Now that Tony Stewart has confirmed he’ll miss the rest of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, he’s committed to taking the necessary time with his rehabilitation program.
Stewart broke the tibia and fibula in his right leg Aug. 5 during a Sprint Car accident in Iowa. Two surgeries later, Stewart is on the mend but willing to take time with his recovery.
“He’s progressively getting better,” said Stewart-Haas Racing driver Danica Patrick, who visited Stewart during the week before the Bristol races. “We were joking about how he has to go to the hospital to get a check-up and how the ambulance comes, and they bring him out on a stretcher. Poor guy. But he was in good spirits and he was definitely of the mind-set that he needs to do it right, and do rehab right.
“You know, they hope that he can be back in January. And if he does, he is like, ‘I don’t need to be back any sooner, so let’s just do this right,’ and I think that is the right attitude. So I think he is in a really good place–as good of a place that you can be with many incisions in your leg.”
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