After a head-on impact at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, Erik Jones suffered a compression fracture in a lower vertebra that will sideline him for this weekend's NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover (De.) Speedway.
Jones, who drives the No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Camry, was following eventual race winner Tyler Reddick in a single-file line of seven Toyotas during Sunday's race. On Lap 157 with just over 30 laps remaining, a push into the corner unsettled the group. The bump from behind started a chain-reaction crash that saw Jones' car hooked head-on into the outside wall.
He will be unable to race this weekend at Dover, but will be in attendance, per a release from the team. No official timeline has been set for his return. The 27-year old hasn't missed a NASCAR Cup race since he joined the series full-time in 2016. Corey Heim, who signed with LMC as a reserve driver prior to the season, will pilot the No. 43 in his absence. It will be Heim's Cup Series debut.
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