UPDATE: (4-12-2022) Jimmie Johnson underwent surgery Monday night for the fractured right hand he suffered in a practice crash last week for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
Johnson’s surgery was performed by Dr. Glenn Gaston, the Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship Director at OrthoCarolina. Johnson is expected to make a complete recovery and should be unaffected for his expected debut May 29 in the Indy 500.
— NBC Sports —
From Long Beach to the operating room. Good news is I plan to be ready for the @IMS test in 9 days and Barber on May 1st. Thank you to all the medical staff involved. pic.twitter.com/Xt4Pm1Piz6
— Jimmie Johnson (@JimmieJohnson) April 12, 2022
UPDATE (4-9-2022): Jimmie Johnson said he will attempt to drive Saturday morning in an NTT IndyCar Series practice for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach despite an injury to his right hand.
In a Twitter video, Johnson confirmed a fracture in his right hand and said he had worked with Chip Ganassi Racing to create a carbon fiber splint to support the hand.
— NBC Sports —
Morning update from Long Beach pic.twitter.com/Oymdxo9Kdn
— Jimmie Johnson (@JimmieJohnson) April 9, 2022
Original Post (4-9-2022): Jimmie Johnson injured his hand Friday in a crash during practice at the Long Beach Grand Prix. The seven-time NASCAR champion said he needed further evaluation.
Johnson did not remove his hands from the steering wheel — standard practice in open wheel racing but not common in NASCAR — as his car headed into a tire barrier. The force from the collision caused his hands to snap off the wheel and Johnson’s in-car camera showed him shaking his right hand.
Johnson, in his second season of IndyCar after nearly 20 years in NASCAR, is coming off a career-best finish of sixth that energized an audience eager to see him race in next month’s Indianapolis 500.
— Associated Press —
Update from Long Beach pic.twitter.com/pRGO2jPLmm
— Jimmie Johnson (@JimmieJohnson) April 9, 2022