Kyle Larson cleared to race at Texas
Kyle Larson's absence from the Sprint Cup Series looks to be for just one race.
Chip Ganassi Racing announced Thursday in a brief statement that Larson is cleared to drive in the race at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday, April 11.
Following a thorough review of all the test results by his attending physicians and in conjunction with the medical staff from NASCAR, Kyle Larson has been medically cleared to return to all NASCAR related activities beginning at Texas Motor Speedway next weekend, April 10-11.
Larson fainted after an autograph session on Saturday and was taken for testing. Though preliminary tests were negative, according to the team, doctors wanted Larson held for more testing. Therefore, he missed Sunday's race at Martinsville. Super-sub Regan Smith drove in his place and finished 16th.
He said Thursday that he was dehydrated.
"One of the first things they thought it was was dehydration, so they just ran a bunch of tests, like tons of tests on me just to make sure nothing else was wrong with my body," Larson said. "It all kind of circled back to just being dehydrated."
Larson was released from the hospital on Monday evening. The 2014 Rookie of the Year is currently 24th in the points standings.
- - - - - - -
Nick Bromberg is the editor of From The Marbles on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at nickbromberg@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!
