Justin Whittall Released From Hospital After Knoxville Nationals Crash
Justin Whittall Released From Hospital After Knoxville Nationals Crash
Justin Whittall has been treated and released from the hospital after Friday's crash at the Knoxville Nationals.
Justin Whittall has been treated and released from the local hospital he stayed Friday night at following his nasty crash on Knoxville Nationals Hard Knox Night at Knoxville Raceway.
The 24-year-old of Vincentown, N.J., was running 19th in Friday's feature when on Lap 8 his No. 67 got caught up in an incident on the backstretch that sent him flipping viciously and requiring medical attention. Though Whittall was alert and could walk off under his own power, he made the decision to get transferred to a local hospital for further evaluation.
Whittall's MRI and CT scans eventually came back clear at Iowa Methodist Hospital and confirmed that he's OK.
"It was up there," Whittall told FloRacing of how hard the wreck was. "I felt it more in that final landing, I felt it in my spine. I was like, 'That's not good.' I really felt it in my neck once everything stopped. Then I was like, 'We should get checked out.'"
10:29 a.m. CT update on Justin Whittall:
— Kyle McFadden (@ByKyleMcFadden) August 9, 2025
Looks like there’s a holdup on his MRI results. Doesn’t look like he’s having a good experience at where he’s staying 😬
Most importantly “Justin seems to be OK.” pic.twitter.com/zCF6XT6Vqk
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The PA Posse driver who leads the 410 weekly standings at Port Royal Speedway, recently winning a feature there on July 19, plans on getting reevaluated once he returns to the East Coast. Whittall did say that "all my safety stuff did its job" and that "one of my crew guys said (the car) was fine" when the team assessed the car's safety.
"It just needs new pieces on it and it's ready to roll," said Whittall, who finished 24th on Friday. "When I get home, I'll get checked out again. Just sore, stiff and ready for a nap."
Though Whittall wanted to race Saturday at Knoxville where he would've started ninth in the C-main, he returned to Knoxville Raceway on Saturday evening as a race fan.
"I wanted to watch. I more wanted to race, but I need to give my body and everybody a break," Whittall said.