MILWAUKEE – NASCAR team owner Jack Roush remained hospitalized in serious but stable condition Wednesday, one day after he walked away from a plane crash in Wisconsin.
In a statement, Roush Fenway Racing said Roush is under observation for facial injuries he sustained in the accident.
The team said Roush's passenger, his friend Brenda Stricklin, was treated and released from the hospital Wednesday afternoon.
"On behalf of the NASCAR industry our hearts and prayers go out to Jack Roush, the Roush family and Roush Fenway Racing," NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France said in a statement. "All of us are looking forward to a full and speedy recovery."
Roush – an aviation buff who survived another crash in 2002 – was attending the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. According to the EAA, a Beechcraft Premier business jet registered to Roush Fenway Racing, LLC was involved in a landing accident at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday.
With Roush at the controls, the plane crashed while attempting to land. Photos from the scene showed serious damage, with the tail section cracked away from the rest of the plane.
It is the second close call in an airplane for Roush, who crashed into a lake in Alabama eight years ago and nearly drowned before being rescued by an ex-Marine who lived nearby.
SHARP TONGUE: Denny Hamlin is believed to be one of two drivers fined by NASCAR for making damaging remarks about the sport.
The Associated Press confirmed Monday that NASCAR already has fined two drivers as much as $50,000 for disparaging comments this year.
Hamlin's sharp words after the June 13 race at Michigan International Speedway about NASCAR throwing late caution flags to create close finishes resulted in one of the penalties, sources said.
Two-time NASCAR Cup champion Tony Stewart is among those who think NASCAR's decision to clamp down on public criticism of the sport is OK.
Stewart said during an appearance Wednesday with Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim he didn't think the policy was necessarily a bad thing.
POCONO FIXES: Pocono Raceway is known as the Tricky Triangle for its coat hanger-like shape. Some drivers have other names for it.
Greg Biffle and Kevin Harvick are critical of the guardrail that separates the track from the infield and for the large portions of runoff grass around the 2.5-mile facility.
"The track hasn't responded," Biffle said. "It is clear we have come close to hurting people there in the past."
Kasey Kahne triggered a big crash on the final lap in June when his Ford got into the grass and caromed back across the track.
The Camping World Truck and Sprint Cup Series return to Pocono this weekend.
NO GO AT GATEWAY: The owner of Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Ill., has notified NASCAR that it will not seek to hold Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series races next year.
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