Virginia driver seriously injured at Kingsport Speedway being treated for lung, burn injuries after Talladega crash
A driver seriously injured following a crash at Kingsport Speedway last summer remains in an Alabama hospital after his ARCA Series car caught fire during this weekend’s General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Derrick Lancaster has been placed on a ventilator to help repair his lungs after the blaze engulfed his car resulting in Lancaster receiving second and third-degree burns on his arms, neck, and face, according to his wife’s Facebook post that said he was in critical but stable condition.
5 laps to go: caution, and an immediate red flag for a fiery crash involving Derrick Lancaster
He is out of the car pic.twitter.com/Jhu0wMN9et
— ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) April 24, 2021
She also noted that he was being treated at a burn unit at the University of Alabama. Lancaster’s racing operation is based in the Dublin area of Virginia.
Lancaster crashed during a late model event in Kingsport on August 7. He was left with a hairline skull fracture after his car hit the wall head-on. Lancaster returned to racing in February during the ARCA event at Daytona.
— Jon Pittman (@JonPittman00) April 24, 2021
(IMAGE: Derrick Lancaster Racing / Facebook / Public image)
