlying health condition can wave a red flag at any time?
For some sponsors, I imagine that makes him more of a gamble than normal when sponsoring a driver or his team.
And MWR is already having sponsor issues from their stunts they pulled at Richmond.
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Regardless, I like Brian Vickers abilities on the track and I hope this little set back gets resolved sooner than later and he gets back in good standing with his blood!
In the meantime, Michael Waltrip will be helming the No. 55 car at Talladega this upcoming weekend and a replacement driver for the remainder of the season will be announced.
[MWR press release]
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After an exam, Vickers' doctor put him back on blood thinner meds after a clot was discovered in the calf region of one leg.
It's expected that he'll be back in race shape long before the 2014 race season gets underway.
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That's a shame, considering I think this was a great match up for both the team and Vickers. (Barring the obvious scandals, the team can still perform)
But this casts a shadow over Vicker's as a driver, doesn't it? I don't mean his talent, but what of his health?
If you get sponsors based on a driver, or the driver brings sponsors, will sponsors still be willing to back a driver whose underlying health condition can wave a red flag at any time?
For some sponsors, I imagine that makes him more of a gamble than normal when sponsoring a driver or his team.
And MWR is already having sponsor issues from their stunts they pulled at Richmond.
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Regardless, I like Brian Vickers abilities on the track and I hope this little set back gets resolved sooner than later and he gets back in good standing with his blood!
In the meantime, Michael Waltrip will be helming the No. 55 car at Talladega this upcoming weekend and a replacement driver for the remainder of the season will be announced.
[MWR press release]
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