ThorSport crew member injured in accident:

ThorSport Racing crew member Kitrick Schrader was injured in a snowmobile accident Saturday January 9. Schrader was en route to meet friends for a late night snowmobile ride when he collided with a fire hydrant hidden in drifting snow, causing serious injuries to his left leg, hip, and pelvis. Schrader is a native of Ft. Wayne, Indiana and a current resident of Sandusky, Ohio. He serves as a fabricator and general mechanic in the shop and is the rear tire carrier on Matt Crafton’s #88 pit crew at the track. After the accident, Schrader was air lifted from Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky to Cleveland Metro, a level one trauma care center. Cards and other well wishes can be sent to: Kitrick Schrader, C/O ThorSport Racing, PO Box 2218, Sandusky, Ohio 44870.(ThorSport Racing PR)(1-13-2010)